Already mid-April and the sun’s rays are becoming more and more present. And cultural events are just as important. Here are some suggestions.
“ I didn’t want to know anything about a 9 to 5/I wanted fame and rocking scenes ”, sings Roxane Bruneau in J’pas stressede, but we bet she’s still a little stressed as she approaches his first Center Bell, a scene that requires a lot of energy from those who aspire to rock. The singer presented last week at the Videotron Center in Quebec the penultimate performance of her Acrophobia tour, which will conclude Friday in the house of the CH. Blazing lights, giant screens, video vignettes, jets of flames and a medley of her favorite songs by other artists: it’s more than modest little bits of herself that the young thirty-year-old promises to offer her faithful friends. . Welcome to his circus, take a seat, sit down, you will see it is magnificent.
Hurry to see Dorothy Dix’s The Ten Commandments at Espace Go. A few tickets are still on sale for performances on April 12 at 7 p.m. and April 13 at 8 p.m. “In a dazzling text by Stéphanie Jasmin, Julie Le Breton delivers possibly the greatest performance of her career. She is imperial in the role of this nameless woman,” said journalist Stéphanie Morin in her review published on February 11, 2022.
Singer-songwriter Daniel Lavoie will be visiting the greater Montreal area as part of his tour highlighting the 40s of his album Tension Attention. It will stop on April 13 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, at 8 p.m. It will continue its route to the Desjardins Theater in LaSalle on April 14, also at 8 p.m., and will go to the Center des arts Juliette-Lassonde in Saint-Hyacinthe on April 15, still at 8 p.m. He will also give a performance on April 16, at 3 p.m., at the Festival de la Voix, at the Serge-Nolet Auditorium in Dorval.
The Orchester symphonique de Longueuil and its conductor Alexandre Da Costa offer a trip to Lewis Carroll’s wonderland this Sunday with the brand new Broadway musical Le Hatter Fou – Mad Hatter. Presented as a world premiere and in a concert version, this creation tells the story of the mad and crippled hatter, Franklin Magellan, from his childhood to the end of his life. Tragic circumstances lead him to Wonderland—long before Alice arrives—and he will do anything he can to get back there when he is accidentally thrown back into reality. With actresses Éléonore Lagacé and Brittney Johnson. Sunday, at 3 p.m., at the Théâtre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts.
Popular drag queen Rita Baga continues her Creature tour. This time, it stops in Saint-Eustache on Saturday, April 15, at 8 p.m. “The new queen of Quebec did not disappoint with her first “one drag show”. Nothing seems to want to slow down Rita Baga’s glorious rise in the world of showbiz,” said journalist Luc Boulanger in his review published in October 2021.
There’s still time to see Van Gogh Distortion at OASIS Immersion. The exhibition is extended until May 21. Lasting 65 minutes, visitors travel to the heart of the 225 works by the Dutch artist. A unique experience, created 100% by a Quebec team.
Chris Pratt (Mario) Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach) Jack Black (Bowser) and Keegan-Michael Key (Toad) lend their voices in the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (Teens Titans Go!). “ The colors, the textures, the movement, everything is flawless. We visit several places during the adventure and they are all very well detailed. Although The Super Mario Bros. Movie is aimed at children, the beauty of its animations as well as the messages of courage and determination conveyed can warm all hearts. Otherwise, Lumalee, the depressive and nihilistic little blue star, should at least make the grown-ups smile,” explains journalist Pascal LeBlanc in his review published on April 4.
Sarah (Sonia Cordeau) and Jonathan (Guillaume Cyr) buy a bungalow that needs a lot of renovations. Lack of money, decisions taken quickly and an unexpected event will shake the couple. “For his second feature, Lawrence Côté-Collins (L’ecartée) offers a fierce satire of the consumer society, while displaying a deep empathy for the people who are trapped. Sonia Cordeau and Guillaume Cyr always find the right note, without overloading. In their supporting role, Geneviève Schmidt (a friend of Sarah), Eve Landry (a renovator who has a crush on Sarah), Benoît Mauffette (a friend of Jonathan) and Martin Larocque (bar owner) also each have their own time. “, mentions the journalist Marc-André Lussier in his review published on April 7.
