THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES BLOG

The Quartier des Spectacles is already in full festive form, ready to put on a dazzling array of memorable evenings to welcome 2017. There’s everything from great musical memories to belly laughs to dancing the night away!

Looking for gift ideas for your friends and loved ones this Christmas? Why not some show or event tickets? Not only will you be giving something original that’s perfect for that special someone’s taste, you’ll share precious – and fun – moments together.

Loop is its official name, but the two designers behind this work of art will refer to it as “the wheels” or “the machines.”

In its first 15 years, Montreal’s festival of animated film, the Sommets du cinéma d’animation, has come a long way. The city already had a reputation as an animation hotbed, and the Cinémathèque québécoise decided to host a festival to give local artists exposure...

Meet the real Santa Claus, find very special items to put under the tree, dance and sing to gospel, carols or disco, enchant the little ones… the Quartier des Spectacles has everything to charm even the biggest grinches this Christmas.

Documentary films have never been more accessible. Popular works have returned the genre to prominence in recent years, and online platforms are helping it to grow.

It may have seemed like a crazy dream, but the Centre for Sustainable Development quickly put down solid roots in the Quartier des Spectacles. When it opened in October 2011, the building drew attention to new construction methods for the century to come.

Whether you jump out of your skin at the slightest fright or spend hours making your costume, the Quartier des Spectacles has much more than candy for you this Halloween.

Originally, 84 Sainte-Catherine St. West was home to the Gayety, a theatre that opened in 1912 and emerged as the city’s leading vaudeville house. In 1932, the Gayety passed the torch to the Mayfair, a movie theatre where people flocked to see Hollywood’s latest hits.

Since last spring, the Quartier des Spectacles unveiled a new public artwork. Pedestrians on Jeanne-Mance St., just south of the Place des Festivals, will see Stephen Schofield’s Où boivent les loups.

It has already been 20 years since concert halls, museums, workshops and studios started opening their doors to the public, giving everyone a chance to see how the creative life works and experience culture differently. In the Quartier des Spectacles, it’s like Christmas before time!

For 20 years, photographer Yves Renaud has been focusing on the characters in the plays staged at the Théâtre du Nouveau-Monde (TNM), capturing the ephemeral.