Montreal Cultural Calendar

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Event by: Rosalie Chretien and Ben Grossman


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Buffet musical presents: Beast + Les Petits Plats de Rosalie
Les Petits Plats de Rosalie are back for Easter! Joined by the incredible duo Beast (Katelyn Clark & Ben Grossman — organetto + hurdy-gurdy magic).
Good food. Grand sounds. Sweet spring energy.
https://bengrossman.bandcamp.com/track/cetus
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Saturday, April 4
5–9 PM (music around 7 PM)
PWYC, BYOB
Villeray (DM for address)
Come welcome the light with us
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Buffet musical présente: Beast + Les Petits Plats de Rosalie
Les Petits Plats de Rosalie reprennent du service pour Pâques! Le duo extraordinaire Beast composé de Katelyn Clark (organetto) et Ben Grossman (vielle à roue), se joindra au buffet.
Laissez-vous bercer par une musique grandiose et venez déguster un festin aux saveurs pascales
https://bengrossman.bandcamp.com/track/cetus
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Samedi 4 avril
17h–21h (musique vers 19h)
PWYC, BYOB
Villeray (DM pour l’adresse)
Venez célébrer l’arrivée du printemps avec nous
Meet your hosts
Rosalie Chretien

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1908747806450106/
Event by: Jesse Eckerlin, Eric Craven and 2 others
Venue: La Sotterenea


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The rabbit is out of the hat: this coming Easter Sunday, we are pleased to bring you an evening of droney, doomy, and exploratory sounds from three of Mtl's finest.
Fumerolles (Frédérique Duval) will open the evening with a rich tapestry of solo electronic sounds for inner and outer landscapes.
This will be followed by the collagist avant-rock improvisations of 1/4 Tonne, featuring Eric Craven on drums, Nick Kuepfer on guitar and reel to reel, and Mark Molnar on cello and electronics.
The evening will culminate with the hypnotic psychedelic excursions of Some Became Hollow Tubes, featuring Eric Quach from thisquietarmy on guitar and effects and Aidan Girt from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Exhaust on drums.
There will be chocolate.
Advance tickets available for 15$ + fees. 20$ at the door. NOTAFLOF
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La Sotterenea
4848 Boulevard St-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2T 1R5, Canada

Event by Suoni Per Il Popolo

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Suoni per il Popolo est fier de présenter Alex Harding @alex.harding.75054 et Lucian Ban pour une soirée intime. Avec DARK BLUE (sorti chez Sunnyside Records), les deux musiciens célèbrent leur fraternité musicale avec un mélange unique de morceaux originaux et d’improvisations inspirées des traditions du jazz, du blues et de la musique de chambre européenne. De l’avant-blues aux improvisations spontanées, des morceaux originaux aux ballades inspirées de Sun Ra (Alex collabore fréquemment avec le célèbre Arkestra), DARK BLUE est un document saisissant sur deux artistes à maturité, deux vieux amis qui conversent dans le langage du jazz moderne. Accompagnés par le trio local composé de superstars Allison Burik à la clarinette basse, François Zaïdan au buzuq et ben grossman à la vielle à roue ! À ne manquer sous aucun prétexte !
Suoni per il Popolo is proud to present Alex Harding and Lucian Ban for an intimate evening at Casa. With DARK BLUE (out on Sunnyside Records) the two musicians are celebrating their musical brotherhood with a unique amalgamation of original pieces and improvisations informed by traditions of jazz, blues, and European chamber music.…

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Event by: CCA, Centre Canadien d'Architecture / Canadian Centre for Architecture


1 Côte de la Fabrique, Québec, QC G1R 3V6, Canada
Duration: 2 days

Pour une troisième fois, la librairie du CCA se déplace sur le campus de l’Université Laval à l’École d’architecture pour deux jours. Cette librairie éphémère, organisée en collaboration avec le Comité Culturel ÉAUL, réunit une sélection de livres et magazines d’architecture, d’urbanisme et de design, ainsi que les plus récentes publications CCA.
Le mercredi 8 avril à 18h, joignez-vous à notre rédactrice Victoria Addona pour une discussion autour de notre dernière publication How Modern : Biographies of Architecture in China 1949–1979, et future publication qui accompagnera l’exposition L’atout de la ville c’est qu’elle n’a jamais été parfaite.
N’oubliez pas d’apporter votre sac réutilisable ou procurez-vous le nouveau sac du CCA 2026, dont tous les profits seront versés à nos programmes jeunesse.
Cet événement est public, aucune réservation requise.
Horaire de la librairie :
8 avril : 12h à 19h
9 avril : 12h à 19h
Salle Jean-Marie Roy
École d’architecture, Université Laval
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For a third time, the CCA Bookstore moves to the Université Laval campus at the École d’architecture for two days. The pop-up bookstore, organized in collaboration with the Comité Culturel ÉAUL, showcases our latest CCA publications alongside a selection of books and magazines on architecture, design, and urban planning from other publishers.
On Wednesday 8 April at 6pm, join us for a discussion with our editor Victoria Addona about our latest publication How Modern: Biographies of Architecture in China 1949–1979 and the upcoming book accompanying the exhibition The fortune of the city is that it has never been perfect.
Don’t forget to bring your own bag, or pick up the new CCA tote 2026, with all proceeds supporting our youth programs.
This event is open to the public, no reservation required.
Bookstore hours :
8 April: 12pm to 7pm
9 April: 12pm to 7pm
Quebec, Quebec

A History of Making, Using, Describing and Making Accessible Electronic Circuit Diagrams 

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In her first solo exhibition, Arta Ajeti presents a new body of intimate graphite drawings based on a personal archive of photographic references. Feminine figures appear in shadowy, dreamlike scenes populated by wrecked cars, theatrical curtains, static-filled screens, stairwells, storm clouds, and ornamental surfaces, where glamour and decay sit in uneasy proximity. Using graphite, Ajeti pushes the image toward both clarity and breakdown, creating works suspended between memory, fantasy, and desire.

Artists Zohra Opoku and Mallory Lowe Mpoka discuss shared concerns surrounding memory, materiality, and the transmission of diasporic histories. Both artists engage with the space between identity and memory as a means of movement and connection, bridging cultures, geographies, and time. This talk is part of a larger initiative titled "Networks of the Black Atlantic: Cultural Heritage, Knowledge, and Solidarity."

Jérôme Nadeau will present his solo show A GOOD SLEEPER. The paintings in the exhibition were developed through multiple phases. Images shift and transform from one state to another: drawings and photographs are digitized, compressed, translated into sound, then reconverted, printed, altered, scanned, and digitally reconfigured before being screen-printed at the limits of legibility. The works do not seek to illustrate or stabilize, but to probe what wavers: blurred thresholds of perception, zones of noise, surfaces shaped by error and uncertainty.

First workshop of the 'Reimagining Research' Spring Workshop Series. Hosted by Lucie Leroux (Laboratoire Textile, Montreal), in collaboration with Alice Jarry and Miranda Smitheram, this four-hour workshop introduces bio-inspired folding as a research-creation methodology at the intersection of design, engineering, and living systems. Moving beyond the representation of natural phenomena, participants will explore folding as a performative, speculative, and relational process that translates principles of growth, locomotion, deployability, adaptation, and responsiveness into material form. Through hands-on experimentation and an introduction to accessible techniques, participants will prototype paper and fabric structures, foregrounding folding as a medium for developing soft and adaptive applications. Part of the NFRF project Origami-inspired Deployable Sensoriactuator Soft Robots, co-directed by Hamid Akbarzadeh, Alice Jarry, Miranda Smitheram, Marta Cerruti, and David Meger. The event is supported by Hexagram: Research-creation network in arts, culture, and technology. Questions: alice.jarry@concordia.ca

Le Jeu is a photographic exhibition that explores the perceptions of day, the temporality of night. The intimacy of the body. The gazes cast upon the other that teach us about ourselves. How we look, what we feel. Lussier's work often employs experimentation, fragmentation and distortion to highlight feelings and spaces of intimacy surrounding the body. The opening reception is BYOB.

