The 27th Culture Days begin on Friday and last until Sunday. From Quebec to Montreal there is no shortage of workshops. Here are eight of the multitude of free activities offered to culture lovers young and old in all their forms.
Montréal:
Immerse yourself in the lives of the students at the National Circus School
Visit different types of installations, admire student artists during short presentations, and learn about different circus disciplines. This is what the National Circus School offers by opening its doors to the general public. A great way to imagine yourself as an acrobat or trapeze artist for a day.
September 30th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m
At the National Circus School
8181, Avenue du Cirque
Courtesy of the Cultural Days, Circus School
Celebrate 60 years of Place des Arts
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Place des Arts, four artists were invited to share their memories of this legendary place. Meeting with multidisciplinary artist Michel Lemieux, former ballerina of the Grands Ballets Canadiens and artistic director of the École supérieure de ballet du Québec Anik Bissonnette, conductor Nicolas Ellis and actor Denis Bernard.
September 29th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m
At the Place des Arts
175 Sainte-Catherine Street West
Courtesy of Culture Days, ©_THIBAULT_CARRON
Travel to the heart of the Northern First Peoples
Using photographs, films, artifacts and objects created from the interaction between Indigenous architects and artists and scattered throughout exhibition spaces in the form of a journey, we will journey into unknown territories to better understand Indigenous visions and realities.
September 30th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and September 1stum October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
At the World Musicians Center
5043, rue Saint-Dominique
Free culture days
The illusionists, magic concert
A magical encounter with “a few telepaths rescued from a 1920s music hall” (disappearances, levitations, telepathy, etc.) and a women’s orchestra with unusual instruments. The artists of this theater duo will interact with the audience after the show.
Reservations required at 514 639-2247
1um October from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Courtesy of Olivier Bousquet
À L’Entrepôt – Lachine Cultural Center
2901 bullets. Saint Joseph
Quebec
Musical education for children aged 2 to 5 years
Here the little ones and their parents can experience a moment of getting to know music through singing, using accessories, moving and playing. On the program: Exploring rhythms, notes and melodies with various musical and percussion instruments.
September 30th 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m., 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m
In Arquemuse, music school
151A rue Saint-François E. Quebec
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Meeting with comic book authors
For comics lovers, this is the opportunity to meet comics masters and international multidisciplinary artists Alain Dufour, Géraldine, Marie-Claude Langevin, Jacques Lamontagne, Marc Pageau and Julien Poitras. You also have the chance to win an interactive collaborative work and an album signed by the author.
September 30th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m
Desjardins Community Center
145 rue Gingras, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
Free photo
Take a look behind the scenes at an architectural exhibition in Paris
Would you like to know more about the stages of preparing a retrospective of Quebec architecture for the trip to Paris? This is the insight offered by the Pierre Thibault workshop through sketches, models and photographs from its recent exhibition in the City of Lights.
September 29th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
In Pierre Thibault’s workshop
373 rue Saint Jean
Vibrate to the sound of traditional Quebec music
Artists of all levels, as well as audiences who love or are curious about traditional Quebec music, are invited to play and listen to pieces from Quebec’s traditional music repertoire, performed here in groups, away from the pressure of concerts.
September 30th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m
For the Chapel of the Domaine de Maizerets
2000 bullets. Montmorency
Courtesy of Pauline Gransac
-Cultural Days take place across Quebec from Friday to Sunday. Thematic tours have been designed in certain districts of Montreal and Quebec. Here you find all information https://www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca/