Fringe Arts

Theatre Review: ‘Children of God’

Artfully Navigating the Trauma of Residential Schools Through Song and Performance

Sareema Husain — Published January 29, 2019 | Comments

Through music and performative arts, Children of God tells the story of a family who had been ripped apart from the residential school system of Canada.
Naf Leri, an Artist Who Owns His Politicized Identity

Overcoming Stereotypes and Shyness Through Art

Youmna El Halabi — Published January 24, 2019 | Comments

Naf Leri is a design student at Concordia whose art was featured at the VAV Gallery last November in the Black History Month exhibit Hyper Real. As a visual artist, his work is embedded into his identity and daily life.
The Société des arts technologiques Festival: A Conglomerate of Immersive Art

Encapsulated in Pixels and Digital Expression

Taliesin Herb — Published January 21, 2019 | Comments

The Société des arts technologiques Festival is a melange of immersive digital art, challenging our technical habits through screening select pieces of “vidéomusique” and short films from around the world.
Theatre Preview: ‘Children of God’

Using Music to Unravel Emotions that Are Beyond Words

Virginie Ann — Updated January 21, 2019 | Comments

The haunting play “Children of God” tells the story of a family ripped apart by the residential school system in Canada between the 1950s and 1970s.
Lucas Charlie Rose Releases his First All-French Album

Montreal Trans Hip Hop Artist Produces an Arrangement of French Trap

Abegail Ranaudo — Published January 19, 2019 | Comments

Trans-activist, hip-hop artist and entrepreneur Lucas Charlie Rose released his first all-French album last week called Plus Près Du Soleil.
Montreal’s Lotus Collective Is Taking the City by Storm

Gender Diversity on Stage Happens Through Mentorship and Collaboration

Victoria Lamas — Published January 8, 2019 | Comments

Inside the heart of the brick and wood venue—the low seating, the candles, the people dancing—are women and femmes rapping, singing, and fingering their instruments.
They own the stage.
Montreal’s Comedy at the Artloft Promises Real Time Laughter in a Cosy Space

Learn About One of the Most Unique Comedy Rooms in Montreal: The Artloft

Aysha White — Published January 8, 2019 | Comments

The Artloft, without question, is one of the current standouts of Montreal’s art scene. Not comedy scene, but of all art available here as a whole. Is this a big statement? Yes. Is the title deserved? Yes. The space could be considered an art gallery, a living archive of Montreal’s collective artistic presence in the last two years.
The Intersecting Futures of the Sustainability Movement and Fashion

The Evolving Role of Fashion as a Commodity, Art Form, and Sustainability Movement

Nanor Froundjian — Published January 8, 2019 | Comments

Opinions, consumption habits, behaviours, priorities and lifestyle choices are the raw expression of a generation’s mentality.
Rapper Backxwash Releases Innovative EP ‘Black Sailor Moon’

Witchcraft, Gender, and Catchy Hooks Come Together in Music

Victoria Lamas — Published December 24, 2018 | Comments

Backxwash is a Montreal-based rapper who uses unique and sometimes random and bizarre sound in her artistry to build her soundtrack. Her newest EP Black Sailor Moon for example uses the theme song of the show that inspired the name of the EP, the anime “Sailor Moon”, in one of her songs.
VAV Expands the Limits of Art With “Soft Stimuli”

“Please Do Not Eat the Art”

Victoria Lamas — Published December 23, 2018 | Comments

Soft Stimuli was the Concordia student gallery’s last fall exhibit. Running between Dec. 3 to the 21, the artworks exhibited were unique, and some showcased the intimate and complicated relationships people have with their bodies.