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Black Theatre Workshop on CBC National News
Just caught the CBC National News story on Black Theatre Workshop, for which I was interviewed by Deana Sumanac last week. It was good to see two Quebec arts items within one newscast. (The other was...
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Madonna’s Cirque du Soleil Moment at Super Bowl
Madonna has been assuring people of three things about her half-time show at the Super Bowl this weekend. Number one, there will be no wardrobe malfunction. Number two, she will indeed sing. And...
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Madonna Triumphs at Super Bowl With Montreal Showbiz Savvy
She was hot. Madonna rocked the stadium in Indianapolis tonight, arriving like Liz Taylor as Cleopatra, launching into one of the flashiest acts I’ve ever seen anywhere. At the end she went...
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Moment Factory light extravaganza wins Grafika 2013 prize
In case you missed it last fall, Montreal’s own Moment Factory was invited to do a light extravaganza in Barcelona for the Merce festival last fall. The piece, inspired by the crazy fantastical work...
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Is Montreal broken or just in need of a makeover? Time to change the toothpaste
Okay, Montreal was in trouble long before Mr. Three Per Cent took the stand at the Charbonneau Commission hearings this week. You can trace it back to the day last fall when Mayor Gerald Tremblay...
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Is Coalition pour Montreal the death knell of party politics at city hall?
Ah, we love you Montreal. Really, could there be a more appropriate backdrop for a mayoralty candidate’s campaign slogan than a subliminal construction cone hiding in the background? And could there be...
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Will Montreal's 375th celebrations light up the Jacques-Cartier Bridge?
It’s not known who would pay and how much it would cost, but special-effects outfit Moment Factory is reportedly in talks to illuminate the Jacques-Cartier Bridge as part of Montreal’s 375th...
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Editorial: Montrealers in no mood for expensive lights on Jacques-Cartier Bridge
Organizers of the controversial $39.5-million project to illuminate the Jacques-Cartier Bridge announced Wednesday that the lights will change colour based on the attitudes Montrealers express over...
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Quebec helps Moment Factory with its growth spurt
In business, too much of a good thing can be problematic. Montreal company Moment Factory, for instance, has seen such a surge in demand for its innovative multi-media creations in recent years that it...
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Montreal's Moment Factory: the go-to company for multimedia shows
Montreal’s 375th birthday has become a showcase for a homegrown international success story that churns out memorable experiences. On Tuesday, Old Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica became the latest local...
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