Montreal Cultural Calendar

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Join Cinema Politica Concordia for our screening of 2012/ THROUGH THE HEART followed by a discussion with directors Rodrigue Jean and Arnaud Valade!

One of the most tumultuous years in Quebec's history, 2012 saw the mobilization of students and others against neoliberalism and police brutality, as documented in this atmospheric film of protest and political discourse.

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2012/ THROUGH THE HEART

Rodrigue Jean & Arnaud Valade / Canada / 2022 / 1 hour 28 mins / French with English Subs

2012/ THROUGH THE HEART marks the 10th anniversary of the great political and social movement that accompanied the 2012 student strike in Québec. Three events are at the centre of the documentary: the protest at the Salon du Plan Nord in Montreal, the riot at the Liberal Party Convention in Victoriaville and the demonstrations in June and July 2012 in Montreal in defiance of emergency laws. ‘2012/In the Heart’ is constructed from a multiplicity of viewpoints in an interweaving of images from amateur and professional sources. The film is narrated by Safia Nolin.

The documentary 2012/ THROUGH THE HEART is part of the 51st edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma – FNC !

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This event is co-presented by

Admission is by donation ($5-10 suggested). The venue is wheelchair accessible. In order to prevent the spreading of COVID 19, wearing a mask at Cinema Politica Concordia events is strongly recommended.

More info: https://www.cinemapolitica.org/local/concordia/

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📍 Fondation PHI, 465, rue Saint-Jean
🎟️ Entrée gratuite

Une sélection d’albums emblématiques de Montréal sera réalisée par un trio de commissaires invitées: Marilou Lyonnais Archambault, artiste multidisciplinaire et éducatrice à la Fondation PHI; Patti Schmidt, animatrice de radio et productrice créative; et Marie-Douce St-Jacques, artiste multidisciplinaire.

Nous vous invitons à venir écouter ces albums, boire un verre, jouer à des jeux de sociétés, et échanger aux sons de cette histoire musicale montréalaise.

Cet événement est présenté en marge de l’exposition «Rirkrit Tiravanija: JOUEZ/PLAY», à l’affiche jusqu’au 10 mars 2024 à la Fondation PHI pour l’art contemporain.

🎵 ALBUMS DU 22 FÉVRIER
• Les Poules, Les contes de l’amère loi, 1986
• L’infonie, Vol. 33 – Mantra, 1970

Pour plus de renseignements:
https://phi.ca/fr/evenements/seances-decoute-albums-montreal/

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📍 PHI Foundation, 465 Saint-Jean Street
🎟️ Free admission

A selection of influential albums from Montréal will be curated by three special guests: Marilou Lyonnais Archambault, multidisciplinary artist and educator at the PHI Foundation, Patti Schmidt, broadcaster and creative producer, and Marie-Douce St-Jacques, multidisciplinary artist.

We invite you to come and listen to the albums, have a drink, play board games and chat to the sounds of this Montréal musical history.

This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Rirkrit Tiravanija: JOUEZ/PLAY," which is on view until March 10, 2023 at the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art.

🎵 FEBRUARY 22 ALBUMS
• Les Poules, Les contes de l’amère loi, 1986
• L’infonie, Vol. 33 – Mantra, 1970

For more details:
https://phi.ca/en/events/listening-sessions-montreal-albums/

Rejoignez-nous pour une conférence des commissaires et une table ronde lors du vernissage de Monument Domestique, la troisième partie de la série d’expositions Sortis du cadre 2023-2024, consacrée à l’œuvre d’Amancio Williams. Les architectes et commissaires de cette exposition Mauricio Pezo et Sofia von Ellrichshausen de Pezo von Ellrichshausen présenteront leur recherche et leurs réflexions sur l’idée de la monumentalié domestique dans le travail de Williams à 17h30.

Après leur présentation et pour souligner le dernier chapitre de la série, ils seront rejoints sur scène par les commissaires des deux expositions précédentes de la série pour une table ronde. Mauricio Pezo et Sofia von Ellrichshausen, les architectes Gilles Delalex et Yves Moreau de Studio Muoto (Paris), l’historienne Claudia Shmidt (Buenos Aires) et Claudio Williams (Buenos Aires), le fils d’Amancio Williams, confronteront leurs différentes perspectives sur le travail d’Amancio Williams et ses archives.

