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Official launch date of foundWave: Monday, October 6, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-09-25 19:31 - (3726 Reads)
October 6, 2008 is the official launch date of

foundWave, an exciting, new Montreal theatre co-op.


A unique new group, initiated by five female, Montreal-based theatre-practitioners (see bios), foundWave is dedicated to exploring and presenting diverse, dynamic, and daring stories of women’s experiences.


FOUNDdraiser Event!!!
To celebrate its official launch, foundWave will be hosting a cabaret-fundraiser event on Monday, October 6th, at L’Envers (185 Van Horne, corner de l’Esplanade), hosted by Dan Beirne and Brent Skagford of The Bitter Ends. This electric evening of comedy, dance, music and film will feature performances by an exciting array of Montreal artists, including PAN!, UnCalled For, Dead Dolls, and many more. Doors open at 7:00, the show begins at 8:00, and admission is only $5.00 at the door.
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Montreal Public Poetry Festival, Sept 26, 27, 28, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-09-24 21:32 - (4082 Reads)

Montreal Public Poetry Festival/Festival de la poésie publique de Montréal

Sept. 26, 27 & 28, 2008
Schedule of Events

  • All performances at Café Culturel SABA 5124-A Sherbrooke St. West
  • Tickets are good for one show only.
  • Shows start at the time listed
  • Doors open 5 minutes before performance.
  • Latecomers may not be let in.
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CALL FOR POETS, World Day, Friday, October 10, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-09-24 21:25 - (2135 Reads)

CALL FOR POETS, World Day

To mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty (this Friday, October 10, 2008) the Foundation for Public Poetry is organizing a special event: Poets & Politicians Against the Death Penalty...
If you have a poem or poems related to the death penalty issue and would like to participate, please contact J.J. Locke immediately at or by phone at (514) 484-9958.

Poets & Politicians Against the Death Penalty
7:30 PM, Friday Oct 10, 2008
Café Culturel SABA
5124-A rue Sherbrooke Ouest
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Dangerous Liaisons, The Segal Centre, September 7-28, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-09-14 08:22 - (5941 Reads)
The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre
and BMO FINANCIAL GROUP
Present

Dangerous Liaisons

By Christopher Hampton
Directed by Alexandre Marine
September 7-28, 2008

As overheard in various salons and bedrooms... Valmont: “I want the excitement of watching her betray everything that’s most important to her. I thought betrayal was your favourite word.” Merteuil: “No, no, cruelty. I always think that has a nobler ring to it.”

The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre kicks off a sizzling season of passion and seduction with Dangerous Liaisons, Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 French novel about lust, greed, deception and romance. Don’t miss what promises to be an exciting production, led by award-winning director, Alexandre Marine and featuring a handpicked, mostly Montreal cast of 16...From Left: Catherine de Sève (as La Marquise de Merteuil) and Brett Christopher (as Le Vicomte de Valmont) sizzle in Dangerous Liaisons. The photographer is Randy Cole.

The battle of the sexes; love and war: such age-old clichés take on a rapier-sharp glitter in Segal Centre’s debut theatre piece of the season: Dangerous Liaisons. It’s a dramatization of a novel by ex-soldier, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published seven years before the French revolution...


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Oooo! at the Segal Centre Studio Theatre, September 13 – 21, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-09-14 07:51 - (2876 Reads)
SIDEMART Theatrical Grocery
Is thrilled to announce the English Language World Premiere of

Oooo!

by Gerard Vàzquez
translated by Elisabet Ràfols and Michael Bantjes
directed by Andrew Shaver
Oooo! is a touching and powerful comedy about the lives of a group of clowns in Nazi Germany. Charlie Rivel, the most tender of clowns, is forced to perform for Hitler, the most barbaric of dictators. Can art be guiltless? Does it have to submit to power? Can an artist remain apolitical in the midst of political chaos?...

