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ville.montreal.qc.ca/culture mid-january to march 2006 - volume 3 - number 1 - free Arts Calendar for the Boroughs of Montréal L’ONF à la maison presents Pas de pays sans paysans features index 2006, a thrilling The NFB broadens its Montréal horizons Features..............................................................2 cultural year! Exhibitions..........................................................3 by Marlène Boisvert Shows .................................................................5 It is with great pleasure that I take up the responsibilities of Officer for Culture Singers................................................................5 and Heritage as a member of the Executive Committee; and, in that capacity, For the eighth season of l’ONF à la maison, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Film......................................................................6 I am pleased to invite you all to take advantage of the many artistic and presents a treasure trove of fascinating films, now to be shown in 12 different Storytelling.........................................................7 cultural events sponsored by the City of Montréal for the winter of 2006. The boroughs around Montréal. Dance..................................................................7 new year promises to be much busier, especially since our administration, as Comedy ...............................................................8 part of its new Cultural Development Policy, is firmly committed to promoting The new year begins on a promising note with the news that four more boroughs the accessibility of Montréal’s artistic and cultural life. Zoom Culture is an will be taking part in the National Film Board’s popular screening series, l’ONF à la music: important part of that process: it represents an excellent way for citizens to get maison. The addition of Montréal-Nord, Saint-Laurent, Outremont and Verdun to Classical & Opera................................................9 the full picture of events and activities happening in the many cultural venues the roster of “veterans” means that there are now 12 different boroughs around Traditional & World Music..................................11 around town. Montréal where residents can enjoy the excellent quality of NFB cinema. As part of Electroacoustic & Contemporary........................12 this cultural outreach, the City of Montréal has strengthened its partnership with Jazz, Blues, Folk, Country..................................12 We want to see culture in Montréal continue to grow as one of the city’s strongest the NFB by making a financial contribution to the screening schedule. Rock, Hip-Hop, Alternative, Techno..................13 engines for development. And I am excited to see that the governments of Quebec and Canada have confirmed their belief in the value of culture by The programme for Winter-Spring 2006 includes 30 different screenings: 21 Poetry & Literary Events ...................................13 promising adequate support for artistic creators. The recent increase in funding documentary nights (often including short animation films as trailers), and 9 Performance.......................................................14 to the Canada Council for the Arts, the signing of the UNESCO Convention on events for children, 8 of which fall during the Spring Break. As in past years, Theatre................................................................14 Cultural Diversity, and the founding of Placements Culture all offer irrefutable the films will be screened with directors, crew members or special guests in Youth Events ......................................................16 proof that culture remains a high priority for our governments. attendance, and a question period will give the audience a chance to learn more Arts Calendar Elsewhere on the Island.............19 about how each film was made. Cultural Venues of the Boroughs ......................20 As well as enriching the lives of individuals, arts and culture stimulate our creativity, teach us the art of living, and sustain our economic vitality. The City Here are some of the great films to be screened: of Montréal is working hard to make sure you can enjoy these benefits more 538 fois la vie, by Céline Baril. key and more each year. Le temps des Madelinots, by Richard Lavoie. Les prisonniers de Beckett, by Michka Saäl. 2: in English Mémoires de la terre, by Jean Lemire. IH: free admission Printemps fragiles, by André Melançon. i Benoit Labonté Un toit, un droit, by Martine Asselin, Marco Dubé, François Mercier, : pass required Member of the Executive Committee François Perreault and Lisa Sfriso. (a proof of residence in the City of Montréal is mandatory) Officer for Culture and Heritage , On the cover of Zoom Culture: Pas de pays sans