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Introducing singer, Annie Comptois

Author: Christina - Published 2008-08-06 21:46 - (2686 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.


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

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-23 15:31 - (14958 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...’


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

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-22 12:53 - (2749 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!

MONTREAL SERAI MAGAZINE, SUMMER ISSUE, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-22 12:50 - (2542 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

Invitation to an online book launch, from Raquel Rivera

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-22 12:00 - (3544 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

BEST OF THE FRINGE FEST PICKS, MONTREAL 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-21 12:54 - (2657 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
Image
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

Fringe Fest notables, Montreal 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-21 12:53 - (3036 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

Fringe Fest 'asides' Montreal 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-21 12:53 - (2720 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.

A Life of the Twentieth Century, A memoir by Irene Even

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-19 12:00 - (1964 Reads)
For more information, or to order a copy of this book, please refer to the NEW EDITION at https://www.amazon.ca/Life-Twentieth-Century-Irene-Even-ebook/dp/B00NJ520RO

A harrowing, fascinating tale, linking the feudal era of Old Europe to modern times. A personal journey through war, bondage, liberation and survival, played out against the political backdrop of our times. A tribute to perseverance and hope.

Chapters Bookstore, Thornhill, Toronto, Ontario


NEW: View mini VIDEO presentation at:
http://www.invisiblecitiesnetwork.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=31

Call for performers, spoken word artists, for Sunday, June 15, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-06-01 15:01 - (2631 Reads)

Call for performers, spoken word artists for upcoming ICN Networking Performance Event

If you would like to be part of the entertainment
Sunday, JUNE 15, 2008
Time: 4pm to 7pm
please contact David Cox at
david_jcox at yahoo.com

Performing at the recent 7th ICN Anniversary, April 1, 2008 Alexandra (and the Herrings) and Kim Bourgeois. Photo, courtesy Rosemary Turpin


JUNE VENUE
Benelux Brewpub & Café
245 W. Sherbrooke St.
Nearest metro, Place des Arts
Montreal, Phone: (514) 543-9750

Hope to see you all there!

Exposition de Dominique Beauregard, galerie virtuelle

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-13 10:05 - (2497 Reads)
Vous êtes cordialement invités à visiter en avant première l'exposition

Dominique Beauregard

sur notre site Art&Culture Laurentides.
Accédez à la galerie virtuelle.
DOMINIQUE BEAUREGARD

Dominique Beauregard's web site
http://www.dbeauregard.com/liens/index.html
A series of fabulous and whimsical images, created with exceptional artistry, and evoking an imaginary world all its own!

COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET FESTIVAL, May 4th to May 24th 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-13 09:34 - (3722 Reads)
GADCA
presents

COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET FESTIVAL



COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET is a festival dedicated to secret talents that are ready to be unveiled. The festival is founded by established actor Carlo Alacchi, who, upon opening a closet at his mother's house, discovered 20 years worth of paintings, scripts, music, film, and his dance shoes; he decided to create a festival for others like himself. The festival encompasses five events: Art Exhibits of paintings by artists who have never shown their work publically, an a-typical Cabaret featuring presenters of lifelong passions, a Screening in collaboration with Cine-Asie's short film contest, Portraiture, and which will include Incubatio starring Ellen David, a night of audience driven theatre with Playback Theatre, and gad, a play by Carlo Alacchi...


The Odd Couple, Segal Centre, May 4 - 25, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-13 04:00 - (4825 Reads)
First Class Theatre
The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre and Delmar Customs Brokers Ltd.
Present

The Odd Couple

By Neil Simon
Directed by Diana Leblanc
With Rod Beattie as Felix and John Evans as Oscar
May 4 - 25, 2008
From bottom left: John Evans (Oscar), Mike Paterson, Howard Rosenstein, Marcel Jeannin, Glen Bowser and Rod Beattie (Felix, in centre.) The photographer is Randy Cole.
Box Office:
(514) 739-7944
Admission
(514) 790-1245
http://www.admission.com

MONTREAL April 2008- The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre and Delmar Customs Brokers Ltd. are delighted to present this classic Neil Simon comedy after such a long, hard and 'unfunny' winter. With director Diana Leblanc (recently at the Segal for Rose and Fallen Angel) leading a great cast featuring Rod Beattie and John Evans, The Odd Couple will surely have you laughing and holding your sides from Simon’s one of a kind humour.

