Critical Report from the World Fringe Congress When infringement festival founder Donovan King was invited to the first-ever World Fringe Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, he thought there had been a mistake! With over 50 so-called “Fringe” Festivals in attendance, including those named after or run by corporations, the infringement provided…
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A walking tour of Montreal’s old Red Light District. Join Velma Candyass and Donovan King, veterans of the struggle to save the Café Cleopatra, on a colorful tour of Montreal’s seediest area that will reveal many secrets! From the glory days of Nouvelle-France, through the period of Prohibition to the most recent 21st…
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RÉCITAL FRACTAL II TWO FULL HOURS OF MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD BY FRENCH-SPEAKING POETS & MUSICIANS FROM MONTREAL’S UNDERGROUND. SPECIAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING GUEST : MANAFEST. MUSIC: DJ WHO – Vincent Nagasaki – Aïe Cobaye – Cortezia – Jack Drill POETRY/SLAM: Yvon d’Anjou – Pascale Cormier – Maëlle Dupon – Robert Hamel – Yvon Jean…
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Local professor and philosopher John Faithful Hamer will read a selection of his works from Blue Notes, a collection of essays, notes, and observations, inspired in part by his home city of Montreal. Hamer, whose work in Blue Notes began as a series of Facebook postings, was warned by publishers…
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It’s the poetry /spoken word show. Featuring Laurence Tenenbaum, Mr. Saad and Ra’akone! Sunday, June 22 @ 5 pm @ LE P’TIT CABARET
Rebecca Anne Banks (Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Writer, Artist, Philosopher, Counselor, Activist) reads her poetry! Always a book of poetry writing she will read from her latest work (currently writing Harlequins and Angels and On Watching Snow Falling). She is the CEO/Artist at Tea at Tympani Lane Records, (www.tympanilanerecords.com), Poetry/Art…
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Electronic/hip hop fusion guaranteed to keep the dance floor moving with high energy and deep valleys to groove out to. Saturday, June 21 / Samedi le 21 juin @10 pm / 22h Infringement Hip Hop Show: Drop D, PsynLanguage, JAY MANAFEST LE P’TIT CABARET @ 183 Saint Paul Est
Bumping and grinding for social change, blurring gender barriers, liberating, and celebrating all body types with the timeless art of burlesque. Cat Sinclair is a Burlesque Dancer and performance artist with The Stripteasers Burlesque in Buffalo NY, she has been bumping and grinding for social change and breaking down gender barriers since…
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Duo Look, a Fang! pounds out 90s alt-rock, with the benefit of hindsight. Crushing female vocals and pitch-perfect falsetto float and shriek atop a thunderstorm of bass and drums. Working from their shared love for the likes of At the Drive-In, Babes in Toyland, and PJ Harvey, Fang and Jingles…
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Live interactive painting! Join in on creating or modeling in a dress that is going to be painted live all night! Get your hands dirty.