NINE DAYS ONLY
SEPTEMBER 13 – 21, 2008
This dramatization is inspired by, and at least partially based on, historic fact. A troupe of clowns performing in Nazi Germany are graciously invited (read politely coerced) into entertaining the 'great' Führer, Adolf Hitler himself. The tight, focused dialogue sets the scene and immediately localizes the action in Berlin during the declining years of World War II...


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OPEN HOUSE & BOOK SALE at TMI, Saturday, September 6, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-08-18 18:42 - (2444 Reads)

OPEN HOUSE & BOOK SALE:

Saturday September 6 - 10am to 4pm

ART EXHIBITION

Vernissage Wednesday September 10 – 5pm to 8pm
Exhibition Thursday September 11 to 19 – 11am to 6pm
44th Exhibition and Sale of Art by Contemporary Professional Quebec Artists and a special retrospective of the works of the late Sarah Gersovitz. Thomas More Institute, 3405 Atwater, 514-935-9585. http://www.thomasmore.qc.ca


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One day screenwriting workshop with Elizabeth Johnston, 6 Sept, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-08-17 22:31 - (2505 Reads)

One-Day Screenwriting Course with Elizabeth Johnston

Writer and Concordia University instructor Elizabeth Johnston will be giving a one-day basic screenwriting seminar this September. You’ll come away with the tools to transform that great idea into a screenplay. During the day, we cover the gamut — character, dialogue, setting, structure, and more. Plus, you’ll receive a folder chock full of useful handouts.


WHEN: 6 Sept. 2008
TIME: 9:30am to 4:30pm
WHERE: Mile End
FEE: $125
PRE-REQUISITE: A passion for writing.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 3 Sept, 2008
To register
Visit http://explore-the-possibilities.com

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Introducing singer, Annie Comptois

Author: Christina - Published 2008-08-06 21:46 - (3002 Reads)

« Une voix suave, une passion enivrante et une personnalité pétillante!»


Annie est une artiste dans l'âme : c’est avec son père qu’elle a fait ses premiers pas dans la chanson alors qu’il l’accompagnait à la guitare. À 8 ans, on a décelé son talent alors qu’elle faisait ses débuts dans une chorale.


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Wise Men of Chelm, Yiddish, Saidye Bronfman Centre, June 11- July 3; 6th, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-23 15:31 - (15204 Reads)
The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre & Reitmans (Canada) Limited present
The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre Production of

The Wise Men of Chelm

By Abraham Shulman
Music by Eli Rubinstein
Directed by Bryna Wasserman/Audrey Finkelstein
Musical Director Nick Burgess
Choreographer Lorna Wayne
Presented in Yiddish with English and French Supertitles
June 11- July 3, 2008
Additional show added, July 6, 2pm
http://www.segalcentre.org
From left: Michelle Heisler, Nick Burgess, Kenny Stein, Adina Katz and Sam Stein. Photographer: Randy Cole


Hurry! The current production of ‘The Wise Men of Chelm,’ in Yiddish, wraps up the summer theatre season at the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts. The performance is for everyone: as in previous Yiddish-speaking productions, instantaneous supertitles in French and English are provided overhead.

Meanwhile, as you’d expect, the backdrop to the story resembles the ever-constant ‘Shtetl’, but this time it’s situated on some mythic mountainside where God's angel mistakenly dropped a sackful of foolishness over the inhabitants of a remote town. It’s a tale in which Yiddish tradition finds ample scope for its classic self-deprecating humour; witness the term for dolt or bungler, the inverse hero or the ‘schlemiel...’


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Call for storytellers: TALE SPIN! with DeAnne Smith, Thurs, June 26, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-22 12:53 - (2904 Reads)
Comedian DeAnne Smith presents Tale Spin!, a new, monthly storytelling series kicking off at 8 p.m. on June 26th at Cagibi (5490 St. Laurent). This month's theme is "the law." Featured performers include writer/actor Jason Whiting, who recently completed his first novel, comedian Asaf Gerchak, an organizer of the popular, weekly Comedy OFF The Main series, and writer Nairne Holtz, who The Globe and Mail identified as "a writer to watch."

