With these few suggestions for activities and cultural excursions we will make the most of the long weekend ahead of us.
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Hosanna or the Scheherazade of the poor with the trident
Last chance to see the play Hosanna or the Scheherazade of the Poor at the Trident Theater in Quebec. Director Maxime Robin knitted his show from two works by Michel Tremblay. The result is a touching, rich and extremely relevant piece about the search for yourself and the expression of your own identity. Luc Provost, alias Mado Lamotte, amazes in the role of Hosanna at the venerable age of 75. Vincent Roy also delivers a performance full of sensitivity. A big success.
Until October 7th.
Stephanie Morin, La Presse
Ariane Roy at the Outremont Theater
PHOTO CATHERINE LEFEBVRE, SPECIAL COLLABORATION ARCHIVE
Ariane Roy
Ariane Roy received the first Mouffe Prize given to an emerging artist in February. In addition to a $10,000 scholarship, the rewards included an invitation to give a performance at the Outremont Theater, which established the award. Now it’s time to reap her laurels: she will appear on the stages of the venerable theater this Thursday, a perfect opportunity to savor and see the unique talent of the woman named Revelation of the Year 2022 by ADISQ all the passion she is capable of.
At the Outremont Theater, October 5, 8 p.m.
Josée Lapointe, La Presse
One last “first Friday”
PHOTO JOSIE DESMARAIS, THE PRESS
First Fridays were very popular in summer 2023.
The month of September was indeed summery and to extend the beautiful season a little, Les Premiers Fridays organized a huge barbecue to cap off the season. There will be some new food trucks including Greenbank BBQ in Hatley. Between the Afro-Quebec dishes of Maquis Yasolo, the Jamaican cuisine of Boom Js, the Portuguese grills of Piri Piri, the Venezuelan specialties of Bistro l’Arepa, the paellas of Marisol and many others, the variety of flavors will be there – YOU. To liven things up, musician Claudia Bouvette is giving a free concert from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. She will be preceded by Catboot (from 5pm to 9pm), while MadjaXII will be mixing on the Pick-up DJ stage (6pm to 11pm). As always, it will take place between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on the Esplanade of the Olympic Park, 4545, Avenue Pierre-De Coubertin. Free admission.
Eve Dumas, La Presse
A big Monday with Little Simz
PHOTO FROM INSTAGRAM PAGE @LITTLESIMZ
Little Simz at a recent show in London
If you haven’t already, discover the talented Little Simz by listening to her brilliant 2021 Mercury Prize-winning album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. If you like the melodic and experimental rap of the Brits of Nigerian descent, follow up with “No Thank You,” released last year. If the love story continues, she has three more albums in her discography and will perform at MTelus on Monday. His compatriot OTG (Osirus The God) will provide the opening act. Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo is also an actress. She can be seen in the series Top Boy and The Power, among others.
At MTelus, October 9th, 8 p.m
Pascal LeBlanc, La Presse
In the cinema: The Creator and Flora and Son
The science fiction work “The Creator” takes us into a near future in which humans and artificial intelligence are waging a merciless war. We follow a former soldier, Joshua (John David Washington), as he sets out once again to track down the newest weapon created by the AI, which is a little girl. “The Creator is not the first work to ask whether robots have a right to life and freedom. But the questions raised by Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz’s script are thought-provoking ones that keep us thinking for days. “It probably has something to do with the fact that a child symbolizes the highest form of artificial intelligence,” writes our journalist Pascal Leblanc in his review.
A single mother (Eve Hewson) living in Dublin is asked to find a hobby for her son that would prevent him from getting into trouble again. Through music she will find salvation for herself and her family. “There is something very romantic about Flora and her son. “Both in the struggle of the mother, convincingly portrayed by Eve Hewson (the daughter of U2 singer Bono), and in her relationship with her guitar teacher who lives on the other side of the world,” writes our journalist Alexandre Vigneault in his review.