Six years ago a hundred people crammed into a small art space in Hochelaga, braving a typical Montreal blizzard, for the inaugural Egg The Poet, celebrating poetry and community and the birth of the city's newest literary journal. It's in this spirit that Yolk Literary has carried on over six years, amplifying the voices of writers and artists in Montreal and beyond. The event will have live music, dancing, pop-up poetry, limited edition merch, light food, beverages, and free goodies, and Yolk's first art exhibition since 2021.

Ways of Hiding, Nicky Band (HEX), Vitamin Pink

Join us for a special performance by celestial music pioneer Laraaji, presenting an expansive live set drawn from across his radiant, decades-spanning body of work. Emerging from the downtown New York loft scene of the 1970s and known for transforming the zither into an instrument of ecstatic resonance, Laraaji's music bridges devotional practice, deep listening, and spontaneous improvisation. His performances weave crystalline tones, gentle rhythms, and meditative atmospheres into an unfolding journey that evolves in real time. Inside this historic sanctuary, immersive architecturally-mapped projections will bathe the space in shifting light, shaping a fully enveloping audio-visual experience.

you already know what this is about - starts right after the low - dance music only

Event by Espace pour la vie

calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/printemps-citoyen
Et si vos fins de semaine devenaient une source d’inspiration… gratuite et accessible à toutes et à tous?
Chaque fin de semaine d’avril, la série d’événements gratuits Printemps citoyen vous invite à explorer la transition socioécologique.
Une programmation pour tous les goûts
11 et 12 avril — Consommer différemment
Fabriquer et réparer
Emballages alimentaires en cire d’abeille
Cartes de souhaits recyclées et ensemencées
Éponges tawashi
Fabrication d’un lombricomposteur
Initiation à la vannerie
Réparation de vêtements et d’objets du quotidien
Écoconsommer
Découverte de la monnaie locale de Montréal (îlot)
Conférence sur le cycle de vie des objets
Démonstration de vélo cargo
Bouger en nature
Chorégraphie avec la nature
Randonnée guidée parmi les arbres de l’Arboretum
En famille ou entres ami.e.s, découvrez des ateliers, activités et rencontres inspirantes, en collaboration avec plus de 40 organismes engagés dans le rapprochement avec la nature.
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What if your weekends became a source of inspiration… free and accessible to everyone?
Every weekend in April, the free Citizen Spring series of events invites you to explore the socio-ecological transition.
A program for everyone
April 11 & 12 — Consume Differently
Make…

Event by Plural Foire d'art contemporain - Plural Contemporary Art Fair, Centre Skol and McBride Contemporain

En parallèle de la foire Plural, les galeries, centres d’artistes et ateliers du Belgo vous ouvrent leurs portes pour un moment convivial en présence de certains artistes. Pour un café ou une boisson, dirigez-vous vers le Centre des arts actuels SKOL, qui inaugure son nouvel espace café.
11 avril, dès 11 h
Édifice Belgo : 372 rue Saint-Catherine O.
→ La majorité des espaces ici-bas sont ouverts jusqu'à 17 h le samedi.
4e étage
✦ Galerie B-312 (#403)
L'équilibre des vrilles : Jacynthe Carrier, Hannah Claus, Andrée Levesque Sioui, Karine Locatelli et Kristel Tremblay
✦ Galerie Wishbone (#406)
Germinal : Mona Sugata, Nathan Bartley, Magdalena Rantica, Charlotte Caron, Amielle Clouâtre
✦ Atelier d'art photographique (#413)
Coups de cœurs photographiques : Jean-Claude Lussier
✦ McBride Contemporain (#414)
Holding Still : Michelle Bui & Kuh Del Rosario
✦ Chiger Art Contemporain (416)
American Scenery et autres vues d'ensemble : François Simard
✦ Espace DÈS_ (#418)
Lieux de passage : Jean-Francois Brière
✦ Louis-Bernard St-Jean Art contemporain (#423)
Exposition permanente et nouvelles œuvres : Louis-Bernard St-Jean…

Vernissage for A Taste of Queer Montreal: A Multi-lingual Exhibition of 2SLGBTQ+ Food and Drink History. See the new exhibition, hear talks from the curators, and enjoy the newly composed Exhibition House Mix Track interweaving oral histories, Montreal's historical house music, and new compositions. Talk/speeches will start at 2:30 pm. Free coffee, sparkling wine, and sparkling water provided. The physical exhibition includes materials from the Archives gaies du Québec, the Archives lesbiennes du Québec, and private collections. This digital exhibition available at cafequeermontreal.com compliments the physical exhibition. A free walking tour related to the exhibition is available at: https://www.cafequeermontreal.com/p/walking-tour-visite-guidee.html A database with 2SLGBTQ+ food and drink spaces in Montreal over time is available at: https://www.cafequeermontreal.com/p/directory-of-montreals-2slgbtq-food-and.html Exhibition curators and creators of the walking tour are Alex D. Ketchum, Al Dervisevic, and Kerrilee Commier.

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Contra dance is a high energy American folk dance accompanied by driving live music and taught by a caller. No partner or experience required! This dance will be called using the role names "Larks and Robins."

Music by McKinley James, Maia Dagher and François-Félix Roy
Called by Jonathan Werk

Patro Villeray, room 1.02-1.03 (double room!)
2:30 pm - 3 pm: Introductory session. Recommended for new dancers.
3 pm - 5:30 pm: Dance
There will be a snack table at the break, if you want to contribute and help ContraMontreal, bring some food to share!

Health and Safety
- Masks are welcome at our events and recommended during flu season
- Please stay home if you have cold or flu-like symptoms

Sliding Scale
Minimum: $8 (No minimum for children under 13)
Suggested: $15
Sponsor: $20 - $25
* You can buy your ticket in advance by sending an Interac transfer to info@contramontreal.org

To keep our floor clean, bring indoor shoes to change into. Also please bring your water bottle!
Please be aware that participants often take videos and pictures during the event, and those images may be used by ContraMontreal for promotion.

For more info, other dances, etc.: www.contramontreal.org
Write to us if you have any questions at info@contramontreal.org.
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La contredanse est une danse folklorique énergique de la Nouvelle-Angleterre qui est accompagnée de musique à cordes live et qui est enseignée par un calleur. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'avoir un partenaire ni d'expérience en danse! Cette soirée sera callée avec les noms de roles "Larks et Robins"

Musique par McKinley James, Maia Dagher and François-Félix Roy
Callé par Jonathan Werk

Patro Villeray, salle 1.02-1.03 (salle double!)
14h30 à 15h : Session d'initiation Conseillée pour les débutant(e)s
15h à 17h30 : Danse

Il y aura une table de collations à la pause, si vous voulez contribuer et ainsi aider ContraMontreal, amener une collation à partager!

Santé et Sécurité
- Les masques sont toujours les bienvenus à nos événements et sont recommandés lors de la saison de grippe
- Si vous avez des symptômes de rhume ou grippe, s'il vous plaît restez à la maison

Paiement flexible
Minimum: 8$ (Pas de minimum pour les enfants de moins de 13 ans)
Suggéré: 15$
Parrain/marraine: 20$ - 25$
*Vous pouvez payer votre billet en avance en envoyant un transfert Interac à info@contramontreal.org

Apportez votre bouteille d'eau et, pour que nous puissions garder nos planchers propres, vos souliers d'intérieur.
Soyez avisés que les participant.e.s prennent souvent des photos et vidéos pendant la soirée et que ces images peuvent être utilisées par ContraMontréal pour de la promotion.

