THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES BLOG

It’s spring in the Quartier des Spectacles, and that means there’s all sorts of fun to be had! With installations like 21 Balançoires (21 Swings) and Maëstro, guided tours of the Quartier and the return of Les Jardins Gamelin, there are a ton of ways to enjoy an outing as a couple or in a group.

The 35^th edition of the Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA) will win over both seasoned movie fans and art lovers in general.

A few weeks ago, local and visiting designers got together to think about the shape of the future city.

With a tight grouping of venues and a huge number of artistic events and activities, the Quartier des Spectacles is still the place to be during Nuit Blanche! To give you an idea of what’s on the menu, here are ten venues and activities – most of them free...

At last, the new Espace danse in the Wilder Building is ready to welcome audiences, with the winter-spring seasons of Tangente and Agora de la danse about to start their seasons in their new space in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles.

What’s going on in the world of contemporary music and musical creation? You’ll get a good idea at the Montreal/New Musics Festival, organized by the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), celebrating its 50^th anniversary this year.

The holidays are over and assignments are piling up for the thousands of students who attend one of the seven educational institutions in the Quartier des Spectacles.

Entering the Satosphère feels like stepping into a parallel universe. Visitors are stretched out on large cushions, their eyes locked on the dome’s ceiling as they enjoy a unique sensory experience provided by a work based on sound and light.

The centrepiece of the seventh annual Luminothérapie event, the Loop installation, will keep spinning its magic until January 29.

The coming year promises to be spectacular. To celebrate the 375^th anniversary of Montreal’s founding, the city is pulling out all the stops. You can get some rest in 2018!