Place-des-Arts' Esplanade Upgrade

A New Look for Place-des-Arts' Esplanade

Place des Arts announced today the start of major work on a complete reconfiguration of its Esplanade, which serves as a main gathering place for many Montreal festivals and millions of festival goers.

This project will cost 34.2 million dollars and will be completed in May 2018. It will be carried in three stages. The first stage will begin this year and will end in May 2016. The construction work will be done in such a way as to allow all the planned cultural activities to ran without interruption.

The reasons for the renovations of the Place des Arts Esplanade are the following: to open more space for the activities, to upgrade the infrastructure of water pipes and electrical wiring, to update the impermeability of the fountain as well as of the whole Esplanade in order to better protect the underground hallways and performance areas, and to make all the Place des Arts' building to stand out better. A special attention will be given to the lighting of the place and the buildings themselves to make the Esplanade more inviting. In addition, the Sculpture Garden next to the Museum of Contemporary Art, now behind a tall metal fence, will be opened up and renovated.

Vittorio Rossi: The Envelope

Centaur Theatre
The Envelope

By Vittorio Rossi

WORLD PREMIERE

March 24 - April 19, 2015


The Envelope is Vittorio Rossi’s tenth play produced at Centaur Theatre. This new play is about the celluloid film-dream factory and all its complications. It is satiric and quite engaging. Everything in The Envelope comes from Rossi's own experience in the Canadian film making process either as a screenwriter, director or actor. 

The main character Michael Moretti, a Canadian playwrite, movie scriptwriter and director, is torn between two offers: from an L.A. filmmaker and a local producer who dangles a multi-million dollar envelope from the Federal Film Fund. Michael confronts his personal ambition over loyalty and money over art. The Envelope reveals that Made in Canada movie projects generate more red tape than red carpet winners.

Most of the action happens in a local Italian restaurant. Three excited actors, whom Michael had offered not only stage roles but also the film ones, punctuate Michael's dilemma as two producers jockey for the film rights to his new play that is premièring at an Old Montreal theatre. 

The Envelope is of interest not only to the the general public, but especially to the Canadian actors, playwrites, scriptwriters and producers, all those who endeavour to  chase a cinematic dream and success.

For more information, visit the Centaur theatre website:
http://www.centaurtheatre.com

Centaur Theatre 47th Season

Centaur Theatre 2015-2016 Season
LUMINOUS

Housed in the old Montreal Stock Exchange building, the Centaur Theatre has launched its 47th Season this afternoon. The new program was introduced by the Centaur's Artistic and Executive Director Roy Surette (on the right in the picture just below) and Eloi Savoie (at the podium).

Such Montreal celebrities as Rick Blue and George Bowser participated at the event and performed a song from their Last Night at the Gayety musical.

Season 2015-2016 will comprise entirely of contemporary Canadian content. The plays will range from epic drama, musical vaudeville and political thriller to distinct journeys into whimsical, calamity and the idyllic countryside.

Here are the Centaur Theatre 47th Season's major attractions.

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Visit Centaur Theatre website for more information on the present and future programs and their other activities.

http://www.centaurtheatre.com