In order to get off to a good start to the last weekend of March, our journalists are offering you some activities and outings to refuel.
Slam! stops at Tohu
Slam!, this is the new show directed by Robert Lepage, which mixes wrestling and circus without complexes, with a good dose of humor and even poetry, with several somersaults from the third rope. A creation by Ex-Machina and the circus collective Flip Fabrique in which the public is invited to react to the escapades of the fighters, but also to the decisions of the referee. A show created at the Diamant de Québec at the beginning of the month, which features larger-than-life characters that you will appreciate if you have a minimum of interest in wrestling. Until April 7 at Tohu in Montreal.
Jean Siag, The Press
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Never, always, sometimes at the Green Curtain
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Lauren Hartley
The relationship between artistic expression and mental health is both a delicate and fascinating subject. The room Never, always, sometimes, written by Australian Kendall Feaver, in a Maryse Warda translation, addresses this issue with nuance and accuracy. It tells the story of Anna (Lauren Hartley, moving!), who was diagnosed with a mental health disorder at age 11, and who, at 18, wants to realize her dream of becoming a writer, while taking back control of his life. Director Brigitte Poupart directs with finesse this production which also stars Annick Bergeron, Simon Landry-Désy and Marie-Laurence Moreau.
On display at Rideau Vert, until April 13.
Luc Boulanger, The Press
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Queen Symphonic at Place des Arts
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Members of Queen Symphonic
The Queen Symphonic tour is preparing to arrive in Quebec, with a first two-night stop at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal this Thursday and Friday, then in Quebec, Sherbrooke and Gatineau. A well-established show which has performed as much in the United States and Australia as in Japan and France, a band of four singers and musicians, a symphony orchestra of 35 musicians: we can expect something grandiose, matching the already ambitious and lyrical repertoire of one of the most spectacular groups in the history of rock.
Josée Lapointe, The Press
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John John Roosevelt
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Haitian singer-songwriter Jean Jean Roosevelt
Originally from Haiti, singer-songwriter Jean Jean Roosevelt speaks of unity and humanity on his most recent album, Free together, to be released Friday. The album was notably created with the collaboration of Sonny Black (Corneille) on the arrangements. Jean Jean Roosevelt will premiere his new songs during a concert this Thursday at Balattou, at 9:30 p.m.
Alexandre Vigneault, The Press
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Zach Zoya and Claudia Bouvette then Mariah the Scientist
PHOTO PHILIPPE BOIVIN, THE PHILIPPE BOIVIN PRESS
Zach Zoya
Rapper Zach Zoya, who announced at the beginning of the year that he had moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue his professional dreams, will return to Quebec, more precisely to the Old Capital, this Thursday, the time to a show with Claudia Bouvette, at La Chapelle. The artists will occasionally offer a double set performance. On a similar note, Atlanta singer Mariah the Scientist will be at the Beanfield Theater on April 3 as part of her tour To Be Eaten Alive, which follows the brilliant album of the same name released last October. Toronto’s Chxrry22, part of The Weeknd’s XO stable, will open. Mariah will be back in Montreal on August 2 as part of the Osheaga festival.
Zach Zoya and Claudia Bouvette at La Chapelle, in Quebec, March 28, 8 p.m.
Mariah the Scientist at the Beanfield Theater in Montreal, April 3, 8 p.m.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
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Visit the Mariah the Scientist show website
Other people’s garden in Victoriaville
PHOTO PAUL LITHERLAND
Anahita Norouzi is very interested in roots, both her own and those of the flowers she creates.
Victoriaville welcomes this evening the evocative, sensitive and very meaningful works of Anahita Norouzi. In Other people’s garden, the artist born in Tehran represents plants which speak of their origins and migrations. Anahita Norouzi is very interested in roots, both her own and those of the flowers she creates. She was one of the finalists for the prestigious Sobey Award last year. Her work is being noticed more and more in the community: a great opportunity to discover her, if you haven’t already.
The opening is this Thursday, March 28, at the Jacques-et-Michel-Auger Art Center, and the exhibition continues until May 4, 2024, in the dynamic Carré 150.
Stéphanie Bérubé, The Press
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reference: www.lapresse.ca