Fringe Arts

Meet Award-Winning Translator Rhonda Mullins

The Art of Translation Bridges Quebec’s Bilingual Literary Culture

Victoria Lamas – Published January 7, 2020 – Comments

Translators are invited to inhabit worlds that are not their own for the duration of a project.

Poem of the Week: “Make Believe”

You Are Everyone, but No One at All

Mila Gizli — Published January 20, 2020 | Comments

“Make Believe”
Festival Lux Magna Brings Together the Best of Montreal

The Multidisciplinary Five Day Festival Will Delight

Victoria Lamas — Published January 17, 2020 | Comments

At The Link, we refer to the summer as the festival season—a more or less dead time in student media—except for when it comes to art. Turning three this year, Lux Magna is a proof that the festival season is actually year-round in Montreal.
Heating Up Cold Days With Dance at Igloofest

What Goes Into Montreal’s Snowy Electronic Music Festival?

Olivier Cadotte — Published January 16, 2020 | Comments

Igloofest, the yearly outdoor electronic music festival set in Montreal’s Old Port is just about to start its fourteenth edition, but looking at the Jacques Cartier pier during the day, you couldn’t tell it was supposed to be the site of an electronic music festival if it wasn’t for their main stage.
Sunday Mornings Are for Pancakes & ‘The Hair of the Dog Comedy’

“We’re Very Lucky to Have a Staple Like Rashta [Kruger] in This Community.”

Nicholas Dundorf — Published January 16, 2020 | Comments

“Clean comics, dirty comics, men, women, gay, straight—it doesn’t matter. This is one of my favorite shows […], just because it’s so versatile,” said comedian Kayla de Léon about There’s Something Funny Going On.
A Chilly January Fringe Calendar

Hot Pick of the Week: Author Kai Cheng Thom Reading at Concordia

Victoria Lamas — Published January 15, 2020 | Comments

We are only a few seconds into the new year and already everything is crumbling—as I’m writing this there is a melting ice tray under my bed. Forget all your troubles this week:
Poem of the Week: “Brie & Figs on Toast”

Brings You to a Warmer Place

Mila Gizli — Published January 13, 2020 | Comments

Crazy and wild, we ran free
Then you decided we weren’t meant to be
Between the Birth and Death of Queer Pop Legend David Bowie

DJ Roxy Moron Hosts Celebration at Rockette Bar

Abegail Ranaudo — Published January 13, 2020 | Comments

Wearing bell bottoms, graphic t-shirts, overalls, platform shoes, chokers, chains, shades, glitter, bright hair dye, and dramatic makeup, nostalgic fans crowded the dancefloor of Rockette Bar on Jan. 9.
Happy New Fringe Calendar

2020: Also Happy New Quear

Victoria Lamas — Published January 7, 2020 | Comments

In this first fringe calendar of the decade, I convince you to spend more time indoors during this beautiful magical enchanting season.
Visual Contributor of the Month: Caroline Marsh

— Published January 7, 2020 | Comments

Caroline Marsh photographs sports for the adrenaline rush of capturing the shot she sees in the seconds before the moment has passed.
Multifaceted Artist Aiza Marks the Stage

Performing Arts: A Journey From High School Theatre to the Big Screen

Abegail Ranaudo — Published January 7, 2020 | Comments

“Not only is she a great singer, but her ability to host and to engage [with the] audience is really strong,” said Stephen-Ong, noting just how captivating Aiza is as a performer.