My Alerts Montréal, September 25, 2012 – With its strong resolve to promote the best of Montreal’s exhilarating art scene, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is proud to be associated once again with Journées de la culture to celebrate its 16th Edition. From September 28 to 30, under the MétroArts banner, Berri-UQAM métro station will host a dozen free events. Every day, four events will be presented to audiences that range from dance to improvisation along with vocal performances and theatre.
Before every show, historical vignettes presented by characters depicting Sieur de Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, and Jeanne Mance to recall the founding of the city in 1642 will also highlight the city’s upcoming 375th anniversary celebrations.
Complete program details are as follows:
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. | 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | |
Friday, September 28 | The Nelligan opera with Marc Hervieux, Dominique Côté et Esther Gonthier Selected arias and encounter with artists | École de mime de Montréal Performance featuring mime and physical theatre | Les 100 ans de Saint-Michel Performances by Jean Gardy (rap), Queen Ziyah (soul) and Diol Kidi (percussions) | Imprudanses Improv dance competition |
Saturday, September 29 | Les Marjo's 8 women sing Marjo’s greatest hits | Orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montréal Interpretation of musical works by Elgar, Ravel and de Suk. | École Jazz Manouche de Montréal Musical performance | École nationale de l'humour 7 school graduates present comedy skits |
Sunday, September 30 | Atelier de Jazz Vocal de Montréal Songs celebrating Montreal | Théâtre tout court Presentation of three short Québec plays | Académie de danse d'Outremont Breakdance shows | UBU, compagnie de création Lorraine Pintal talks with Denis Marleau, Stéphanie Jasmin and actors from Les Femmes Savantes |
To learn more about MétroArts performances or about general programming, check out: www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca.
Take full advantage of Journées de la culture events thanks to the Unlimited Evening pass and the Family Outings program.
The Unlimited Evening pass allows for unlimited travel between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning. The pass holder can travel as often as required throughout the STM bus and métro network, according to day and night schedules excluding the 747 bus line. However, the pass must be used at least once before midnight to be valid.
As for Family Outings, this program provides one adult with a valid transit pass the possibility of traveling at no extra cost throughout the STM network with up to five children under 12 on Saturdays, Sundays and on legal holidays.
MétroArts
Through its commitment to improve the quality of the customer experience in public transit and establish a closer relationship with the public, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has become an active partner in the cultural sector for some years now. Whether to feature cultural events, showcase artists and venues to display their works, the focus remains constant to favour the discovery of new artists and encourage through quality performances events that remain accessible to the greatest number of people while promoting the use of public transit.
Making the public transit experience more enjoyable for customers and transforming the métro into a theatre featuring original and unique cultural events is a commitment the STM has maintained by creating the MétroArts program.
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