AT A GLANCE 2 0 1 3 CULTURE ON THE MOVE 1 13019_MMC_Coup d'oeil-COUVERTS 3 AN.indd 1 2014-02-10 10:57 AM AT A GLANCE 2013 AT 2 13019_MMC_Coup d'oeil-COUVERTS 3 AN.indd 2 2014-02-10 10:57 AM The year that has just ended has once again confi rmed that Montréal’s cultural and artistic vibrancy drives its development and infl uence as a metropolis. 1 13019_MMC_Coup d'oeil-Intro-1-3 AN.indd 1 2014-02-10 10:59 AM THE STEERING COMMITTEE Mr. Denis Coderre, Mrs. Manon Gauthier, The Honourable Shelly The Honourable Mr. Maka Kotto, Mr. Jean-François Mayor of Montréal Member of the Montréal Glover, Minister of Denis Lebel, Minister of Culture and Lisée, Minister of Executive Committee, Canadian Heritage and Minister of Infrastructure, Communications International Relations, Mr. Simon Brault, responsible for culture, Offi cial Languages Communities and La Francophonie and Chairman of Culture heritage, design, Space Intergovernmental Affairs Mr. Alexandre Taillefer, External Trade and Montréal and Chairman for Life and the status of Mr. Michel Leblanc, and Minister of the Managing Partner, Minister responsible for of the Steering women President and CEO Economic Development XPND Capital the Montréal region Committee of Board of Trade of Agency of Canada for the Mrs. Diane Giard, Metropolitan Montréal Regions of Quebec Mrs. Manuela Goya, Executive Vice-President Secretary General, Personal and Commercial Mr. Javier San Juan, Montréal, Cultural Banking National Bank of President and CEO, Metropolis Canada L’Oréal Canada 2 13019_MMC_Coup d'oeil-Intro-1-3 AN.indd 2 2014-02-10 10:59 AM The year that has just ended has once again confirmed that Montréal’s cultural and artistic vibrancy drives its development and influence as a metropolis. The projects and initiatives that have been carried out throughout the city have not only contributed to enhancing Montrealers’ quality of life, but also to attracting visitors and new residents. Moreover, they have enabled the city’s creative talents, achieving new heights of excellence, to shine as never before. Montréal’s irrepressible cultural vitality sustains the commitment of the Steering Committee’s members to continue implementing the 2007–2017 Action Plan, which supports the creative spirit of artists and cultural entrepreneurs with high-level guidance, planning and consultation. That the Steering Committee is made up of members from the political, cultural and business communities is an undeniable asset, as it maximizes the potential and widens the scope of every Montréal art, heritage, design and cultural industry initiative. Montréal has become a beacon for a growing number of creative professionals from around the world and every disciplinary and aesthetic background, a springboard for those who create and hone the most popular forms and approaches to art; it is a city that invents and asserts itself with every passing season and event organized by its institutions, a city where art and heritage are the concern of everyone, where the impulse toward cultural participation is an essential feature of the Montréal good life. For, in this 21st century, a great cultural metropolis is no longer only characterized by the quality and diversity of its cultural offerings, but also by the extent to which the people who live there take part in its artistic and cultural life, whether on a daily basis, at their local library or cultural centre, or at one of the large gatherings that are part of life in a major urban centre. This edition of At a Glance, a snapshot of the year 2013, shows over a hundred initiatives that will bring us closer to our goal for 2017 of celebrating a great cultural metropolis that is creative, accessible, organized, memorable, united, influential and open, resilient—and constantly innovative. We hope you will enjoy reading it. The Steering Committee 3 13019_MMC_Coup d'oeil-Intro-1-3 AN.indd 3 2014-02-10 10:59 AM Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal Montréal never shies away from taking the The Steering Committee bold risks inherent to innovation in the arts. Such powerful creativity is a key component of the Montréal brand internationally. Creative THE ETERNAL DREAM: UNDERSTANDING THE HEAVENS With Fittingly clad in aluminum, the planetarium’s audacious design was conceived by the architectural consortium of Cardin, Ramirez, Julien & Aedifica. With its arrival near the Biodôme, the new flagship facility completes Space for Life, now the largest natural sciences museum Rio Tinto Alcan complex in Canada. In less than a year, over 270,000 people have visited this unique building, the result of an international architectural Planetarium, competition. Incorporating the main principles of sustainable architecture in its design and construction, it is on track to receive LEED scientific culture Platinum certification, the highest in North America. shines like a star. Thanks to its green roof, reducing the heat island effect of the urban environment, the building is an oasis of freshness and relaxation. Inside, its architecture incorporates natural light