Calendrier complet, info, autres danses, etc. : www.contramontreal.org
Si vous avez des questions, écrivez-nous à info@contramontreal.org

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Thirty years later, we will commemorate JenniCam's anniversary with a day-long event about and through live streaming practices. Keynote lecture by Susanna Paasonen (online), plus an in-situ conversation. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Event: fb://event/2251280775403057

Honestly, it's getting to the point I'm practically posting these after the show has already happened BUT here is your Facebook event for this month's Bad Brain show, which will feel comparatively normal after reading the morning news. Fatal hockey brawls, plastic surgery gone wrong, scientific racism, troubling old time slang, deep punk nerdery and more are on the docket this month. As always, it's free, you can play alone, bring friends, or make some pals on the spot (ask the host and I'll see if I can help set you up!), round winners snag a round of shots, winners on the night can grab a $30 bar tab or the seedy contents of THE MYSTERY BOX.

Join IFRC for their next Research Bites session featuring Tarcisio Cataldi! 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 is a lunchtime series hosted by the IFRC that creates a space for members to share their work in a casual, conversational setting. Bring your lunch, meet fellow researchers, and join us for inspiring exchanges across disciplines!
Tarcisio will share his research on an Afro-Brazilian visual imaginary, drawing on the concept of Quilombismo as articulated by Abdias do Nascimento. In Tarcisio’s work, he explores how flags can be a powerful medium for speculation, reimagining collective symbols and narratives. Through research-creation, he investigates how national identities are deliberately designed and how they can foster new understandings of resistance and belonging in the Brazilian context. 
 
𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶 (he/him) is an Afro-Brazilian designer and artist born in São Paulo and now based in Tio’tia:ke/Montreal. Committed to Black-centred creation through a Quilombista lens, Tarcisio specializes in speculative design and diverse cultural manifestations across design and art. His work explores the design, symbolism, and cultural significance of flags. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from Universidade Estadual Paulista (São Paulo State University) and a Master’s degree in Design from Concordia University in Montreal. He currently works as a designer for the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace at the Indigenous Futures Research Centre. 
 
 
 
 
April 15, 2026
12:30 PM
IFRC HQ, EV 10.705

Second presentation of the Design & Computation Arts Speaker Series featuring Dr. Iva Rešetar, an architect and interdisciplinary researcher at the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Iva Rešetar studied architecture at the University of Belgrade and the Städelschule in Frankfurt and received her doctorate from the Berlin University of the Arts' Department of Digital and Experimental Design. Her dissertation critically examines the relationship between architecture and environmental technologies, searching out historical and experimental knowledge of thermodynamic processes of phase change in architecture – how they are sensed, mediated and acted upon in context of the current climate crisis. Her interests lie in fluid materialities, methods and practices of energy and heat, and their implications for environmental regeneration and repair of the built environment. Recent publications include Breath: Morphological, Ecological and Social Dimensions (De Gruyter, 2022), and Thermodynamic Structures: Modulating Heat with Phase Change Materials in Architecture (Berlin University of the Arts, 2025).

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Projection de A Chip Odyssey suivie d'une discussion avec deux expertes sur l'impact géopolitique mondial des semi-conducteurs taïwanais. Plongeant dans cinquante ans d'innovation, A Chip Odyssey retrace l'ascension fulgurante de Taïwan au cœur de l'industrie mondiale des semi-conducteurs, devenue un pilier essentiel de l'ère de l'IA et de la fabrication avancée des puces. Le film met en lumière la manière dont cette industrie a transformé l'île en acteur technologique incontournable. La projection sera suivie d'une discussion avec les spécialistes Dr. Olga Alexeeva et Dr. Honghong Tinn, qui analyseront le rôle stratégique du secteur dans la trajectoire de Taïwan, son poids dans la rivalité sino-américaine et les risques systémiques qu'impliquerait une interruption des exportations taïwanaises vers les entreprises occidentales en cas de conflit. 17:00 - Remarques d'ouverture; 17:10 - Projection du film (VO mandarin avec STF); 19:00 - Entracte; 19:10 - Panel de discussion (anglais / français); 20:00 - Fin. Doors at 4:30 PM. All ages. Organizer: Fondation Asie Pacifique du Canada. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/projection-panel-a-chip-odyssey-tickets-1984333029508#organizer-card [screening]

Every Part of Me Feels explores somatic memory: how green spaces, damaged or destroyed by human activity, live on in our collective bodies. The exhibition presents the practices of Mila Figuet, Oriana Confente, and Bastik (Anick Jasmin), who explore the retention of emotional memory of Boisé Steinberg.

Artefacts is a showcase of graphic, object, and multimedia design bringing together the work of Concordia's Design and Computation Arts students. The show focuses on critical perspectives and sustainable approaches to materialism, crafting meaningful experiences that challenge design's role in contemporary and future societies.

Blue Skies Turn Black présente The Antlers avec Toth au Bar Le Ritz PDB à Montreal. The Antlers en concert au Bar Le Ritz PDB le

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Event by: Arts in the Margins
Venue: Club Español de Quebec - Club Espagnol du Québec


Club Español de Quebec - Club Espagnol du Québec
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Salle: Toscadura (4833 St Laurent Blvd, Montréal, Québec, H2W 1Z5 ) Date: 16 avril 2026 Portes: 19h30 Musique: 20h00
Billets: $15 plus taxes et frais en avance / $20 à l’entrée
Co-diffusé avec Mardi Spaghetti
Tatsuya Nakatani est un percussionniste d’avant-garde, un compositeur et un artiste sonore. Actif sur la scène internationale depuis les années 1990, Nakatani a publié plus de 80 enregistrements et effectué de nombreuses tournées, donnant plus de 150 concerts par an. Il donne des classes de maîtres et des conférences dans les universités et les conservatoires de musique du monde entier. Originaire du Japon, il vit dans la ville désertique de Truth or Consequences, au Nouveau-Mexique. Grâce à ses activités dans les domaines de la musique nouvelle, de l’improvisation et de la musique expérimentale, Nakatani multiplie les collaborations.
La musique de Nakatani est centrée sur un gong adapté pour être joué à l’archet, soutenu par un ensemble de tambours, de cymbales et de bols chantants. Avec ses archets Kobo qu’il sculpte à la main, il a consacré des décennies à affiner et développer son univers sonore : un agencement de vibrations qui s’enlisent dans des strates scintillantes de silence et de texture. Au cœur de cette œuvre contemporaine, on perçoit encore le rythme dramatique, l’élégance formelle et l’espace (ma) caractéristiques de la musique traditionnelle japonaise.
Cosmic Diver est un duo de performance sonore et vidéo composé de Lina Choi et Robin-Dimitrije Gosselin-Monasevic qui explore un monde sous-marin imaginaire où les frontières entre les profondeurs de la mer et l'espace s'estompent. À travers des paysages sonores immersifs, le duo invite le public à dériver entre les dimensions dans un état onirique.
IARA108 présente son tout premier concert avec Shota Nakamura à la guitare et au chant, Markus Floats à la basse et Kyle Hutchins à la batterie.
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Venue: Toscadura (4388 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Z5) Date: April 16, 2026 Doors: 7:30 PM Music: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15.00 plus taxes and fees in advance / $20.00 at the door
Co-presented with Mardi Spaghetti
Tatsuya Nakatani is an avant-garde percussionist, composer, and artist of sound. Active internationally since the 1990s, Nakatani has released over 80 recordings and tours extensively, performing over 150 concerts a year. Originally from Japan, he makes his home in the desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. With his activity in new music, improvisation, and experimental music, Nakatani has a long history of collaboration.
Nakatani’s distinctive music centered around his adapted bowed gong, supported by an array of drums, cymbals, and singing bowls. In consort with his personally hand-carved Kobo Bows, he has spent decades refining and developing his sound as an arrangement of formations of vibrations, incorporated in shimmering layers of silence and texture. Within this contemporary work, one can still recognize the dramatic pacing, formal elegance and space (ma) felt in traditional Japanese music.
Cosmic Diver is a duo sound-video performance comprised of Lina Choi and Robin-Dimitrije Gosselin-Monasevic fthat explores an imaginary underwater world blurring the lines between the deep sea and outer space. Through immersive soundscapes, they invite the audience to drift between these realms in a dreamlike state.
IARA108 presents their first live set ever with Shota Nakamura on guitar and vocals, Markus Floats on bass and Kyle Hutchins on drums. See less