Shadow-side to the swinging ’sixties

Where has the time gone? Does this vintage comedy by Neil Simon actually hark back more than 4 decades, as the first ‘Baby Boomers’ were coming of age? Who hasn’t a unique story about the room-mate from hell? And who amongst us, d’une certaine âge, hasn’t retained diffuse ’sixties era memories of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon hilariously portraying a couple of mismatched male divorcés, living ‘too close and personal’ for each other’s taste?


Short Story Long, MainLine Theatre, May 8-17, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-12 07:06 - (4339 Reads)
Pumpkin Theatre to premiere

Short Story Long

May 8-17 at MainLine Theatre
Written and directed by Joel Fishbane
Starring Stefanie Buxton (left) and Stéphanie Breton (right)
Photo Credit: Terry Hughes
MainLine Theatre (3997, St-Laurent)
May 8 – 11, 13 – 17, 8 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Mothers' Day Matinee: Sun May 11, 2 PM
Tickets: $15 (Reg); $12 (Student / Senior).
$12 with your FourPlay Card
Reservations: 514.884.4425
http://www.pumpkintheatre.ca

Opening Night: May 8, 8pm at MainLine Theatre (3997 St-Laurent)
"Widow and ex-lover thrown together in Fishbane's latest offering"
Joel Fishbane, one of Montreal's "lions of indie theatre" (Gazette), is set to premiere his first original play in nearly three years. A two-woman drama pitting Stefanie Buxton against Stéphanie Breton, the production will be remembered for dextrous and touching performances by two of the city's most capable actresses of an original script worthy of their talents.


The intriguing title ‘Short Story Long’ conjures up the notion of the literary life. It’s a seriously comedic play about love, literature and legacy, as well as a probe through layers of deception to reach a core of truth. A sort of peeled onionskin exposé, with a touch of the classic detective novelette.


Forever Yours, Marie-Lou, Centaur Theatre, April 22 - May 25 , 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-09 07:22 - (2851 Reads)
April 22 - May 25 , 2008

By Michel Tremblay
Translated by John Van Burek & Bill Glassco
Directed by Sarah Garton Stanley


First staged at Montreal’s Théâtre Quat’Sous in 1971, Forever Yours, Marie-Lou, is one of the great Michel Tremblay plays never before staged in English in Montreal. Set in the early 1970’s when The Main (St. Laurent Blvd.) was electric with an exotic nightlife frequented by a Quebec population at an historical crossroads, this potent play strikes at the heart of an unforgettable, dysfunctional Québecois family...


TICKETS:
514.288.3161 or
http://www.centaurtheatre.com


Well, not surprisingly, Tremblay’s classic theatre piece has opened amid a buzz of excitement at the Centaur Theatre. This early 1970s drama by Quebec’s esteemed francophone playwright is being staged, for the first time, in a naturalistic type of colloquial English translation...


Jungle Book, World Premiere, by Geordie Productions, April 25 – May 4, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-30 11:04 - (18440 Reads)
Geordie Productions presents a classic favourite with a world premiere adaptation of The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book | WORLD PREMIERE

Adaptation by Tracey Power, based on the stories by Rudyard Kipling | Directed by Dean Patrick Fleming


Geordie Productions is thrilled to present the world premiere of The Jungle Book in a new adaptation by Tracey Power, as part of Geordie’s Montreal Mainstage Series at the D.B. Clarke Theatre, from April 25th to May 4th, 2008. Dean Patrick Fleming, director of last season’s acclaimed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland returns to bring Rudyard Kipling’s classic coming-of-age tale alive in an ambitious production featuring some of the finest actors and designers in Montreal. A theatrical feast for the eyes, The Jungle Book is truly theatre for the whole family to enjoy (recommended for ages 6 & up).


PERFORMANCES:
April 25 – May 4, 2008 | Opening night: April 25 at 7:00pm |Weekend Family Performances: April 26 at 3:00pm; April 27, May 3 and May 4 at 1:00pm & 3:00pm | School Matinées: April 25 to May 2, 10am & 12pm (limited seats left)
VENUE:
D.B. Clarke Theatre, Concordia University Hall Building | 1455 de Maisonneuve W, Montreal. Metro Guy Concordia TICKETS (ON SALE NOW): $13.50 children, $16 adults; $15 seniors; all prices include tax | Group rates available AGE RECOMMENDATION: Children ages 6+ and adults of all ages | 60 minutes
BOX OFFICE and INFORMATION:
(514) 845-9810 or www.geordie.ca

Seven performers, most playing multiple roles, bring this classic story from ‘The Jungle Book’ to life. They act as double-jointed gymnasts, dancers, acrobats, ‘impersonators,’ singers, drummers and comedians: an ongoing feat of high energy and talent, portraying the tumultuous life of the jungle through the adventures of its creature-inhabitants...