DeAnne would like to invite comedians, writers, spoken word artists, improvisers, actors and anyone with a good story to tell to perform in the series. .

The next show dates are July 24 and August 21

If you'd like to be notified of upcoming themes and considered for the show, please send your email address to
Comideanne at gmail.com

TALE SPIN!

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Village of the Heart, by Barbara Sala

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-22 12:51 - (2915 Reads)

Village of the Heart

by Barbara Sala
Searching for her parents in a fire storm, Tipheret is assisted by a talking stick, a kettle, toy houses, and the Loving Heart. An enigmatic tale, dramatically illustrated with the author's colourful naïve paintings...


Direct link to Village of the Heart
http://www.trafford.com/07-2040
Barbara Sala's web site:
http://www.barbarasala.com
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MONTREAL SERAI MAGAZINE, SUMMER ISSUE, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-22 12:50 - (2671 Reads)

Here's Montreal Serai's latest issue!

BRINGING THE MARGINS TO THE CENTRE. Our forthcoming issue is on the theme of Does cinema change... We're inviting enthusiasts, critics and filmmakers to submit! Contact us through our web site

http://www.montrealserai.com

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Invitation to an online book launch, from Raquel Rivera

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-22 12:00 - (3705 Reads)
Hello good citizens of Invisible Cities Network

2007 has been an exciting year for me with the publication of my first two books for children. Before the year ended I wanted to celebrate their release with friends, family and colleagues both near and far. So I hope you'll come visit my online book launch for

"Arctic Adventures: Tales from the Lives of Inuit Artists" and "Orphan Ahwak".


Author Raquel Rivera reading from her books on Youtube:

http://www.imho-reviews.com/opinion/266_0_1_0_C
http://www.imho-reviews.com/opinion/262_0_1_0_C
http://www.imho-reviews.com
In My Hysterical Opinion: books, music and dvds too

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BEST OF THE FRINGE FEST PICKS, MONTREAL 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-21 12:54 - (2793 Reads)

You are invited to visit PAT DONNELLY's STAGE AND PAGE BLOG on the Gazette web site at:

http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/stageandpage/default.aspx

BEST OF THE FRINGE PICKS 2008

The Tricky Part
Image A true story by playwright, Martin Moran. Actor, Peter Hayes, of Hearts and Eyes Collective revisits the memories of a childhood interrupted; it's a story told with sensitivity, artistry, wisdom and astonishing candour. An oft travelled and roundabout journey of guilt, remorse, blame and forgiveness, painstakingly nuanced in its recollections. A one-of-a-kind performance. http://www.montrealfringe.ca/en/spectacles/the-tricky-part

Performance by jem rolls:
HOW I STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNT TO LOVE THE MALL
Image This is British wit in a class all its own! A poetic and philosophical cosmic rant, taking in this century’s consumer culture, the environment, poverty and affluence, supermarket queues, consumer packaging, sliced bread, big box stores, God and/or the absence of, the evolution and fate of the human race…and of the planet. Jem Rolls scrutinizes what is most simple and mundane, and from it he excavates a universe.
http://montrealfringe.ca/en/spectacles/jem-rolls-how-i-stopped-worrying-and-learnt-to-love-the-mall

BETWEEN TAKEOFF AND LANDING
Image Michael Walsh was on his way home to New York City when his plane was rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001. In a performance that’s riveting as well as entertaining, he offers a moment-by-moment recollection of the ‘backstory’ to those momentous few days. Walsh is a great impersonator of the people he met during that time ‘in between.’ It’s a page in history, recreated as personal and collective theatre. http://montrealfringe.ca/en/spectacles/between-takeoff-and-landing