Third presentation of the Design & Computation Arts Speaker Series featuring Zherui Wang. Zherui Wang is a designer and building technology researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. His work focuses on devising architectural methods for cooling and climate-response design for extreme heat while being mindful of material use. Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E program, his PhD research explores the design integration of structural form-finding and building thermal mass performance, informed by architectural geometry, materials science, and life cycle thinking. He is a co-author of Hydroculus, an evaporative and radiative cooling roof prototype that was exhibited in the Venice Architecture Biennale and received a Holcim Foundation Award for Sustainable Design and Construction. Previously, Wang was an Academic Professional Researcher at CHAOS Lab in Princeton. He has practiced in design roles at Barkow Leibinger Architects and served on the design faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute, and State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was named the 2020-21 Reyner Banham Fellow. Wang holds a BArch from Pratt Institute, a post-professional MArch from Princeton University, and a graduate certificate in Energy Policy from the Penn Kleinman Center.

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Event by: ‎Ayelet Rose Gottlieb איילת רוז גוטליב‎


5540 Casgrain Ave, Montreal, QC
www.naada.ca


March 12 | Online
April 17-19 | In Person (Montreal, Naada Yoga)
For this New Moon Deep Listening Weekend, three certified Deep Listening facilitators - Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Kathy Kennedy, and Katie Down - offer a rich series of experiences inspired by the work of feminist composer Pauline Oliveros.
This two-day, in-person workshop, preceded by an online introduction and a concert, invites participants to reconnect with their voices, bodies, and listening awareness through Deep Listening practices, vocal improvisation, sound walks, guided meditations, and free writing. No prior experience with Deep Listening or music is required—only curiosity and openness.
What Is Deep Listening?
Deep Listening is a practice developed by feminist composer Pauline Oliveros that cultivates heightened awareness of sound, self, and environment. Through simple, often playful practices, including text scores (short written instructions that invite collective attention and sound-making), participants are encouraged to listen deeply to themselves, others, and the world.
Schedule of Events
Free Online Introduction
Thursday, March 12 | 7:30–8:30 pm (Zoom)
A free online gathering offering a taste of what’s to come and an introduction to the facilitators and practices.
Concert
Friday, April 17 | 7:30–9:00 pm
(New Moon in Aries)
An evening concert featuring text scores by Kathy Kennedy and Ayelet Rose Gottlieb from A Year of Deep Listening, alongside selected compositions by Pauline Oliveros.
In-Person Workshop
Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 | 1:00–6:00 pm
Location: Naada Yoga Studio, Montreal
Over two afternoons, participants will engage in:
* Sound walks
* Vocal improvisation
* Deep Listening practices
* Guided meditations
* Free writing
Participants may attend any or all events.
This weekend is open to all genders.
Registration & Fees
Online Session (March 12): FREE
Concert (April 17): $15
Workshop (Saturday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Workshop (Sunday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Maximum participants: 30
Registration: Please contact Naada Yoga
https://www.naada.ca/
Your Facilitators:
Katie Down is a New York–based sound artist, flutist, composer, music psychotherapist, and certified Deep Listening facilitator. Her work spans sound art, free improvisation, folk, jazz, and experimental music, using both traditional and found-object instruments. Katie has created sound scores for theatre, dance, and film, earning Drama Desk nominations and a Connecticut Critics Circle Award. She has taught music therapy at SUNY and is a frequent guest lecturer at NYU, Vassar, and the School of Visual Arts.
https://www.katiedown.com/
Kathy Kennedy is a Montreal-based sound artist with training in visual art and classical voice. Her practice explores voice, technology, and public space through telephony, radio, and large-scale participatory works. She is a founder of Studio XX (now Ada-X) and the women’s choral ensemble Choeur Maha. Kathy teaches music at Concordia University and regularly leads workshops on listening, acoustic ecology, and vocal improvisation.
https://kathykennedy.ca/


“Gottlieb is one of those singers…whose voice can convey great power and soul, even when singing in a language unfamiliar to listeners.” — Jazziz Magazine
Jerusalem-born, Montreal-based vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb is an international performer and composer whose work blends jazz, Middle Eastern and Jewish music, contemporary composition, and conceptual improvisation. Her collaborations include John Zorn, ETHEL, IONE, and Naomi Shihab Nye. Her recent recording with Dream Keepers - DUST - is currently a finalist for the Opus Prize for “Album of the Year” in the World Music category.
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Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/3839269572872692/3839269589539357
Event by: ‎Ayelet Rose Gottlieb איילת רוז גוטליב‎


5540 Casgrain Ave, Montreal, QC
www.naada.ca


March 12 | Online
April 17-19 | In Person (Montreal, Naada Yoga)
For this New Moon Deep Listening Weekend, three certified Deep Listening facilitators - Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Kathy Kennedy, and Katie Down - offer a rich series of experiences inspired by the work of feminist composer Pauline Oliveros.
This two-day, in-person workshop, preceded by an online introduction and a concert, invites participants to reconnect with their voices, bodies, and listening awareness through Deep Listening practices, vocal improvisation, sound walks, guided meditations, and free writing. No prior experience with Deep Listening or music is required—only curiosity and openness.
What Is Deep Listening?
Deep Listening is a practice developed by feminist composer Pauline Oliveros that cultivates heightened awareness of sound, self, and environment. Through simple, often playful practices, including text scores (short written instructions that invite collective attention and sound-making), participants are encouraged to listen deeply to themselves, others, and the world.
Schedule of Events
Free Online Introduction
Thursday, March 12 | 7:30–8:30 pm (Zoom)
A free online gathering offering a taste of what’s to come and an introduction to the facilitators and practices.
Concert
Friday, April 17 | 7:30–9:00 pm
(New Moon in Aries)
An evening concert featuring text scores by Kathy Kennedy and Ayelet Rose Gottlieb from A Year of Deep Listening, alongside selected compositions by Pauline Oliveros.
In-Person Workshop
Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 | 1:00–6:00 pm
Location: Naada Yoga Studio, Montreal
Over two afternoons, participants will engage in:
* Sound walks
* Vocal improvisation
* Deep Listening practices
* Guided meditations
* Free writing
Participants may attend any or all events.
This weekend is open to all genders.
Registration & Fees
Online Session (March 12): FREE
Concert (April 17): $15
Workshop (Saturday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Workshop (Sunday): $75 / $60 early bird (ends March 18)
Maximum participants: 30
Registration: Please contact Naada Yoga
https://www.naada.ca/
Your Facilitators:
Katie Down is a New York–based sound artist, flutist, composer, music psychotherapist, and certified Deep Listening facilitator. Her work spans sound art, free improvisation, folk, jazz, and experimental music, using both traditional and found-object instruments. Katie has created sound scores for theatre, dance, and film, earning Drama Desk nominations and a Connecticut Critics Circle Award. She has taught music therapy at SUNY and is a frequent guest lecturer at NYU, Vassar, and the School of Visual Arts.
https://www.katiedown.com/
Kathy Kennedy is a Montreal-based sound artist with training in visual art and classical voice. Her practice explores voice, technology, and public space through telephony, radio, and large-scale participatory works. She is a founder of Studio XX (now Ada-X) and the women’s choral ensemble Choeur Maha. Kathy teaches music at Concordia University and regularly leads workshops on listening, acoustic ecology, and vocal improvisation.
https://kathykennedy.ca/


