Already April! Here are some suggestions that have nothing wrong with them.
Simon Boulerice’s tale The Cloud Shoveler will come to life this Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Maison symphonique. Under the direction of Geneviève Leclair, the Orchester métropolitain and the actors Salomé Corbo, Fayolle Jean Jr and Adrien Belugou will tell, in music and in words, the story of Elliot, a young boy suffering from vitiligo, a disease which causes his skin had white spots like cumulus clouds. This children’s concert for children aged 5 to 11 is an adaptation of the album of the same name published in 2018 by La courte Scale and illustrated by Josée Bisaillon.
The Voice Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary. From April 1 to 28, the event, which showcases the works of composers and musicians from Quebec and Canada, will offer eight concerts as well as three workshops in different locations on the West Island of Montreal. The celebrations will begin this Saturday with the female voices of the Blue Dawn Quartet and the spiritual music of the IMANI gospel choir. The next day, the public will be able to hear the vocal quartet Quartom. Daniel Lavoie is also one of the artists who will take part in the festival during the month.
It will be possible to view the documentary The myth of the black woman this Friday, in the presence of the director Ayana O’Shun, as well as Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at MultiCAUS, in Verdun, as part of the screenings offered by Ciné-Quartier . The organization, which presents auteur films in various corners of the metropolitan area, offers in April and May a very interesting selection of recent works at MultiCAUS: Dehors Serge hors, by Pier-Luc Latulippe and Martin Fournier, Annie Colère, by Blandine Lenoir, and Close, by Lukas Dhont, are notably part of the program. In order to allow access to as many people as possible, the sessions are offered on a voluntary basis.
Châteaux du Ciel follows the life of King Louis II (Dany Boudreault) from his coronation to his death at age 40. It is above all the emotion that is retained in this work written by Marie-Claude Verdier, directed by Claude Poissant. “There is a lot of emotion in this production finely staged by Claude Poissant. The show is also carried by a solid cast and a talented team of designers. We should mention the refined scenography by Odile Gamache; the careful lighting by Éric Champoux; and the splendid period costumes of Marc Senécal”, describes the journalist Luc Boulanger in his review published on March 23. On view until April 15.
Comedian Jean-Sébastien Girard continues his tour and stops at L’Étoile de Brossard on Saturday, April 1, to present his show A boy by like the others. “For 80 minutes, the comedian gave a solid performance, despite some wavering in his delivery during the performance (stage experience will quickly correct this). His show traces the story of his life with ribald and mean jokes. A biting humor that also makes you think about the great and small humiliations that are the lot of many lives,” explains journalist Luc Boulanger in his review published on March 16.
Tire le coyote will be on stage this Saturday, April 1, at Salle Pauline-Julien in the Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève borough. According to journalist Josée Lapointe, it is “ a gentle and slow show, like her recent album, which warms the souls of the spectators. »
The musical Aladdin arrives at Place des arts. The Broadway hit will be presented until Sunday in Montreal. There are several tickets left for the performance on March 29 at 8 p.m. “ A festival of colors and wonders, costumes and sets, music and dance. The musical from the film Aladdin is the meeting of Hollywood and Bollywood, the time of a wedding celebrated with pomp. A family, unifying show. And worthy of Disney’s magic recipe”, mentions journalist Luc Boulanger in his review published on March 29.
The fourth feature film by director Louis Garrel is, according to our critic Marc-André Lussier, a real success. Abel (Louis Garrel) and Michel (Roschdy Zem), two inmates who participate in play workshops led by Sylvie (Anouk Grinberg). “Rediscovering a bit of the spirit of a cinema of the past (which the poster graphically evokes), L’innocent is the fruit of a truly beautiful mix of genres from which no one could have predicted such a beautiful result. Let’s call it the magic of cinema,” Marc-André Lussier tells us in his review published on March 24.