Pour plus d'informations: https://www.cca.qc.ca/fr/evenements/93115/monument-domestique-amancio-williams-revu-par-pezo-von-ellrichshausen

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Join us for the curators’ talk and panel discussion for the opening of Domestic Monument, the third installment of the 2023–2024 Out of the Box exhibition series, dedicated to the works of Amancio Williams. The curators of this exhibition, Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen of Pezo von Ellrichshausen, will present their research and reflections on the idea of domestic monumentality in Williams’s work at 5:30pm.

After their presentation and to mark the final chapter of the series, they will be joined on stage by the curators of the two previous exhibitions for a panel discussion. Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen, the architects Gilles Delalex and Yves Moreau of Studio Muoto (Paris), the historian Claudia Shmidt (Buenos Aires), and Claudio Williams (Buenos Aires), son of Amancio Williams, will share their different readings and perspectives on Amancio Williams’s work and archives.

For more information: https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/events/93115/domestic-monument-amancio-williams-selected-by-pezo-von-ellrichshausen

✺ QUEER BLOCK SESSIONS S
The next Queer Bloc Sessions evening hosted by Silicon Beats will take place on February 22nd! This monthly meetup offers a co-creative space for electronic music improvisation and is also open to video experimentation, in an inclusive and queer approach. Bring your own machines to play or just come to listen. Every body is welcome. and!
→ Thursday, February 22nd from 6pm to 10pm→ Eastern Bloc, 53 de Louvain West→ FREE
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The next Queer Bloc Sessions organized by Silicon Beats will take place on February 22! This monthly gathering offers a co-creative space for electronic musical improvisation and is also open to video experimentation, in a queer and inclusive approach. Bring your own machines to play, or just come along to listen. Everyone is welcome!
→ Thursday, February 22 from 6 to 10 pm→ Eastern Bloc, 53 de Louvain West→ FREE

Book: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Where: Champs Bar
When: Feb 22nd at 6:30, but with casual drop in for those who can only come after 7:00.
Plan: to meet on the second to last Thursday every month and talk about a queer book and meet people!
General question to consider: What do you think about the experiments with form Machado is playing with? Are there any that worked for you/the story particularly well? Any that didn’t?
Content warnings: please look up specific content warnings, this book discusses Machado’s abuse by her same-sex partner.

Laylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience.

Each party takes you on a genre-spanning journey, highlighting the incredible musical diversity, depth and richness that comes out of the region. Laylit has established its place on the scene with a signature electronic sound blending shaabi, dabke, mahraganat, Arabic pop and hip-hop with contemporary, boundary pushing dance music (techno, breakbeat, hyperpop…) inspired by New York and Montreal’s thriving underground clubs.

With recent features in the New York Times and Pitchfork, Laylit is gearing up to celebrate its 5-year anniversary this year with a Boiler Room event in NYC and a tour across multiple North American cities.

Laylit values inclusivity and unity across cultures, languages, dialects, religions, identity and sexual orientations.

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Laylit est un collectif et une plateforme célébrant la musique et les artistes issus du monde Arabe/SWANA et de ses diasporas. Depuis maintenant quatre ans, leurs soirées à New York et Montréal sont devenues des incontournables de la scène culturelle et nightlife d'Amérique du Nord.

Les soirées sont un véritable voyage musical. Le son de Laylit se distingue par son alliage du shaabi, dabke, mahraganat, hip hop et de la pop Arabe avec des musiques électroniques (techno, breakbeat, hyperpop) inspirées des scènes underground de New York et Montréal.

Forte de plusieures mentions dans des medias tells que le New York Times et Pitchfork, la soirée s’apprete à célébrer son 5ème anniversaire avec un évènement Boiler Room à New York ainsi qu’une tournée dans plusieures villes nord-americaines.
Laylit valorise l'inclusivité et l'unité entre les cultures, les langues, les dialectes, les religions, l'identité et les orientations sexuelles.