“Gottlieb is one of those singers…whose voice can convey great power and soul, even when singing in a language unfamiliar to listeners.” — Jazziz Magazine
Jerusalem-born, Montreal-based vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb is an international performer and composer whose work blends jazz, Middle Eastern and Jewish music, contemporary composition, and conceptual improvisation. Her collaborations include John Zorn, ETHEL, IONE, and Naomi Shihab Nye. Her recent recording with Dream Keepers - DUST - is currently a finalist for the Opus Prize for “Album of the Year” in the World Music category.
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An Evening of Sound and Light featuring Kathy Kennedy + Allison Moore, Rosalie Chretien + Graham Beverley & Jeremy Sklad, and Asha Tamirisa

Many, Many Machine Agencies' Writing Workshop. AI Chantier of the Hexagram Network brings together maker-thinkers whose work spans machine learning, interaction design, and experience design, to create a community of practice through a publication process. Prompting potential contributors with an unusual format, Many, Many Machine Agencies asks for recipes, instructions, or games that centre the problem of agency and interaction and the importance of new kinds of encounters with machines. This edited collection is indeed a kind of a cookbook for engaging critically with machines, and as such, we take inspiration from celebrated cookbook authors, like MFK Fisher, who provide recipes and instructions for dishes, while embedding them in a broader biographical and cultural narrative. This cookout session invites contributors to the AI Chantier publication drive to: Learn more about the recipe methodology and its relevance for engaging with machine agencies and AI, To talk about their writing project (share ingredients) and get feedback, Get a clearer picture about what the publishing process will look like. Prospective authors and those curious about the project are invited to participate. This activity is produced in collaboration with Machine Agencies and Milieux Institute's Speculative Life Cluster as part of the 2026 Interdisciplinary Encounters. To register or for any questions, please contact nicole.debrabandere@gmail.com

La version francaise suit.

The Friends of the McGill Libraries and Blue Metropolis Literary Festival are delighted to present the 2026 Hugh MacLennan Lecture featuring Maria Reva, author of fiction and opera libretti.

Maria Reva's debut novel, Endling, was winner of the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, a finalist for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction, nominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award, and longlisted for the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. It was named a best book of 2025 by The Globe and Mail, New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, and many others. She won a National Magazine Award in 2019 and was a finalist for the 2020 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for her debut short story collection, Good Citizens Need Not Fear. Maria Reva's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, McSweeney's, The Wall Street Journal, Granta, The Best American Short Stories, and elsewhere. She was born in Ukraine and grew up in British Columbia, where she now lives.

The evening will feature a conversation between Maria Reva and Allan Hepburn, James McGill Professor of Twentieth-Century Literature at McGill University. Professor Hepburn's research focuses on the novel - British, American, Irish, Canadian. His areas of interest include modernism; contemporary fiction, twentieth-century fiction, and aesthetics.

Books are on sale online through Paragraphe Bookstore. Audience members who bring their own book to the event may have it signed by Maria Reva after the lecture.

Thank you to Donald Walcot for generously supporting the Hugh MacLennan Lecture.

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Les Amis des Bibliothèques de McGill et le Festival littéraire international Metropolis Bleu sont ravis de présenter la Conférence Hugh MacLennan 2026 sous forme d'une conversation avec l'écrivaine Maria Reva, autrice de romans et de livrets d'opéra.

Le premier roman de Maria Reva, Endling, a remporté le prix annuel de fiction Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust 2025, a été finaliste pour les Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général 2025 dans la catégorie fiction, a été retenu dans la première sélection pour le prix Booker 2025 et le Climate Fiction Prize 2026, et a finalement été nominé pour le Prix littéraire de Dublin 2026. Ce roman a aussi figuré dans la liste des meilleurs livres de 2025 du Globe and Mail, du New Yorker, du Publishers Weekly, du Guardian, et de bien d'autres journaux. Maria a également remporté un Prix du magazine canadien en 2019 et avait été finaliste pour le prix Atwood Gibson du Writers' Trust en 2020 pour son premier recueil de nouvelles, Good Citizens Need Not Fear. Ses écrits ont paru notamment dans The Atlantic, McSweeney's, The Wall Street Journal, Granta et The Best American Short Stories. Elle est née en Ukraine et a grandi en Colombie-Britannique, où elle vit actuellement.

La soirée proposera une conversation entre Maria Reva et Allan Hepburn, professeur James McGill de littérature du XXe siècle à l’Université McGill. Les recherches du professeur Hepburn portent sur le roman — britannique, américain, irlandais et canadien. Ses domaines d’intérêt comprennent le modernisme, la fiction contemporaine, la fiction du XXe siècle ainsi que l’esthétique.

L'événement se déroulera exclusivement en anglais.

Les livres sont en vente en ligne via la Librairie Paragraphe. Les participants qui apportent leur propre livre à l’événement pourront le faire signer par Maria Reva après la conférence.

Merci à Donald Walcot pour son généreux soutien à la conférence Hugh MacLennan.

Photo: Anya Chibis.

Info + registration: https://mcgill.ca/x/5YJ

Join us in store for poetry readings from Stephanie Bolster, Ian Pople, and Derek Webster! Stephanie Bolster's latest book of poetry, Long Exposure, began as an exploration of Robert Polidori's photographs of New Orleans and Chernobyl. Her first book, White Stone: The Alice Poems, won the Governor General's Award and the Gerald Lampert Award and was translated into French. She teaches creative writing at Concordia. Ian Pople's poems have been published in Canada in Fiddlehead and Antigonish Review, the United States in Poetry, Plume, Subtropics and in the UK in London Review of Books, Manchester Review, Poetry Review and Times Literary Supplement. His chapbook, Spillway, was published by Anstruther in Toronto in 2020. Derek Webster's first collection of poems, Mockingbird, was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award, and his second collection, National Animal, won the 2024 A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. He lives in Montreal and Toronto. Masks are not required, but will be provided at the door. Please contact us at least a day in advance for elevator access to the store.

The third workshop of the 'Reimagining Research' Spring Workshop Series. This workshop will allow participants to re-imagine and transform photographs, digital images and other works through Polaroid emulsion lifts. Exploring the materiality of film and photographic practice, participants will work directly with the image of their choosing, lifting, folding, stretching and tearing it. The process of emulsion lifting briefly reduces the image to a ghostly film to then be bonded to another material such as paper, cardboard, or fabric. This physical manipulation of imagery provides a framework to discuss transparencies/opacities of identity and selfhood, thinking through ideas of disclosure and (mis)recognition. Participants are invited to bring pre-existing digital images that can be printed on Polaroid film, or to take photos on site to experiment with the process. Spaces are limited. Please RSVP to Marc Beaulieu marc.beaulieu@concordia.ca and include within the subject line 'Ghostly Image'.

Dissecting and reassembling the elements of photonovels, Gaudreau draws forth details that disrupt its usual narrative continuity. This pop literary genre is thus reconfigured into a choreographic space in which texts and images tumble out of sync.

By adopting strategies akin to visual ethnography, the trio, composed of Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, and Ryan Ferko, multiplies perspectives on the modernization of Iran, its rural regions, and the families witnessing their industrialization. Archives and image-making apparatuses become playgrounds and sites of subversion as much as catalysts for encounters, from which the artists conduct an autopsy of a territory.