The Blue Met Literary Festival, April 30- May 4, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-26 08:57 - (1922 Reads)

10th Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival

April 30- May 4, 2008
http://bluemetropolis.org/Festival

Blue Met

The world’s first multilingual literary festival – and the best 5-day literary party there is. In 2007, Blue Met gathered some 290 writers, literary translators, musicians, actors, journalists and publishers from Quebec and from all around the world for five days of literary events in English, French,Spanish and other languages.


PSC Theatre presents: Night of January 16th, by Ayn Rand, April 25-May 4, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-23 11:44 - (3326 Reads)
The PSC Community Theatre
invites you to our presentation of

Night of January 16th

by Ayn Rand

Karen Andre is on trial for the murder of her boss and lover, Bjorn Faulkner. A great financier who was a pioneer of “Enron style” financing. Is she guilty of murder? Did Bjorn Faulkner commit suicide? Or… ?? The evidence twists and turns and YOU, The AUDIENCE will decide the fate of Karen Andre. Come and join us for this unique theatrical experience set entirely in a court room.

Reserve at www.psccommunity.com

Where:
1900 Wellington aka “The Old Bank Building” Pointe St Charles
When:
April 25, 26 at 8pm and April 27 at 2pm
May 1, 2 and 3 at 8pm and May 4th at 2pm
Cost
Donation
Fundraiser for the “Acting Out” theatre program held at the YMCA
These terrific performances consistently sell out. Obtain your tickets early!

7 Stories at Theatre Ste Catherine, April 30 to May 11, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-15 16:18 - (6936 Reads)
by Morris Panych.
Presented by Tableau d'Hôte


Returning to the theatre for this first time since February, when they produced the inaugural run of Mike Czuba’s The Elusive, Tableau D’Hôte is excited to be closing its third season of great Canadian theatre with a play for all seasons: Morris Panych’s 7 Stories. As adaptable and timeless a work as exists in the contemporary Canadian canon, 7 Stories is first and foremost a play about people and the choices they make, whether or not those choices are advisable, or even explicable. Exploring the lives of people who live on their own terms, and one man who wants no part of such a universe, Panych’s work is an interesting meditation on the oddities and idiosyncrasies that make each and every person we meet completely captivating and uniquely bizarre.


Dates and Times:
Ticket Prices: Opening – April 30, 2008
General Admission : $23.00
Closing - May 11, 2008
Student / Senior: $15.00 Group Rates Available
Evenings : Wednesday to Saturday at 8PM
To Purchase Tickets
Matinees : Saturdays and Sundays at 2PM
By Phone : 514.848.9696
Venue
Théâtre Ste Catherine - 264 Ste. Catherine E. (Berri Metro)
Online : tickets at tableaudhotetheatre.com
http://www.tableaudhotetheatre.com

At the finale, the audience certainly did their share of whistling, hooting and clapping—a grand ovation, and richly deserved! The opening night performance of 7 Stories, presented by Tableau d’Hôte, was a ‘smashing success.’ It doesn’t get much better than that...!



A Lie Of The Mind, by Fallen Angel Productions, April 16 to 27, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-11 20:39 - (2275 Reads)
FALLEN ANGEL TELLS A LIE
Fallen Angel Productions presents

A Lie Of The Mind

by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard.
Come take a ride down the big bad American road. Somewhere along the way you’ll meet two dysfunctional families tied together by the marriage of their children.

A Lie Of The Mind
Preview Wednesday April 16th
Thursday April 17th to Sunday April 20th
and Wednesday April 23rd to Sunday April 27th at 8:00p.m
with a Saturday matinee April 26th at 2:00p.m.
Mainline Theatre
3997 St. Laurent Blvd. Montreal
Tickets are $17.00/adults $13.00/students&seniors
Groups of ten or more $11.50
Box Office: (514) 489-0271
For information e-mail us at: fallen.angel.prod at gmail.com


I made my way down to Mainline Theatre on opening night in some trepidation. A graphic tale of wife battering—the kick-off incident of the evening—I presume I’m not alone in preferring to avert my gaze, flip over the page, turn away. So then imagine my surprise at discovering how compelling and engrossing this drama, A Lie of the Mind, actually is! And the familial constellation of actors—bar none—acting in concert, managed to bring it off to an unequivocal success!





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