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Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsCreative Thinking
As a student in Montreal, do you ever wonder what your peers in other creative fields are
working on? Ever dream of a collaborative space where you can share ideas and art of all kinds? The organizers of
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Fringe ArtsHeir/Looms
We all have that materialized memory of a family member, friend, or story. Something that we hold on to, appreciate and value greatly for its seemingly everlasting existence, its sentimentality. Something tangible that prompts us to remember. Heir/Looms is an exhibit that features the connection made from an individual’s present to their past, linked to memories, heirlooms and inheritances.
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Fringe ArtsFrame to Frame
With the common themes of human compassion, loss and a search for meaning and understanding, the MWFF stands proud against the heavyweight festivals that usually take the most commercial films, and their celebrity power, for their own rosters.
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Fringe ArtsWelcome to Gaultier’s Universe
Models’ silver hair combed up in a Hepburn-in-Breakfast at Tiffany’s-esque style captured the essence of the self-assumed, achieved, relaxed and independent woman of our century. Gray was doubtlessly the predominant tone for the most recent vision of Jean Paul Gaultier
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Fringe ArtsWeekly Spins
Armed with fuzz, percussion and super-literal lyrics, Nashville duo Jeff The Brotherhood crank out high-octane garage rock with no filler. With their first major release they show a bigger audience what those in their scene already know.
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Fringe ArtsI’ll Talk, You’ll Fill That Notebook
When I first interviewed Jack Allen, he mentioned Frankie Barnet. He said that she had submitted a story to The Void that was “so provocative it challenged my understanding of what is ‘acceptable.’”
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Fringe ArtsCarte Blanche: My Osheaga Saga
How does one reporter remain completely objective in the midst of a three-day ordeal involving tens of thousands of people, nearly 100 musical and artistic performances, a myriad of mind-altering substances, record temperatures, and a seemingly endless physical and auditory assault? I dropped objectivity and adopted a more participatory philosophy: If you’re already wet, you might as well go swimming.
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Fringe ArtsFrame to Frame
Amidst the big names like Kevin Smith and Guillermo Del Toro and the usual gore-infested outlandish genre films that pump the adrenaline of Fantasia fans, it’s easy to understand why first time director Filip Tegstedt would feel a little nervous before his debut feature premiered for the very first time to a public audience.
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Fringe ArtsA Sea of Stripes
Montrealers and tourists alike filled the sidewalks of St. Catherine last Saturday evening in anticipation of the Pinkarnaval parade, a tribute to one of the most creative fashion designers, Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Fringe ArtsFringe Foodie
The café was eclectically decorated and aesthetically interesting. The waiter seemed to have no problem with my friends and me sitting with coffees and laptops discussing work for an hour before ordering anything to eat.