VOX and VISIONS invite you to a special evening with the artists of the exhibition One's Own Eyes. Moving between the frames of Lovers' Wind (2024) and Chooka (2018), the trio unfolds a live reading and performance—following images as they oscillate across cycles of violence and war. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, and Ryan Ferko, moderated by Benjamin R. Taylor and Doriane Biot.

Event: fb://event/739221189212681

ECHOS XIII : Musique pour grand espace

Joignez-vous à nous pour le treizième concert de la série faisant place aux musiques d'exploration / improvisées / concrètes / d'écoute et/ou à l'art audio.

La programmation de cette édition d’ECHOS est présentée par NicheMTL, plateforme médiatique canadienne à but non lucratif dédiée aux pratiques émergentes en art, musique, mode et culture à Montréal.

Les artistes:
Ida Toninato
Racine
Quinton Barnes

Date: Vendredi 24 avril à 21H
Adresse: Aux Ateliers Belleville, 545 Legendre Ouest.
L’entrée se fait par le stationnement à l'arrière du bâtiment sur la rue Meilleur.

Billets en prévente disponibles dans notre bio: 20$ tx incluses.
Billets à la porte: 25$ tx incluses.

Bar sur place + bières de la Brasserie Dieu du Ciel.
Cartes et argent comptant acceptés. NO BYOB.

Tous les profits de l'événement iront aux artistes et au développement des Ateliers Belleville.

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ECHOS XIII: Musique pour grand espace

Join us for the thirteenth concert in the series, showcasing experimental, improvised, concrete, listening-based music and/or audio art.

This edition of ECHOS is presented by NicheMTL, a Canadian nonprofit media platform dedicated to emerging practices in art, music, fashion, and culture in Montreal.

Artists:Ida Toninato
Racine
Quinton Barnes

Date: Friday, April 24 at 9 PM
Location: Ateliers Belleville, 545 Legendre Ouest
Entrance via the rear parking lot on Meilleur Street

Tickets: Presale: $20 (taxes included)
At the door: $25 (taxes included)

Bar on site + beers from Brasserie Dieu du Ciel
Card and cash accepted. NO BYOB

All proceeds from the event will go to the artists and to the development of Ateliers Belleville.

Scatterbrain Magazine is launching their 7th issue in Montreal alongside live music and vendors at La Sala Rossa! The show will be a mix of rock, punk, and techno music, guaranteed to keep you dancing all night. You can even get a tattoo done while you're there... This is their first bilingual issue; find projects in one or two languages, alongside photoshoots, quizzes, and art pieces. Meet the writers, editors, artists, and photographers behind it all!

Event by Livart

www.zeffy.com/fr-CA/ticketing/soiree-de-finissage
Soirée de finissage – Racines créatives
Samedi 25 avril de 21h à 6h
Venez célébrer la fin de l’exposition Racines créatives lors d’une soirée festive et immersive!
Pour l’occasion, le Livart ouvre ses deux espaces. La galerie vous accueillera en mode nocturne pour (re)découvrir l’exposition et assister au spectacle de kora de Zal Sissokho.
À partir de 23h, la grande salle s’anime avec une soirée DJ portée par un superbe line-up qui vous fera danser jusqu’à 6h du matin!
Galerie :
21h00 à 23h00 : Galerie ouverte au public pour visiter l’exposition en nocturne
21h45 à 22h30 : spectacle de kora par Zal Sissokho, @zalsissokho
Grande salle :
23h à 1h : DJ Msquare, @deejaymsquare (afrobeat/electro/trap/konpa)
1h à 4h : Gayance, @gayance (afrohouse/électro)
4h à 6h : Rossy Ross, @rossyross_ondamix (afrohouse)
En partenariat avec Production Usawa.
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BIRTH 5 is a 2 part program: a live a Crankie Box performance by Ava Berkson, followed by a 60 minute block of short animated films. BIRTH Screenings is a monthly communion of performance and animation, hosted at White Wall Studio and curated by Ori Peer.

Photographer Vincent Castonguay and filmmaker David Simard captured the final days of the residency, translating the essence of the space, the richness of gestures, and the beauty of shared daily life into images. The exhibition features photography, ceramic objects by Alexandra Gelinas, and the short film reflecting this living cultural transmission. Beyond borders, this collaboration embodies a choice: to become together. For the past year, Dan, Alexandra, and Quartier Artisan have joined forces to develop a future maker-space in Lac-Mégantic: a multi-disciplinary workshop site dedicated to preserving artisanal knowledge and hosting Québec artisans and designers. Deux Artisans stands as a manifesto for a resilient community in the making. Exhibition presented by SIALart.

The exhibition will present the work of designer-makers in ceramics, glass, textiles, and woodworking who were invited to reflect on the revalorization and creative reuse of production offcuts and scraps. An inevitable by-product of artisanal production, these materials are either reimagined through new techniques and materials or approached through installative works that reveal their technical, economic, ecological, and poetic dimensions.

Join us in store for poetry readings from Isabella Wang, Christina Shah and Misha Solomon, hosted by Sarah Wolfson! Isabella Wang is the author of Pebble Swing (Nightwood Editions, 2021), a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, and the chapbook On Forgetting a Language (Baseline Press, 2019). Her poetry and prose have appeared in over thirty literary journals and five anthologies. She directs her own non-profit editing and mentorship program, Revise-Revision Street, and lives in New Westminster, BC. Christina Shah lives in New Westminster and works in heavy industry. Her poetry has appeared in numerous Canadian literary journals and has been shortlisted for the Fiddlehead's 2021 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize and has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry 2023. She is one-fifth of the Harbour Centre 5 poetry collective. if: prey, then: huntress is her first full-length poetry collection. Misha Solomon is a homosexual poet in and of Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. He is the author of two chapbooks, Full Sentences (Turret House Press, 2022) and FLORALS (above/ground press, 2020), and his work has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry, Arc, The Fiddlehead, Grain, The Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, Riddle Fence, and & Change. My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet is his debut full-length collection. Masks are not required, but will be provided at the door. Please contact us at least a day in advance for elevator access to the store.

Sténopé is the first solo exhibition of Matéo L. Sampaio curated by Mathieu Deschênes. Developed from photographic negatives discovered in an abandoned site, the project unfolds at the intersection of reality and fiction, activating fragments of memory linked to a forgotten family.

Event: fb://event/1567412834354652

Eastern Bloc et Art Souterrain présentent une soirée de téléperformances explorant la notion d'ubiquité, cette capacité d'être présent·e en plusieurs lieux à la fois, réinterprétée à travers les technologies de téléprésence.

Trois projets en développement proposent des approches singulières de cette réflexion. Geopresence, de Paloma Dawkins et Fili Gibbons, ouvre la soirée avec une tapisserie médiatique mêlant son, visuels en temps réel et pratiques incarnées pour décentrer notre regard sur le territoire. Telepæsants, une performance de Michal Seta et Dirk Stromberg, propose un jam électronique entre Montréal et Singapour où distance et latence deviennent matière créative. La soirée se conclut avec Incantations, du collectif Future Ancestors : Koko Mariano, Jielin Liu et Najeeba Ahmed, une performance multisensorielle explorant des formes spéculatives de connexion et de communication au-delà du langage.

La soirée débutera par une marche guidée au coucher du soleil dans le jardin industriel devant Eastern Bloc, diffusée en direct sur notre Instagram.

18h30 Portes
19h00 Marche guidée
20h00 Performances

Entrée gratuite, inscription requise.
Bar sur place (comptant et carte).

Avec nos remerciements à Studio SIT pour son accompagnement technologique auprès des artistes dans le développement de ces projets.

