OFFTA announces 13th edition programming
LA SERRE – arts vivants is thrilled to unveil the program of the 13th edition of OFFTA, held next May 24th to June 2nd, 2019. The festival is an invitation to discover emerging artists in live […]
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13th Annual Festival TransAmériques lineup unveiled
MONTREAL, Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 – On the occasion of the 13th edition of Festival TransAmériques, a refreshing gust of wind will ruffle complacent feathers, calling into question a world that no longer functions. A call […]
Festival TransAmériques unveils 5 more shows for 2019 edition
On this Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Festival TransAmériques artistic director Martin Faucher is delighted to release the names of some of the contemporary dance and theatre artists whose talent will astound Montrealers this coming spring. From abroad, […]
Call for Applicants: FTA pilot project “Conversations on Performance”
A new pilot project at the FTA, Conversations on Performance is a 5-day seminar from May 31 to June 4, 2019 as part of the 13th edition of the Festival TransAmériques. The FTA will take […]
Call for Young Dance & Theatre Professionals for FTA’s Rencontres internationales 2019
Bringing together some 20 young professionals aged 25 to 35, the Festival TransAmérique’s Rencontres internationales de jeunes créateurs et critiques des arts de la scène takes place over an 11-day period, from May 25 to June […]
Wajdi Mouawad’s “Tous des oiseaux” to open the 13th edition of the Festival TransAmériques
MONTREAL, November 15, 2018 – After the exceptional Sang des promesses cycle at FTA 2010, the fiery force of Wajdi Mouawad’s sweeping theatrical epics returns to Montreal. This highly acclaimed performance event will take place […]
Montreal Theatre Overview
Learn more about “who’s who” and “what’s what” in our introductory guide to the city’s English language performing stage arts scene. […]
Review: “Tom na Fazenda” depicts anti-gay violence in spectacularly visceral production
Penned by Québec’s own Michel Marc Bouchard and first staged in French at Montreal’s Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui in 2011, “Tom Na Fazenda / Tom à la Ferme” returns to home soil this year at the Festival TransAmériques in a visceral […]
FTA Review: “Windigo” a cutting, chilling depiction of the repercussions of Northern destruction
A darkly veiled contemporary Canadian reality has found an opening at Festival TransAmériques in a robust new theatrical work by one of the country’s increasingly prominent and vital artistic voices. Montreal-based director, choreographer, and scenographer […]
FTA Review: ‘Titans’ immortalized in beguiling absurdist creation
How does one not respond affectionately to a creature/creation that lowers your guard with its guileless spirit of play, magnetic charisma, and childlike sense of wonder? An avant garde dream summoned and transposed to our tangible […]