Fringe Arts

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  Demystifying Genre Films at Fantasia

  From Local Indie Documentaries to International Hits, the Festival Is Presenting the Best of Genre Films Each Year

  Olivier Du Ruisseau — Published July 21, 2019 | Comments

  The Fantasia International film festival kicked off July 11 for its twenty-third edition at the SGWU Alumni Auditorium of Concordia University.

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  Rodrigo y Gabriela Stop At the Jazz Fest for Their ‘Mettavolution’ Tour

  Mexican Classical Guitar Duo Enchant Montreal Audiences

  Bree Rockbrand — Published July 18, 2019 | Comments

  “I think it’s been 15 years [since our first show in Montreal],” Rodrigo Sánchez explained on stage. “We never stop touring, we are like a touring machine.”

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  Richard Reed Parry Creates a Soothing Universe Through Music and Film at the Jazz Fest

  A Concert Where the Space Is Just as Important as the Music

  Nanor Froundjian — Published July 17, 2019 | Comments

  You know when you want to go to a concert, but you’re just not looking forward to standing in line, and being on your feet for hours? Or seeing only half the stage (if you’re lucky), and fighting to keep your little bubble of personal space? Isn’t it just better from the comfort of your own home?

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  Curatorial Collective Antes Makes Their Own Space Outside of Concordia

  They Present Their Second Show ‘Foveal Centralis’ All About Aesthetics

  Victoria Lamas — Published June 28, 2019 | Comments

  Alexia McKindsey and Jose Garcia feel lucky to have been involved in the Concordia student art scene—they have both been curators at Art Matters, an undergrad-run art festival; McKindsey is an incoming coordinator at the student gallery, while Garcia just concluded his mandate in the role.

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  Local Collective For the Sake of Analog Presents Show During MURAL Festival

  Concordia Students Make Space for Themselves in the Montreal Art World

  Lazaros Kalipolidis — Published June 28, 2019 | Comments

  Tyra Maria Trono believes that even if it has been considered a dying medium, analog photography has gained notoriety recently.

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  Keir Cutler Brings Childhood Stories to Life at the Fringe

  ‘Magnificence’ Questions Memory and the Audience’s Relation to Stories

  Nanor Froundjian — Published June 26, 2019 | Comments

  Childhood memories, we all have them: good and bad, funny and scary, exciting and scarring. Keir Cutler’s Magnificence, a monologue story-telling performance, transported the audience to an era and a place that no longer exists, but can only live in stories: Mont-Tremblant in the 1930s.

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  Spanish Urban Art Duo PichiAvo Brings Greek Mythology to MURAL

  Station 16 Gallery Welcomes Multidimensional ‘Lefkos’ Series

  Lazaros Kalipolidis — Published June 26, 2019 | Comments

  The Spain-based artist duo PichiAvo showcased their series Lefkos at the MURAL Festival—they’ve produced large, layered works on canvas depicting the romance, grief, playfulness, and power found in ancient Greek sculpture practices.

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  ‘Christianity Made Me a Slut’ (For This Play!)

  Having Sex and Looking for God At the Fringe Festival

  Aysha White — Published June 26, 2019 | Comments

  This one-woman play was one of the standouts of this year’s Fringe Festival.

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  ‘The Moaning Yoni’: An Experience of Self-Discovery and Self-Acceptance

  Fringe Play Addresses Taboos Through Comedy and Clowning

  Nanor Froundjian — Published June 25, 2019 | Comments

  The show’s name, The Moaning Yoni, encapsulates the delicacy of the topic but also presents an interesting dichotomy.

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  Montreal Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo Blends Genres Goodness

  Electronic Music, Sultry Vocals and More Are Combined

  Gabrielle Mulholland — Published June 20, 2019 | Comments

  In a city where music festivals abound, Suoni Per il Popolo sets itself apart for their ability to bring together cohesive performances from local musicians while pairing them artfully with international acts.