Winter’s feeling wonderful as Montréal settles into February by going dancing within the snow, digging into La Poutine Week (completely paired with the Superbowl) and doing somewhat freestyle snowmobiling – with some opera, artwork, reside music and speakeasy cocktails on the aspect.
Montréal turns 375
From Montréal’s first winter carnival to this winter’s Les Hivernales occasions, the town has been celebrating winter like a a pro for 375 years. This weekend retains the celebration going by day with free and family-friendly Fête des neiges at Parc Jean-Drapeau (full with video games, an ice-sculpted pirate ship, snow tubing, a Ferris Wheel and extra), and at night time with digital music pageant Igloofest within the Previous Port – dance to music by Inexperienced Velvet and extra artists on Friday and Dave Clarke and different beat-droppers on Saturday, plus unimaginable visuals. Day or night time, attempt Igloofest’s Nordik ice slide on Place Jacques-Cartier or go to the Nordik Village subsequent to Quai Jacques-Cartier. Freestyle snowmobiling is method up there on the record of extreme winter sports: see world snowmobiling champions carry out unbelievable aerial tips this weekend at free occasion Motoneige MTL Xtrem at Philips Sq.. On the opposite finish of the e-sports spectrum: Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Invitational gaming occasion at Usine C. And listen to campfire songs and tales at Feu, feu, joli feu, un karaoké des bois on Feb. 5 at Parc St-Viateur.
Stage and display
Opéra de Montréal presents Francis Poulenc’s mystical opera Dialogues des carmélites, dramatizing the French Revolution, religion, materialism and humanity at Place des Arts to Feb. four. This yr’s winter-spring dance program is full of expertise: impressed by Joan of Arc, modern dance choreographers Dave St-Pierre and Anne Le Beau created “city epic” suie, introduced by Danse Danse at Place des Arts, Feb. 1-11, and Clara Furey and Peter Jasko carry out “modern love story” Untied Tales, Feb. 9-12 at Usine C. Snort together with farcical play Noises Off on the Segal Centre or Centaur Theatre’s hit comedy Bakersfield Mist. Drawn & Quarterly brings award-winning writer Heather O’Neill to the stage to speak about her new novel The Lonely Hearts Lodge, on the Rialto on Feb. 7. See the longer term on the Phi Centre’s Digital Actuality Backyard and Not Brief on Expertise set up. And the SAT’s 360-degree surround-sound dome will get a exercise throughout SATFEST screening brief high-tech works.
Museums and galleries
Beautiful work, costumes and music fill the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ latest exhibition CHAGALL: COLOUR AND MUSIC, that includes 340 works by the Russian-French artist. Whereas there, additionally see exhibitions Leila Alaoui: No Pasara, SHE Pictures, and Montreal in Love: Embracing Variety, and stroll by means of the museum’s new Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace. Telling tales in analog and digital type, exploring time and id, kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist Skawennati’s solo exhibition Tomorrow Individuals opens Oboro gallery’s yr dedicated to Aboriginal artists. See many years of fantastic work by Montréal artist, Françoise Sullivan at Galerie de l’UQAM. In Previous Montréal, expertise thought-provoking sculpture and extra by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye at DHC-ART. Never Apart’s winter exhibition celebrates Black heritage, Indigenous ladies and extra. See artist and novelist Marc Séguin’s multidisciplinary exhibition Atemporalités – and on Feb. 7, his movie Stealing Alice – at Arsenal. For extra aesthetic wonders, comply with our information to artwork within the “underground city” pedestrian network and the city’s most stunning churches and other sacred sites.
Reside music
On Friday, Orchestre Métropolitain performs Elgar’s Symphony No. 1, John Lunn’s Downton Abbey Suite and Walton’s Violin Concerto at Place des Arts, whereas onerous rockers Alter Bridge and NONPOINT come to Metropolis and Nuit d’Afrique Soundsystem/Canicule Tropicale celebrates Black Historical past Month with an evening of dancing at La Sala Rossa. On Saturday night time, online game soundtracks from Zelda to Chrono Set off get the acoustic remedy as Orchestre de Jeux Vidéo performs at Place des Arts, eclectic artist Her Harbour sings fascinating songs at Bar Le Ritz P.D.B., and Dutch producer Sprint Berlin retains us dancing at New City Gas. On Monday, singer-songwriter Léon croons at Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. Alt-country-rock prevails as Drive-By Truckers roll into Théâtre Corona on Tuesday, Feb. 7, and The Firemen get toes tapping with previous nation at Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. On Feb. eight, Canadian country-rock stars Blue Rodeo play songs previous and model new, with much-loved openers The Sadies, at Place des Arts, and NYC (by means of Tennessee) musician Valerie June blends electrical blues, African rhythms and soul in sensible methods at Club Soda. On Thursday, Jeffrey Tate conducts violinist Midori and the Montréal Symphony Orchestra in a live performance of Mendelssohn’s Third Symphony, the Violin Concerto by Britten and Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales at Place des Arts, whereas Le Hassle and Pale Lips deliver their jangly guitar rock to Petit Campus, and Banners shines a light-weight at La Sala Rossa.
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