Festival TransAmériques cancels 2020 edition
In compliance with a decision made by the City of Montreal, the FTA cancels all programming scheduled for presentation from May 20 to June 3, 2020. […]
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FTA 2020 cancels international shows in its 14th edition lineup
12 productions from abroad are cancelled; 10 Canadian shows are still scheduled […]
2020 FTA – Festival TransAmériques lineup unveiled
22 dance and theatre shows to run from May 20 to June 3, 2020 in 13 venues at the heart of Montreal. […]
FTA’s ‘Tom na Fazenda’ returns to Montreal at Usine C from March 3 to 12
Rodrigo Portella’s powerful and raw production portrays social issues in Brazil today […]
Festival TransAmériques unveils the first piece in its 2020 lineup
We admire him for the quirky, marginal worlds he presents, his commingling of the trivial and the sublime. What if the end of life was something to be celebrated? Acclaimed Belgian choreographer Alain Platel returns […]
FTA’s ‘Unfold | 7 perspectives’ back in Montreal for one-night encore on November 27th
‘UNFOLD | 7 PERSPECTIVES’ BACK IN MONTREALNovember 27 at the Théâtre Outremont Montreal, November 6th, 2019 – Choreographer Danièle Desnoyers’ recent creation, UNFOLD | 7 perspectives, presented at the Festival TransAmériques last May (read our […]
Call for Submissions: 2020 FTA Conversations on Performance Seminar
Conversations on Performance is a 7-day seminar from May 20 to June 2, 2020 as part of the 14th edition of the Festival TransAmériques. The FTA will take place in Montreal from May 20 to June 2, 2020. Open […]
FTA Review: “Bacchantes” : An Absurd Transcendental Symphony
Merlene Monteiro Freitas has outdone herself with “Bacchantes – Prélude pour one purge,” a Dadaist, orgiastic, orchestral masterpiece that pushes the limits of corporeality and musicality. Drawing loosely on the worship of the god of […]
FTA Review: The Power of Multiple Generations Onstage in “This Time Will Be Different”
Lara Kramer and Émilie Monnet’s “This Time Will Be Different” is a cross between performance art, protest and ritual. Performed by three generations of Indigenous artists, it addresses the problems with Canada’s reconciliations toward First […]
FTA Review: Talking rice cookers speak the truth in “Cuckoo”
I once received a text message saying “We have removed the credit limit on your account; thank you for paying your bill on time for the past six months”. Nicest thing anyone’s ever said to […]