Fringe Arts

Have You Ever Wondered What it’s Like to Act as a Racialized Person?

Two Actors Describe What it’s Like to Work in the Dramatic Arts

Aysha White — Published October 2, 2018 | Comments

Meet Kareem Alleyne and Alexandra Laferriere. Both are professional actors. Both are Black. Both worked (primarily) on the anglophone side of Montreal’s performing arts community.
The VAV Gallery Exhibition Built Around the Theme of Home

Photography and Maquettes Visited Nostalgia and Memory With “Enclosed Comforts”

Victoria Lamas — Published September 25, 2018 | Comments

The newest exhibition at the VAV gallery, Enclosed Comforts , radiates warmth, and the pieces exhibited revolve around the themes of home, and the comfort, and discomfort it provides.
Cinema Politica Opens Their Fall Screening Season With “Metamorphosis”

Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper’s Documentary Delves into the Climate Change Discussion Through a Fine Art Lens

Maggie McCutcheon — Published September 23, 2018 | Comments

Metamorphosis documents the global climate change crisis through a fine arts lens, emphasizing that the root of it all, both environmental problems and their plausible solutions, originates in the capacity and necessity of change.
Sisters in Motion: A Movement Building Bridges Over Difference Through Performance and Poetry

Annual Show Returns for it’s Fourth Year, Creating Community United Through Commonality, Not Difference

Elodie Lima — Published September 20, 2018 | Comments

SiM is a fundraising event that mixes music and poetry to promote awareness about the realities of racial minorities. As for any event addressing these often taboo topics, emotions were bound to spill out in unpredictable ways. But the aura created by organizers Malek Yalaoui and Dona la Luna for it’s fourth edition warded off all negativity.
Alternadrag: a Stage for the New and Unusual

A Safe Space for the Wide Spectrum of Drag at Bar le Ritz PDB

Lily Cowper — Published September 12, 2018 | Comments

The event Alternadrag II, which was hosted last Thursday at Bar Le Ritz PDB, is exactly what it sounds like: an alternative, experimental drag show, challenging aspects of mainstream drag performance.
Venezuelan Artist Jose Yumar Literally Found His Voice in the Streets of Montreal

Taking Mud and turning It Into Gold

Youmna El Halabi — Published September 10, 2018 | Comments

With gleaming eyes and brush strokes on his arms and legs, Jose Antonios Yumars’ art studio is a world where Jackson Pollock meets Henri Michaux. “They’re probably my biggest inspirations,” he says.
Ausgang Plaza’s Mandate Ensures That Nobody Gets Left Behind

Venue Management Makes a Point to be Inclusive; From Hiring Practices to Party Protocols

Sareema Husain — Published September 9, 2018 | Comments

Located on St. Hubert St., Ausgang plaza is known for intertwining activism and art while presenting in it snapping fashion.
A Guide to Concordia’s Art Galleries

Introducing the VAV Gallery, FOFA Gallery, and Media Gallery

Victoria Lamas — Published September 4, 2018 | Comments

There’s no shortage of creative resourceful minds at Concordia and their artwork can be found all over campus. Don’t shy away from cracking the door open and taking a look—everyone is welcome and it’s free.
Deux Lions Makes Luxury Jewelry Accessible for All

Silversmith Siblings Talk of the Importance of Women in Their Craft

Sarah Boumedda — Published September 4, 2018 | Comments

“Jewelry is, for me, one of the industries that kind of touches women of all sizes and all ages,” said Charlotte Piché. “It gives luxury to women no matter what.”
Festival Review: Otakuthon, a Weekend Where Weebs and Otakus Can Go Wild

Montreal’s 13th Annual Anime Convention Was a Success

Marissa Ramnanan — Published August 26, 2018 | Comments

This year’s anime convention, Otakuthon, celebrated it’s 13th edition.