paysans, a documentary by Ève : admission fee Lamont. The film takes the point of view of independent farmers and breeders to M: up-and-coming artists denounce the ravages caused by large-scale agro-industrial operations. V: events presented by the Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée Free admission! For more information, log on to www.onf.ca (French site)> Actualités > En salle Photograph on the cover: Pas de pays sans paysans, directed by Ève Lamont. Produced by Nicole Hubert (Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc), Colette Loumède (NFB). photo: Martine Doyon © 2005 National Film Board of Canada and Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc. All rights reserved. zoom culture (original photograph is in colour) Editorial Committee: Luk Côté, Borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce/Martin Philippe Côté, Borough of Sud-Ouest/Line Ferland, Borough of Rosemont– La Petite-Patrie/Manon Touchette, Borough of Outremont/Marlène Boisvert, Direction des communications et des relations avec les citoyens. Coordination and Production: Division des communications sectorielles, Direction des communications et des relations avec les citoyens. Graphic design: subcommunication.com/Translation (English version): Bottlegreen Media This magazine contains an abridged list (by field and date) of upcoming events in the various boroughs of Montréal. To consult the complete arts calendar, visit our Web site (in French only): ville.montreal.qc.ca/culture>Calendrier culturel. Please note that some of the events are presented by the Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée. ISBN 2-7647-0347-3 This project is made possible through the financial support of the City Contract. 2 consult the complete arts calendar at ville.montreal.qc.ca/culture (in French only) Art & D dans l’île. Kora an den Bulcke and Thomas Soetens. exhibitions Virtual World of Art. DEVMAP. photo: Thomas Soetens in progress... Tout près – So close. Fovea. Maison de la culture MAntichambre pour la lumière. Until Jan. 22 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CN). IH Video installation. Véronique Laperrière. États de passage. An interactive public project generated by Fovea, a Jan. 19 – Feb. 19 Works by Nathalie Cloutier. Montréal photo-artist collective. Since 2003, Fovea VAfter Notman: This exhibition tells the story of a woman whose Until Jan. 22 has mailed over 200 envelopes containing works Photographic Views of Montréal A Century Apart. sleep is disrupted when the walls and furnishings A look at how humans interact with their natural by each artist in the collective. The recipients are Until Feb. 19 of her room take on new dimensions of space and environment. Notions of their mutual fragility are other artists and groups who are invited to respond An exhibition of photographic diptychs featuring time. They become a gateway to traces of memory, addressed through a symbolic pictorial dialogue with a new work of their own, in whatever form iconic photos of Montréal taken between 1863 and to stories and experiences that have lain dormant in that relates the natural mutations responsible for they desire. The responses, more than 100 letters, 1918 by Notman & Sons (a leading studio of the her unconscious for years. morphogenesis to a phenomenology of human artefacts, sketches, and photographs, are now on day), and new shots made in the same locations Maison de la culture Côte-des-Neiges (CN). IH existence. display to the public. by Andrzej Maciejewski between July 1999 and Salle de diffusion Parc-Extension (VSP). IH Maison de la culture January 2001. MNeedful Things. Natacha Mazurka. du Plateau-Mont-Royal (PM). IH Maison de la culture Mercier (MHM). IH Jan. 19 – Feb. 19 Fragmented Confabulations. An installation of large figurative canvases and Until Jan. 22 Le thé: la boisson qui étanche toutes les soifs! Ex-Libris: Espace agrandi. arranged bric-à-brac that questions why material Collages of photocopies, old negatives and found Until Jan. 29 Ber Lazarus. Montréal, World Book Capital. objects accumulate in our lives from day to day and photographs that invent new stories or continue old A look at the extraordinary history of tea. Legend Until Feb. 19 what kind of security they bring us. ones that never saw a conclusion. Rubio’s works are says the first cup was brewed in China around 2700 A series of artist books from which the original text Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay (SO). IH like snapshots of forgotten moments, the fragments B.C. In this exhibition you’ll discover the fascinating has been removed in favour of new objects and of letters never sent. history, the grower countries, the different methods images. The result is a rich visual vocabulary that MBarbare Box. Maison de la culture of production, the effects upon mind and body, and makes reference to humanity,