Funding delays, late payments, frustrated kids Arts & Culture News by - July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Filming completed on It Takes Time in February, and the final product is making the festival circuit. Producers say cheques are in the mail for the talent who worked on the film, but some remain frustrated at how long it's taken to get paid. (Courtesy Seneca Films) Marissa Leblanc was frustrated that
Mayo moves in sync to podium four times Arts & Culture by - July 17, 2019July 16, 2019 The hard work is done as contemporary dancer Ryleigh Mayo came back from BC with four medals as her star continues to rise in dance. (courtesy Dana Marquis) When Ryleigh Mayo first took a dance class when she was nine years old, she stood in the corner petrified to move. “I kind
Five Horn women in style and substance Arts & Culture by - July 9, 2019July 16, 2019 Kahentinéhtha’ Horn's portrait beside her daughters: Dr. Ojistoh Horn, Professor Kahente Horn-Miller, Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller and renowned screen star Kaniehtí:io Horn (see below) are on display at the Canada Council for the Arts gallery in a small but impressive show running through the summer. (Courtesy Christine Fitzgerald) Walk into the
Comics, geeks and video games, it’s ComicCon Arts & Culture The Social Scene by Tehosterihens Deer - July 5, 2019July 16, 2019 Count on seeing a cosplay afficiando or two this weekend at Montreal's all-out bonanza of comics, sci-fi, fantasy and everything geek. (Tehosterihens Deer) Tehosterihens Deer will be among the nerds this weekend flooding to the Palais des Congrès this weeknd for Montreal's ComicCon. (Courtesy Tehosterihens Deer) Montreal’s hit convention Montreal ComicCon is
Both sides of the river celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day Arts & Culture Feature News by Contributor - June 28, 2019July 5, 2019 Grand Chief Joe Norton joins Mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante at the unveiling of the new name for Rue Amherst in Montreal on Friday, June 21, 2019. The street will be known as Rue Atateken and was announced on National Indigenous Peoples Day. (Photo by William Riley) Mina Mazumder Montreal mayor Valérie
Finding beauty in death, bones, ink and guitars Arts & Culture News by - June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 Maya Taylor-Barnett is not your typical artist. She is proving a talent in tattooing, woodwork, taxidermy and bone art, and is looking to build a future creating functional artistic furniture. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door) Sunday at AJ’s Bar in St. Henri, Kahnawa’kehró:non multi-disciplinary artist Maya Taylor-Barnett was set up
Obomsawin prints a must-see, and a first Arts & Culture by Kahenientha Cross - June 18, 2019June 14, 2019 Award-winning Waban-Aki multi-disciplinary artist Alanis Obomsawin isn’t restricted when it comes to art. The first showcase of her etchings at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts shows that her work with film and music isn’t where she draws the line. (Kahenientha Cross, The Eastern Door) Waban-Aki artist Alanis Obomsawin has a
‘Satirical sexual pageantry’ à la Lou Lou Arts & Culture by Kahenientha Cross - June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Lauren “Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière” Jiles was a sensual hit in this year’s Burlesque Hall of Fame: Tournament of Tease competition. She came home with two trophies showing her love of performance and entertaining the audience. (Courtesy Lauren Jiles) Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière, or Lauren Jiles as
Rice going for the win to the Maxim Arts & Culture Entertainment Feature by Marisela Amador - June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Brooke Rice is looking to be a Maxim cover girl, and use the platform to promote food sustainability. (Courtesy Brooke Rice) “If I win I would be blessed to be on the cover,” said Kahnawake’s Brooke Rice, as she vies for the top spot in Maxim Canada’s Cover Girl 2019 competition. Rice
Mayo and Diabo slide and bounce way to top Arts & Culture by Tehosterihens Deer - May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Ryleigh Mayo, 12, is one of two local dancers that are turning heads in one of the most demanding and difficult artistic forms in the art world. (Courtesy Dana Marquis) [apss_share Some think they can dance, but for two young women in Kahnawake, the appropriate title to any show featuring them would