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The blog of the Quartier des Spectacles is a window on the people and places that make Montreal’s cultural heart beat. From festivals to performance venues, from restaurants to avant-garde art. Every week, you’re invited to discover the city’s liveliest square kilometre!
Nuits d’Afrique has been on since July 8, with free outdoor shows and activities since July 16. For the next four days, the festival’s hub will be the Quartier des Spectacles Parterre, just steps away from Saint-Laurent metro station.
For a fifth year, acrobats, clowns and other circus performers will take over the city with the Montréal complètement cirque festival. The Quartier des Spectacles, especially Place Émilie-Gamelin and the Quartier Latin, is one of the festival’s hubs.
Jazz, blues, folk, hip-hop… The Festival international de jazz de Montréal casts a wide net, and anyone who visits the Quartier des Spectacles from June 26 to July 6 is sure to find a concert they’ll love.
Five years after opening Accords, a wine bar and restaurant in Old Montreal, owners Guy A. Lepage, Chantal Fontaine and Jean-Pierre Des Rosiers decided to open a sister establishment.
With 250 concerts, including more than 150 free outdoor ones, the FrancoFolies will have the Quartier des Spectacles grooving from June 12 to 22. Hitting the stage will be a roster of artists as diverse as Marie-Mai, Philippe B, Dead Obies, Hôtel Morphée and Éric Lapointe.
There’s no place quite as enjoyable as a patio in the dog days of summer. That’s where Quartier des spectacles comes in: it has a cornucopia of places to dine or drink al fresco before or after a show.
Le Festival TransAmériques (FTA), c’est une fenêtre ouverte sur la création contemporaine internationale. Encore une fois cette année, le public pourra découvrir des artistes qui ont peu d’écho ici, mais qui sont pourtant de grandes sommités de la danse et du théâtre
The heat is officially on underway in the Quartier des spectacles, with an unbeatable lineup of cultural activities. Any time of day, Montrealers and tourists who visit the city’s liveliest square kilometre will find something to sink their teeth
Has opera had its day? Not at all, says the Opéra de Montréal, which has just unveiled the program for its 35th season. Increasingly, Montreal’s opera company, which makes its home in Place des Arts, is reaching new audiences with bold productions crafted to appeal to modern tastes.
Norman McLaren was one of the world’s greatest animation filmmakers. After seeing one of his films, Picasso is said to have exclaimed: “At last, something new in the art of drawing!” And yet many people are not familiar with McLaren’s
Izakayas — Japanese taverns specializing in bar snacks for sharing — are springing up all over Montreal. The latest on the scene: Biiru, which opened barely a month ago, tucked away on City Councillors Street.
We spoke with Biiru co-owner Yann
The Katacombes cooperative will never stray far from its punk roots, but its show bar presents a rich and varied line-up. The venue has even made the corner of Saint-Laurent and Ontario a favourite hangout for Montrealers. Behind its black