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Eastern Bloc and Art Souterrain present an evening of teleperformances exploring the notion of ubiquity, the ability to be present in multiple places at once, reinterpreted through telepresence technologies.

Three projects in development offer singular approaches to this reflection. Geopresence, by Paloma Dawkins and Fili Gibbons, opens the evening with a media tapestry blending sound, real-time visuals and embodied practices to decenter our perception of territory. Telepæsants, a performance by Michal Seta and Dirk Stromberg, proposes an electronic jam between Montréal and Singapore where distance and latency become creative material. The evening closes with Incantations, by the collective Future Ancestors: Koko Mariano, Jielin Liu and Najeeba Ahmed, a multisensory performance exploring speculative forms of connection and communication beyond language.

The evening will begin with a guided sunset walk through the industrial garden lot in front of Eastern Bloc, livestreamed on our Instagram.

6:30 PM Doors
7:00 PM Sunset walk
8:00 PM Performances

Free admission, RSVP required.
Bar on site (cash and card).

With thanks to Studio SIT for their technological support of the artists in the development of these projects.

Installation multimédia présentée en continu

Kevin Day est l'artiste 2026 pour Intervalles, un programme de résidence d'artiste de courte durée en médias numériques mis sur pied par le centre d'artistes OBORO et le Festival Accès Asie, partenaires de création depuis 1999. Le public pourra découvrir l'œuvre Silicon Shield et rencontrer l'artiste au Laboratoire nouveaux médias d'OBORO le samedi 2 mai 2026 à partir de midi.

Ancré dans une recherche sur les conditions politiques du capitalisme informationnel, son projet Silicon Shield, composé de douze sculptures en plexiglas évoquant des téléphones intelligents, vise à mettre en lumière les infrastructures matérielles et économiques qui sous-tendent les technologies numériques, notamment l’IA, à travers une analyse géopolitique ciblée des tensions entourant Taïwan.

Kevin T. Day est né à Taipei, à Taïwan. Il a obtenu une maîtrise et un doctorat en beaux-arts de l’Université de Colombie-Britannique et vit actuellement à Vancouver. Son travail a été présenté au Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal) et à l’international (Hong Kong, États-Unis, Allemagne), notamment à la Vancouver Art Gallery, au VIVO Media Arts Centre, à InterAccess, au Center for Creative Media et au Centre CLARK. Il a également présenté ses recherches sur des plateformes de premier plan en art et technologie.

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Multimedia installation presented without interruption

Kevin Day is the artist selected for the 2026 edition of Interval, a short-term artist residency program in digital media set up by OBORO artist-run centre and Festival Accès Asie, creative partners since 1999. The public will be able to experience the work Silicon Shield and meet the artist at the LAB OBORO on Saturday, May 2, 2026, starting at noon.

Rooted in research on the political conditions of informational capitalism, his project Silicon Shield — comprising twelve plexiglass sculptures evoking smartphones— aims to shed light on the material and economic infrastructures underpinning digital technologies, particularly AI, through a focused geopolitical analysis of the tensions surrounding Taiwan.

Admission is free. All are welcome. Accessibility information here.

Join us for a talk with Adriana Leigh about her book, Trauma Sensitivity at Work. Trauma Sensitivity at Work is a clear, compassionate, and practical guide to building cultures of inclusion and safety by addressing an underlying cause of persistent workplace challenges: trauma. Drawing on two decades of global experience in workplace human rights, in leadership, and as a policy advisor—as well as her background as a human rights lawyer and her own healing journey—international changemaker Adriana Leigh demonstrates why trauma sensitivity is a core competency of leadership today and shows you how to cultivate it. Adriana Leigh is an award-winning international consultant and changemaker, and the founder and principal consultant at ALG Consulting. She is a former workplace human rights lawyer turned facilitator, working at the intersection of DEI, gender-based violence and harassment prevention, and psychologically safe workplace systems. She has collaborated with organizations worldwide, including the United Nations, international aid agencies, and both private and public sector entities. Recognized for her transformative work, Adriana has been featured by World Pulse as one of the "21 Women Leaders to Watch" and has received the CREA Global Award. She lives in Montreal, Canada. Masks are not required, but will be provided for free at the door. For elevator access to the store, please contact us at least a day in advance.

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Salut les amis 👽_/
Rendez-vous sous le pont le 2 mai.

On a gelé toute l’hiver, caliss.
Mais là, le pringtemps est venu.

C’est le temps de se dégeler le corp et l'esprit avec d'la BASSS.
Viens célébrer ça avec nous !

Apporte une fleur, une plante, des amis, une tortue...
ou juste toi <3

Un gros merci à nos beaux DJs pour le voyage sonore !

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🔥 🔥 🔥 L I N E - U P 🔥 🔥 🔥


🟢 Robin Hood
UK Garage
https://www.instagram.com/robinhood_sound/


🟡 Ju de Pomme
Tribal Techno
https://soundcloud.com/juliannefortin


🟠 FVN3VV
Hard Bounce Techno
evangelion.io


🔴 Elixar
Hard Trance
https://soundcloud.com/elixarmusic


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⭐ MENTIONS SPÉCIALES ⭐


🎥 ARTS VISUELS

Skeletron va partager sa magie visuel avec nous encore une fois !
Des projections VJ sur les murs et plafond du viaduc.
Prépare-toi à entrer dans un portail 🔮

https://www.instagram.com/skeletron/


🌿 VIBE PATROL

Merci à l’équipe Vibe Patrol qui veille sur l’ambiance et prend soin de l’espace toute la soirée. Si tu as besoin de quoi que ce soit, n’hésite pas à aller vers eux. Tu peux les reconnaître grâce à leurs bandoulières orange.


⭕ HOOPS & FLOW

Saturna sera là avec ses hoops pour faire circuler le flow dans l'espace et les partager avec celles et ceux qui ont envie d'explorer. Un mélange de danse, de jeu, et de mouvement pour amplifier la vibe 🌀

https://www.instagram.com/saturna_circles_/


Plus de foleries à venir...


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🌆 INFORMATIONS ÉVÉNEMENT 🌆


🗓️ Samedi, 2 mai

🕕 18h - 23h

💸 Entrée gratuite

📍 Sous le viaduc Van-Horne :
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/8wKojtKiGbnc7fWa9)



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Hello friends 👽_/
Rendez-vous under the bridge on May 2.

Yes, we froze all winter.
But now… spring has come.

It's time to thaw our body and soul with some juicy BASSS.
Come celebrate with us!

Bring a flower, a plant, some friends, a turtle...
or just yourself <3

A massive thanks to our beautiful DJs for the sound journey!

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🔥 🔥 🔥 L I N E - U P 🔥 🔥 🔥


🟢 Robin Hood
UK Garage
https://www.instagram.com/robinhood_sound/


🟡 Ju de Pomme
Tribal Techno
https://soundcloud.com/juliannefortin


🟠 FVN3VV
Hard Bounce Techno
evangelion.io


🔴 Elixar
Hard Trance
https://soundcloud.com/elixarmusic


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🎥 VISUAL ARTS

Skeletron will be sharing his visual magic with us once again.
VJ projections on the walls and ceiling of the viaduct.
Get ready to enter a portal 🔮

https://www.instagram.com/skeletron/


🌿 VIBE PATROL

Thanks to the Vibe Patrol team who will be watching over the atmosphere and taking care of the space all night. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask them. You can recognize them by their orange bandoliers.


