Arts and Culture
Sunday Afternoon Concerts
A rainbow of shows where the colours are those of poetry, storytelling,
music, dance and song. Joyful Sunday afternoons in sight!
Doors open at 1:15
p.m.
$7
Les Imprudanses
Contemporary Dance Improvisation Match
(Dance)
October 2, 2 p.m.
Studio B
Free admission as part of
Culture Days.
The unpredictable tightrope thrills of improvisation, within a
contemporary dance setting!
Two teams competing around various themes, and
all featuring time, space and performance constraints:
Welcome to the
Imprudanses experience!
Presented by the Conseil des arts de Montréal en
tournée and the Verdun Borough
Gilles Bélanger
L’homme rapaillé en chansons
(songs)
October 30, 2 p.m.
Centre culturel de Verdun
In
collaboration with Louis-Jean Cormier, Gilles Bélanger has set the great Gaston
Miron’s poetry to music. The impact of the 12 hommes rapaillés
albums is already well-known. Directed by actor Marc Béland, this show now gives
Bélanger a chance to perform the songs himself. And guitarist Yves Savard is
part of the scene. Lots of emotions in store!
Alcaz (songs)
November 13, 2 p.m.
Centre communautaire
Elgar
Two voices, two guitars and readymade happiness to be
sung!
Frivolous, serious, soft, humoristic, but always appealing, this
repertoire is somewhat of a gift of love to the audience, offered by the
heartwarming duo of Jean-Yves Léviaux and Viviane Cayol.
QAT, Ensemble à géométrie variable
«1938» (20th Century
music)
November 27, 2 p.m.
Centre culturel de Verdun
Vienna,
1938. Off-stage, the voiceover of a Jewish critic evokes events occurring that
year and various composers working on their music at the time: Kurt Weills's
September Song, Hindemith's Quartet, Bartok's Contrasts, Cole Porter and Artie
Shaw’s jazz.
Presented by the Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée and the Verdun
Borough
Transmission Ensemble
Trans - époque (Classical
music)
February 5, 2 p.m.
Centre culturel de Verdun
From
solo to sextet, the Transmission Ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, cello,
percussion), offers the audience a very refreshing concert, revealing their soft
spot for modern and contemporary music. Xenakis, Pierre Boulez, Claude Vivier,
Haydn, Ravel and Walter Boudreau are among the composers featured on the
program.
Les Moonlight Girls
Moonlight Café (swing vocal
trio)
February 26, 2 p.m.
Centre communautaire Elgar
The
French and English swing répertoire shines throughout this concert featuring the
voices of three enthusiastic, virtuoso singers. Surf to your heart’s delight on
memories of the Andrews Sisters, while enjoying the Moonlight Girls’ original
approach. A sweet, charming and timeless show.
Platero et moi
Les voyageurs immobiles (Music
Theatre)
Sunday, March 25, 2 p.m.
Centre culturel de Verdun
A
look at the beauty of things, friendship and loss. Inspired by the work of Juan
Ramon Jiménez, this show takes us somewhere halfway between theatre, music and
poetry. A guitarist and narrator tell us the story of a poet accompanied by his
mule, observing the daily lives of human beings, their place in this world and
their perception of nature.
Information
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765-7150
