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Fringe ArtsA Roar to Shake the World’s Foundations
Prepare to be immersed in a land which you had thought to be inconceivable: a world without capitalism. This exhibition will whisk you away from the conservative grounding most of us are long-familiar with.
From Feb. 27 to March 15, Montrealers can take in Unground, a multi-dimensional, multi-channel video installation containing references to what the press release describes as “mineral understructures of the modern metropolis, financial meltdowns, thawing glaciers, archaic caves and volcanic, arctic wastelands at the border of the inhabitable world.” -
Fringe ArtsObsessive-Despondent Disorder
Red Light Winter is the story of two friends, Matt and Davis, who head to Amsterdam and end up in a love triangle with a prostitute, Christina. Matt is depressed, and following his suicide attempt, Davis arrives at their place in Amsterdam with Christina to cheer him up. Instead, the love triangle that ensues creates conflict and carries over to Manhattan when they return.
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Fringe ArtsThe Heartbreaking Tale of a Cheese Stealer
How can I begin to describe The Cheese Stealer’s Handbook? The novella is everything from unique to heartbreaking and its ability to get under your skin is intense. The author uses his writing as a platform to confess every inch of his misfortunes and doesn’t hesitate to share explicit details.
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Fringe ArtsSoftening The Borders
Artist Vessna Perunovich has a lot of experience with borders. Having lived in Canada for the past 25 years, the artist fled her birthplace Yugoslavia, a country on the brink of civil war, during the 1980s. It’s fitting to say that the artist uses visual art and performance to explore her past and the world around her.
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Eagle Tears : An Insider’s Look
The revving of motorcycle engines during the 36th edition of the Harley Davidson show could not compete with the timeless rock sound of Montreal-based band Eagle Tears performing at the Bell Centre two Saturdays ago.
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The End of the Tour
In 2008, David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest and hailed as one of the most creative voices in American fiction, committed suicide in his southern California home. He was 46 and his death came as quite a blow to the literary world. Numerous vigils were held, a trust was established in his honor and a myriad of shocked, heartbroken writing emerged from his colleagues and friends.
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Leaving Orquesta Behind: The Angry Dancey Rebirth of Orlando Volcano
Lounging off a hangover from the night before, Orlando agreed to meet me in the lower Plateau, at my friend’s apartment where he’s staying during his trip to Montreal.
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Fringe ArtsRobert Robert Takes on The Arctic Experience
In a short musical career, DJ Robert Robert has already experienced many milestones. In September 2014 he released his first album, Pastel, with StagRecords. The LP is reminiscent of ‘90s RnB, combined with jazzy melodies and tropical hip hop beats, that also implements his electro roots fueled by catchy synthesizers and keyboards.
This Sunday will mark the DJ’s first appearance at Montreal’s renowned outdoor music festival, Igloofest. -
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Fringe ArtsThe Motion of Love
The bodies of a man and a woman move seamlessly in levitation. Their bodies dance softly, caress and twist and eventually move in shocking ways until they jerk, shove and yank at each other’s hair. These poetic scenes of love through movement appear in Dominique T. Skoltz’s latest work, y2o. The short experimental film is the latest installation at Montreal’s Phi Centre, running from Feb. 6 to Mar. 7.
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Fringe ArtsA Sympathetic Murder
Only a particular person could embody the character of a mother that murders her two children in cold blood and gains the audience’s’ sympathies. In The Medea Effect, show director Ugo is desperately looking for a woman talented enough to play the main character in his rendition of the ancient Greek tragedy Medea.
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