⭕ HOOPS & FLOW

Saturna will be there with her hoops to circulate flow in the space and share them with those who feel like exploring. A mix of dance, play, and movement to amplify the vibe 🌀

https://www.instagram.com/saturna_circles_/


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🌆 EVENT INFORMATION 🌆


🗓️ Saturday, Mai 2

🕕 6-11 pm

💸 Free entry

📍 Beneath the Van-Horne overpass
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/8wKojtKiGbnc7fWa9)

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It has been a long time that we’ve wanted to open up our facility to the public, and give you all a chance to come see our facility and talk to us in person!
So here it is! This is our first open house!

Come by and check out our facility!
Visit our three different studios, each specializing in a specific style of music and sound production. Take a look and see which best can help you with your projects!
Get a feel for the church hall! I promise it is nicer than any pictures we’ve posted!

Meet our team
We will all be on-site and looking forward to meeting you! We will all be happy to show how we operate, and answer any questions you might have about projects you have in mind!

Try out our instruments in the hall!
All three of our pianos, including our new Steinway Model D will be tuned and ready for you to try!
Our Hammond B3 organ and Leslie are also in top shape and ready to test!

Studio A will have their team ready to talk anything music composition, arranging, and preproduction.
Studio B will be showing off our Dolby Atmos System and high precision setup
Studio C will showcase an incredible collection of vintage gear, including an original Neve console, and 24 track tape machine!

May 3rd 2026 – 1:30pm-6:30pm
3275 Prieur Est, Montréal, H1H 2K4
– Main entrance to the right of the driveway
See you there!
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Ça faisait longtemps qu’on voulait ouvrir nos portes au public, et vous donner la chance de venir découvrir nos installations et jaser avec nous en personne !
Donc voici enfin notre toute première évènement portes ouvertes!

Passez nous voir et venez découvrir le studio!
Visitez nos trois studios, chacun avec leur propre style de production musical et sonore. Venez voir lequel correspond le mieux à vos projets!
Venez ressentir l’ambiance de la salle d’église! C’est encore plus beau en vrai que sur les photos !

Rencontrez notre équipe :
On sera tous sur place et hâte de vous rencontrer! Ça va nous faire plaisir de vous montrer comment on travaille et de répondre à toutes vos questions sur vos projets à venir !

Essayez nos instruments dans la salle :
Nos trois pianos, incluant notre nouveau Steinway Model D, seront accordés et prêts à être essayés !
Notre orgue Hammond B3 et sa Leslie sont aussi en pleine forme et prêts à être testés !

Studio A aura son équipe sur place pour jaser de composition musicale, d’arrangement et de préproduction.
Studio B fera un démonstration de notre système Dolby Atmos et de notre installation de haute précision.
Studio C présentera une collection impressionnante d’équipement vintage, incluant une console Neve originale et un enregistreur à bande Studer 24 pistes !
3 mai 2026 – 13 h 30 à 18 h 30
3275, rue Prieur Est, Montréal (QC) H1H 2K4
– Entrée principale à droite de l’entrée de stationnement

Au plaisir de vous voir !

Malcolm Goldstein : une célébration pour ses 90 ans

Jeux de Cartes (2014)
Scuttling a space of time, Slowly (2014)
Configurations in Darkness (1995)
Qerneraq; Our breath as bones (1986)
Two Silences (2003)

Malcolm Goldstein : violon, voix
Lori Freedman : clarinette basse
Jean Derome : saxophone, flûte, objets
Jean René : alto
Nicolas Caloia : contrebasse
Audréanne Filion : violoncelle
Pablo Jimenez : contrebasse
Adrianne Munden-Dixon : violon
Pierre-Yves Martel : harmonium
Cléo Palacio-Quintin : flûtes
Joane Hétu : saxophone
Émilie Fortin : trompette
Scott Thomson : trombone
Susanna Hood : voix

15$ advance
20$ at the door
https://casadelpopolo.com/en/events/2026-05-03-malcolm-goldstein-une-celebration-pour-ses-90-ans

Une coproduction avec Suoni per il Popolo et Productions SuperMusique

(Français ci-bas)

Contra dance is a high energy American folk dance accompanied by driving live music and taught by a caller. No partner or experience required! This dance will be called using the role names "Larks and Robins."

Music by Kaw Creek
Called by Drew Delaware

Patro Villeray, room 1.01 (upstairs)
2:30 pm - 3 pm: Introductory session. Recommended for new dancers.
3 pm - 5:30 pm: Dance
There will be a snack table at the break, if you want to contribute and help ContraMontreal, bring some food to share!

Health and Safety
- Masks are welcome at our events and recommended during flu season
- Please stay home if you have cold or flu-like symptoms

Sliding Scale
Minimum: $8 (No minimum for children under 13)
Suggested: $15
Sponsor: $20 - $25
* You can buy your ticket in advance by sending an Interac transfer to info@contramontreal.org

To keep our floor clean, bring indoor shoes to change into. Also please bring your water bottle!
Please be aware that participants often take videos and pictures during the event, and those images may be used by ContraMontreal for promotion.

For more info, other dances, etc.: www.contramontreal.org
Write to us if you have any questions at info@contramontreal.org.
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La contredanse est une danse folklorique énergique de la Nouvelle-Angleterre qui est accompagnée de musique à cordes live et qui est enseignée par un calleur. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'avoir un partenaire ni d'expérience en danse! Cette soirée sera callée avec les noms de roles "Larks et Robins"

Musique par Kaw Creek
Callé par Drew Delaware

Patro Villeray, salle 1.01 (à l'étage)
14h30 à 15h : Session d'initiation Conseillée pour les débutant(e)s
15h à 17h30 : Danse

Il y aura une table de collations à la pause, si vous voulez contribuer et ainsi aider ContraMontreal, amener une collation à partager!

Santé et Sécurité
- Les masques sont toujours les bienvenus à nos événements et sont recommandés lors de la saison de grippe
- Si vous avez des symptômes de rhume ou grippe, s'il vous plaît restez à la maison

Paiement flexible
Minimum: 8$ (Pas de minimum pour les enfants de moins de 13 ans)
Suggéré: 15$
Parrain/marraine: 20$ - 25$
*Vous pouvez payer votre billet en avance en envoyant un transfert Interac à info@contramontreal.org

Apportez votre bouteille d'eau et, pour que nous puissions garder nos planchers propres, vos souliers d'intérieur.
Soyez avisés que les participant.e.s prennent souvent des photos et vidéos pendant la soirée et que ces images peuvent être utilisées par ContraMontréal pour de la promotion.

Calendrier complet, info, autres danses, etc. : www.contramontreal.org
Si vous avez des questions, écrivez-nous à info@contramontreal.org

https://www.facebook.com/events/1891345731768353/

Architek présente La musique secrète des objets, troisième volet de sa série Object Project, qui présente des œuvres mettant en musique des objets du quotidien. Au programme : des œuvres de Mark Applebaum, Alexandre Babel, John Cage et Gyrid Nordal Kaldestad.

Architek interprète Quartet de John Cage en utilisant des objets de maison pour frapper, gratter et tapoter dans cette pièce envoûtante.

La pièce Storytable de Gyrid Nordal Kaldestad demande aux interprètes de créer un paysage sonore à l'aide de boîtes en bois fabriquées sur mesure, amplifiées par un microphone de contact soigneusement placé à l'intérieur de chaque boîte.

Dans The Brown Gardener d’Alexandre Babel, les quatre musiciens ont à disposition une collection de différents matériaux aux attributs acoustiques à priori peu complexes, qu’ils devront travailler délicatement pour en extraire un potentiel expressif.

Enfin, dans Straightjacket de Mark Applebaum, Architek est rejoint par Sandra Joseph pour cette exploration en quatre mouvements du son, de l’image et du geste.

➜ Infos & Billets:
https://levivier.ca/fr/concert/saison-2025-26/architek-percussion-object-project-iii-la-musique-secrete-des-objets