Tuesday, June 17th

 

 

THE EULOGY OF LAZINESS

Pauline Le Goïc (Rennes, France)

 

"The eulogy of laziness" is a performative "non-action" in the street. It comes to cause interference on the wild rhythm of our megalopolises by proposing a ruling in the city. In a hammock fastened to the street furniture, a lazy person relaxes, anaesthetized by the excitement of the place.

 

in the streets of Montreal, Square Victoria, around noon

 

 

MOVES ON ROOFTOPS

 

Spoken poetry series hosted by Paula Belina with Kyra Shaughnessy & Larissa Diakiw always open floor. no cover, no stage, no mic

 

Pages Books&Cafe, 3255 St-Jacques, 9pm, signup at 8pm

 

 

VIVID VIBING -FOOTPRINTING WITH LOVING FLOWS

Mehdi Hamdad & Chloe Haboush (Montréal, QC)

 

This show will involve a series of poems (three poems) related to our earth and our footprints as inhabitants. The poetry will dive into the ideas of city art and looking at the city (and all its life) from different angles.

 

Les Minots, 3812 St-Laurent, 8pm, no cover

 

 

THE DANCING APES AND THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE

Rob Koenig (Montréal, QC)

 

This multimedia symposium with live music, visual projection and performance narration by Rob Koenig, guides the audience on a mystical journey, tracing the origins of imagination, dance, drama, art, religious rituals, in animals, early humans and modern humans.

 

Les Minots, 3812 St-Laurent, 9pm, no cover

 

 

BONIFACE BENOIT

 

My family comes from the francophone west, but I was born in the valley of the immense St-Lawrence river.  Like everyone, I learned to walk, talk, make a fire, swim and ride a bicycle.  One day, the challenges seemed to disappear, so I turned to music.  I was part of a choir, I learned the piano, then guitar and I bought a few harmonicas the night of a recording.  For some time now, I have been writing songs.  That's what adds to my life as a pianist and coureur des bois.

 

www.myspace.com/bonifacebenoit

 

Le Maître chanteur, 3425 St-Denis, 9pm, no cover, voluntary contribution

 

 

VALÉRY SAINT-GERMAIN

 

La val qui rit…when I am a real woman, I’m the Woman of Peggy Lee.

When nostalgia slams the door, I am Mylene Farmer: melancholy.

When I murmur at home, I am the solitude of Barbara. 

When I am full ofspleen, I am Bashung and I rock to Joséphine. When I

am too full d' love, that finishes K.O in Rita Mitsouko.

And when I Feel empty in my arms, I am sometimes Dalida

www.myspace.com/valrysaintgermain

 

Le Maître chanteur, 3425 St-Denis, 10:30pm, no cover, voluntary contribution