Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsBuilding a Fanbase From the Ground Up
In anticipation of street performer Dub FX’s show at Telus Theatre this weekend, Montrealers got a teaser performance on the terrace of ChuChai Wednesday afternoon.
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Fringe ArtsSpins
It just appeared randomly on iTunes. No accolades, no announcements, no press releases, no news updates. It just popped up there. It’s called “Default,” and it’s the first single from Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s solo project Atoms for Peace.
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Fringe ArtsIn Defense of BADBADNOTGOOD
After weeks of avoiding the subject on Facebook, misleading the student press in interviews, failing to promote it anywhere at all and just generally prevaricating, the Concordia Student Union announced the headliners for the 2012 Orientation concert on Wednesday.
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Fringe ArtsThe Long Con
For a convention that’s only turning five, this year’s Montreal Comiccon has a hell of a line-up. And like any festival that’s worth its salt, it can be a bit dizzying to pick out the must-see events.
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Fringe ArtsIn-House Artists
Someone who obviously never brought their textbooks to the bar once said something like this: You have three options during university. You can get enough sleep, have a social life, or get good grades—but you can only pick two of them.
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Fringe ArtsThe Racial Spectrum
Theatre has an interesting idea of what’s normal. For centuries, women’s roles were played by men, and for the past few decades having one actor of colour in a cast was considered progressive.
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Fringe ArtsDiscount Glitz
Romantic suspense, heartbreaking tragedy and the tale of one woman’s ultimate demise are the basis of Giuseppo Verdi’s La traviata, which opens Opéra de Montréal’s 2012-2013 season at Place des Arts on Friday.
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Fringe ArtsUnresolved Trauma
Residential schools, where Catholic priests and nuns educated First Nations youth about Christianity and European culture, left scars of abuse behind on the communities whose children they sought to fix. That reality is honored in the play Where the Blood Mixes, starting next week at the Centre Culturel Calixa-Lavallée.
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Fringe ArtsEvent Listings September 5 to 11
Music, performance, visual art and more happening in Montreal.