'BETH
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A modern-day mirror-image remake of Shakespeare’s classic, Macbeth. Superbly acted, full of suspense, mystery and intrigue. http://www.montrealfringe.ca/en/spectacles/beth

THIS HOUR HAS 88 YEARS
Image A retrospective speed trip through the 20th century and millennium, narrated via story, dance and song. Sizzling with energy; clever, inventive, entertaining and moving, as well as being absolutely hilarious. Jam-packed with anecdotal snippets of history and popular culture. A great collaborative performance from a super talented cast! http://montrealfringe.ca/en/spectacles/this-hour-has-88-years

MORE INFO, BOX OFFICE
http://www.montrealfringe.ca
Or call: 514-849-3378

Review by Christina Manolescu, Invisible Cities Network
http://www.InvisibleCitiesNetwork.org

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Fringe Fest notables, Montreal 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-21 12:53 - (3209 Reads)

Fringe Festival Notables

I don’t know where here is
Image Jessica Rose portrays a mentally and physically infirm young woman whose mind is brilliant and delusional, lucid and cunning. She has an innate sense of what is ‘normal’ and also the tragic conviction that this desired state of ‘normal’ is never to be hers. In a forceful and dynamic performance, she acts out the abject helplessness and conscious tyranny of the invalid. It's an intelligent and witty script, conscious of its own sustained cleverness: a verbal roller coaster and exhaustive journey through the agonies of the heart and lost labyrinth of the mind. http://montrealfringe.ca/en/spectacles/i-dont-know-where-here-is

Songs of an immigrant in Paris
Image This is a soulful evocation of Paris, tasteful, sober, elegant and spare. Marni Rice exhibits a masterly command of languages, accents and astute impersonations: Portuguese immigrants, Russian exiles, and native Parisians with guttural tones and rough-diamond manners. In this performance, choreographed transitions lead smoothly from scene to scene and from song to song. Although a native New Yorker, Rice definitely looks the part of the quintessential ‘gamin de Paris.’ In character, of course, she wields a marvellous accordion with mother-of-pearl glittering keys. Gifted with a textured, flexible and evocative voice, Rice interprets songs that are both obscure and familiar, tragic, romantic and uplifting: as she says, in homage to her years spent living in Paris. Rice’s recurring narrative is the soul-immigrant’s quest for a place to be, to become, to connect and to settle: the cosmic quest of the century, given the migration of populations world wide. http://montrealfringe.ca/en/spectacles/songs-immigrant-tales-parischansons-d%E2%80%99une-immigree-contes-de-paris
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Fringe Fest 'asides' Montreal 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-21 12:53 - (2860 Reads)
Find me a primitive man
Image Visiting from the UK, Marysia brings a suitcase full of ‘royal’ jokes, risqué anecdotes and ditsy lamentations on her quest to find true romance abroad. Her ‘Piaf’ re-creations are atmospheric and heartfelt, but the mood and tone of the performance switches as erratically as the English weather from juvenile to bland, distracted to disjointed, romantic to ribald, which is fine as long as it’s subtle or witty. Sadly, the celebrated British wit falls short of its potential this time around. Marysia is both attractive and engaging, and she would do well to ditch the distracting bagful of props and cease disappearing behind the stage curtains at odd moments and focus instead on staying in touch with her audience, which (with more thoughtful content, smoother transitions and polish) she could succeed in doing. In any case, welcome to Montreal, Marysia, we hope you enjoy your stay.
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MONTREAL FRINGE FESTIVAL 2008, June 12 to June 22, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-06 13:22 - (2540 Reads)

18th Annual Montreal Fringe Festival

The ever growing Montreal Fringe Festival embarks on its 18th year. Hundreds of eclectic events, shows and performances:

June 12 to June 22, 2008

Details
http://www.montrealfringe.ca
http://montrealfringe.ca/node/187
DAILY SCHEDULE
http://montrealfringe.ca/en/horaire
514.849.FEST (3378)
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