A veritable all-you-can-eat buffet of cultural activities for 7 to 77-year-olds, the Journées de la culture are the meeting not to be missed to benefit from a host of new entries in a panoply of institutions, generally more rarely accessible. , from all over Quebec. In person or online, we will immerse ourselves in music, theater, visual arts, literature, dance and other pleasures through playful concepts. And without paying!
Organized this year around the theme “Culture, reflection of an entire community”, the Days already have their 2023 theme song, Le grand rendez-vous, a composition with an environmental flavor by Fanny Bloom that she performs accompanied by the Orchestra Montreal Symphony, under the direction of Rafael Payare, as part of the traditional Une chanson à l’école initiative.
The complete program of Journées de la culture will be unveiled in mid-September.
Popular in lockdown, webcasts have lost some luster since the return to normality, but the formula still holds strong.
For moviegoers, the National Film Board website lists more than 600 titles to watch for free, including a new documentary series, Étoile du Nord, portraying Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, resident astrophysicist at the Canada-France Observatory. -Hawaii.
Télé-Québec still relays event productions such as recordings of musical performances that have earned it success over the past two years. Mario Pelchat – Master in his field will follow the singer-songwriter and producer to his vineyard in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, where he will sing and confide. Isabelle Boulay will revisit a dozen of her favorite tunes in the setting of her native Gaspésie, in Métis-sur-Mer, in Isabelle Boulay – From Americas and France (provisional title).
Even the Orchester symphonique de Montréal tends to enjoy the concerts of its 2023-2024 season in the comfort of our living rooms, for the modest sum of $20 each.
Since sunny days still await us, it will be good to step outside to have fun without spending a penny.
Near downtown Montreal, Place des Arts is celebrating its 60th anniversary and the Quartier des Spectacles is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The public is therefore invited to celebrate for the occasion.
From September 14 to 23, at Place des Arts, the TEMPÉO Danse et Musique event is organizing six dance evenings in various styles (Bollywood, Haitian, disco, etc.) hosted by Philippe Fehmiu. And the Quartier des Spectacles will be jubilant, from the Esplanade Tranquille to the Jardins Gamelin, passing by the surroundings of the Saint-Laurent metro station, until the end of the month; interactive installations, exhibitions, video projections and wandering creatures await visitors of all ages.
We will take the opportunity to also go for a ride to La grande retour du Quartier Latin, where music, dance and improvisation in the middle of the street will amuse passers-by.
Festivals aren’t just for the hot season! Many gatherings from various backgrounds are still held after the start of the school year.
The International Literature Festival (FIL) will delight lovers of words for a 29th edition, with its cabarets, performances and talks. Among the many free events, we note the Literary Lunches at the Esplanade Tranquille with feathers from La Francophonie, the Literary Brigade Ambulatory
In addition to its indoor component, the 21st Festival Quartiers Danses is joining forces with Avenue du Musée (des beaux-arts, between Sherbrooke Ouest and Docteur-Penfield) to offer families the choreographed fresco Chroniques d’une plume, which will encourage the public to move to continue the story.
In Quebec City, tap your feet to the sound of traditional music at the Rendez-vous ès TRAD. The book will also be honored at the festivities of Quebec in full.
Museums and theaters offer free activities alongside their regular programming, as well as valuable packages.
The Duceppe Theater is banking on its “Your age, your price” promotion aimed at 18 to 35 year olds, and offers video recordings of plays (from $4.99 to $25).
Le Quat’Sous is counting on “Saturdays 2 for 1” and discounts for groups, and the Denise-Pelletier Theater has released 500 free tickets for residents of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts opens its doors for free every first Sunday of the month. Access to the attractions, in the presence of curators, experts and artists, is included in the annual $30 passport of the Museum of Contemporary Art. Several of our favorite visual arts centers also offer free entry exhibitions, such as MOMENTA Biennale de l’image at the Darling Foundry, or the annual Les Impatients showcase at the Cœur des sciences at UQAM.
Dedicated to democratizing art to as many people as possible, in an approach of equity and inclusion, cultural centers sometimes conceal treasures for anyone wishing to sustain their soul without losing their RRSPs. Depending on the boroughs, they deploy libraries, performances by artists in residence, creative workshops (drawing, new technologies, etc.), conferences, exhibitions, plays, concerts, film screenings and evenings of dance at modest or no cost, in various venues. Even infants are sometimes welcome there, with formats designed for them, such as the Baby moves, reads, sings and discovers sessions at the L’Île-des-Sœurs library, four Monday mornings in the fall. A great way to become aware of the vitality of our local culture and to get to know your neighbor better. Interesting fact: we can submit our own ideas for artistic projects to realize.
