Arts & Entertainment
Corey Hart opens FEQ with high-energy performance
Published: July 10, 2019
Photo: Renaud Philippe, courtesy of FEQ
Pop star Corey Hart “never surrendered” to travel obstacles in his way, including being boxed in by traffic in Montreal. That was a very good thing for organizers of the Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) who had scrambled to have Hart fill in the abruptly vacant headliner spot on the opening Thursday of the monster festival.
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zep tribute band rock FEQ Saturday
Published: July 10, 2019
Photo: Photo by Renaud Philippe, courtesy of FEQ
The packed crowd for the July 6 show on the giant Festival d’Été Bell stage didn’t seem to mind that they were rocking out to essentially two big-name tribute bands.
Twenty One Pilots climbed to new heights at the FEQ
Published: July 10, 2019
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
They crowd-surfed, tower-climbed, changed their outfits and instruments, went down into the crowd and invited security guards to dance. Ohio band Twenty One Pilots know how to put on a show. They’ve seen their fair share of concerts, so lead vocalist and guitarist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun understand the importance of stage presence.
Mamma Mia! Here I go again . . . how can I forget ya!
Published: July 3, 2019
Photo: Salle Albert Rousseau
After a triumphant première in Montreal, the musical Mamma Mia! is coming to Quebec City’s Salle Albert-Rousseau with 21 presentations from Aug. 14 to Sept. 7. It is based on the music of ABBA’s greatest hits, composed by two members of the famous Swedish singing group. Anyone who lived through the 1970s and ’80s could sing most of the songs in this hit musical by heart.
A well-organized Musical Wednesday
Published: July 3, 2019
Photo: Maude Chauvin
The first of Chalmers-Wesley United Church’s Musical Wednesday noon-hour summer concerts, held on June 26, was an “organ-ized” success!
J-C Poitras and Libby Oliver examine fashion statements at MCQ
Published: June 26, 2019
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Fashion, clothing, photography, cinema, family and travels complete the summer program at the Musée de la Civilisation (MCQ). Until Sept. 20, visitors can admire the significant and influential fashion pieces designed by Jean-Claude Poitras and Libby Oliver’s intimate photographs of people wearing their entire wardrobe.
Éric Lapointe has carte blanche to create his dream FEQ concert
Published: June 19, 2019
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
For the seventh consecutive year, the Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) and Bell Canada have given a Quebec artist carte blanche to create his dream concert. Quebec’s rock ’n’ roll icon Éric Lapointe is coming to the Plains of Abraham on July 9, and he won’t be alone.
More fun featured at FEQ for families
Published: June 19, 2019
Photo: FEQ
Clowns! Pirates! Bubbles! Slime!
Organizers of the Place de la Famille component of the Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) certainly seem to know what makes kids happy. FEQ last week unveiled this summer’s program targeting youngsters looking for fun stuff to do during the festival, which runs from July 5 to 14.
Grads give last show before running away to the circus
Published: June 13, 2019
Photo: Danielle Burns
Not all directors would want the word catastrophe in the name of their show. However, Maxime Perron, artistic director of Catastrophe ultraviolette, is unafraid. The actor and first-time director of the graduates’ final show at the École de Cirque (ECQ) chose a rather abstract theme based on a concept from quantum physics.
