Fringe Arts
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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.
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Fringe ArtsVintage Made Easy
Thrift shopping tends to be, more often than not, a needle-in-a-haystack sort of situation.
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Fringe ArtsGone in 60 Seconds
Many big promises have been made under the moon in a night sky, but when a group of friends were sitting on Mount Royal waiting for an eclipse in 2008, the idea of a new film festival actually stuck.
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Fringe ArtsGetting Back to Music
Their day jobs are in marketing, acting and research, but onstage at Le Piranha Bar this Sunday three Concordia grads are returning to their first love with 50 Shades of Music.