and materials. Featuring a design reminiscent of planets like Jupiter or Saturn, the Milky Way theatre has the shape of a sphere, and is covered with slats made entirely of Québec wood—a wonderful nod to our forests, which are one of the best places for observing the stars. A tribute to local expertise, this new building invites us to rethink our connection with nature, our planet, and the universe. A great facility that is indeed worthy of a cultural metropolis! Where science and art meet The Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium offers visitors a unique experience. Making permanent room for creativity, its two theatres offer two different—but complementary—presentations, one in a poetic vein and the other scientific. In the Chaos theatre, Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, the creators of Continuum, immerse visitors in an amazing cosmic odyssey accompanied by a soundtrack of mesmerizing symphonic music. In the show From the Earth to the Stars, an astronomy interpreter guides visitors along a virtual journey exploring the universe that will take them beyond the stars, thousands of light-years from Earth. The experience continues with EXO, Our Search for Life in the Universe. A permanent exhibition that examines life on Earth in order to better study life elsewhere, its dynamic digital content on touch-screen displays can be updated at any time to reflect new scientific discoveries. The Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium brilliantly combines science, art and emotion. It launches us on a breathtaking experience of the universe to better connect with our own planet! 6 The future promises to PUBLIC ART: be rich in its offerings, ADDED VALUE TO THE BEAUTY OF OUR CITY as seven works Making a place for art throughout the city are currently being This year, five new works confirmed the key role created and are set to played by public art in enhancing quality of life be unveiled between and bringing culture to everyone. now and 2015. 3 Le malheureux magnifique, 7 La pierre et le feu, by by Pierre-Yves Angers, Jean-Pierre Morin, Parc New works In the square dedicated to her Centre Urbanisation Culture René-Lévesque, Lachine 1 L’Étreinte, by Luce Pelletier, memory in the neighbourhood Société building of the Institut borough. Parc Toussaint-Louverture, where the singer-songwriter national de la recherche Ville-Marie borough. lived, a double chair–like sculpture, by American artist scientifique (INRS), Plateau- 8 Les cariatides, by Dominique Reflecting the people from Robert Wilson, pays quiet tribute Mont-Royal borough. Valade, Parc René-Lévesque, many different cultures who to Kate McGarrigle. The work, 5 Constellation en Sol, by Adad Lachine borough. live side by side in Habitations which takes the form of a tête- Hannah, Bibliothèque Marc- 4 An untitled work by Jacques Jeanne-Mance, L’Étreinte à-tête seat, seems an invitation Favreau, Rosemont–La Petite- Carpentier, Parc Serge-Garant, 9 Monument aux braves de consists of six little islands to meeting and exchange, while Patrie borough. Ville-Marie borough. Lachine, by Alfred Laliberté, arranged to form a sort of path at the same time refers to Parc Stoney-Point, Lachine within the park. Each features Nora, the singer’s alter ego in Works restored 5 Neuf couleurs au vent, by borough. two long stems whose curves childhood. 1 Monument to Copernicus, Daniel Buren, Place Urbain- suggest an embrace; the leaves replica of a work by Berthel Baudreau-Graveline, Plateau- Temporary work 3 topping them are cut out in Carrefour, by Francis Thorvaldsen, in front of the Mont-Royal borough. 10 During the 2013 Métis-sur- Montillaud, La Station, Île- patterns symbolizing various Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, Montréal event, the installation cultural communities. The des-Soeurs, Verdun borough. Mercier–Hochelaga- The work consists of five 6 Détour : le grand jardin, by Jardins M, created by Atelier work has the unique distinction Maisonneuve borough. Michel Goulet, Parc René- Pierre Thibault, was set up of having been created in bronze busts reproducing, by a molding technique, faces of Lévesque, Lachine borough. in Place De La Dauversière, collaboration with Habitations 2 Sundial, by Herman J. which is located in front of city Jeanne-Mance residents. men and women attending the intergenerational house what van der Heide, Rio Tinto hall. Calling to mind the natural became La Station. Alcan Planetarium, Mercier– world, the ephemeral work 2 Kate&Nora, by Robert Wilson Hochelaga-Maisonneuve offered an area of urban respite (gift of the McGarrigle family), 4 La Bourrasque, by Gwenaël borough. close beside Château Ramezay. Place Kate-McGarrigle, Bélanger, Bibliothèque du Outremont borough. Boisé, Saint-Laurent borough. 7 O -M NT U - A R E O T Y A A L L CULTURE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT P SERVED ON THE PLATEAU According to Hill Strategies the most creative neighbourhood in Canada, the vitality of this borough is increasingly visible through its development of public spaces.