We’re making the most of the long weekend ahead of us with these few suggestions for activities and cultural outings.
Last chance to attend the play Hosanna or the Scheherazade of the Poor at the Trident Theater in Quebec. Director Maxime Robin knitted his show from two works by Michel Tremblay. Thus was born a touching, abundant and hyper-relevant piece on the quest for oneself and the expression of one’s identity. Luc Provost, aka Mado Lamotte, is astonishing in the role of Hosanna at the venerable age of 75. Vincent Roy also delivers a performance full of sensitivity. A great success.
Ariane Roy received the first Mouffe prize in February, given to an emerging artist. Among the rewards, in addition to a $10,000 scholarship, the young singer-songwriter was invited to give a show at the Outremont theater, which is the instigator of the prize. Now is the time to reap her laurels: she will perform on the stages of the venerable theater this Thursday, which is a perfect opportunity to savor the unique talent of the woman who was crowned Revelation of the Year by ADISQ in 2022, and to see all the passion of which she is capable.
The month of September was indeed summery and to extend the beautiful season a little further, Les Premiers Fridays held a giant barbecue as the grand finale of the season. There will be a few new food trucks, including Greenbank BBQ, located in Hatley. Between the Afro-Quebec dishes of Maquis Yasolo, the Jamaican cuisine of Boom Js, the Portuguese grills of Piri Piri, the Venezuelan specialties of Bistro l’Arepa, the paellas of Marisol and many others, the diversity of flavors will be there -YOU. To liven it all up, musician Claudia Bouvette will give a free concert from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. She will be preceded by Catboot (5 p.m. to 9 p.m.), while MadjaXII will mix on the DJ pick-up stage (6 p.m. to 11 p.m.). It takes place as always on the Esplanade of the Olympic Park, at 4545, avenue Pierre-De Coubertin, between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. Free entry.
If you haven’t already, discover the talented Little Simz by listening to her brilliant 2021 Mercury Prize-winning album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. If you like the melodious and experimental rap of the British of Nigerian origin, follow up with No Thank You, launched last year. If the love story continues, she has three other albums in her discography and will be performing Monday at MTelus. His compatriot OTG (Osirus The God) will provide the opening act. Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo is also an actress. She can be seen in the series Top Boy and The Power, among others.
The science fiction work The Creator plunges us into a near future where humans and artificial intelligence are waging a merciless war. We follow a former soldier, Joshua (John David Washington), who sets out again on a mission to flush out the most recent weapon created by the AI, which turns out to be a little girl. “The Creator is not the first work to question whether robots have a right to life and liberty. But the questions raised by the screenplay by Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz provoke reflection that stays with us for days. Symbolizing the highest form of artificial intelligence by a child probably has something to do with it,” writes our journalist Pascal Leblanc in his review.
A single mother (Eve Hewson), living in Dublin, is asked to find a hobby for her son which would prevent him from getting back into trouble. It is through music that she will find her salvation and that of her family. “There’s something very romantic about Flora and Son. As much in the struggle of the mother, played convincingly by Eve Hewson (the daughter of singer Bono, of U2), as in her relationship with her guitar teacher living on the other side of the world”, writes our journalist Alexandre Vigneault in his review.
