Cultural events
Events organized or co-organized by the Consulate General of Japan at Montreal
Japanese Film Screening « I Wish » (2011) Hirokazu Koreeda (128 mins) Original version with English subtitles.
Organized by the Japan Foundation, Toronto, Memorial University Department of Linguistics and the Newfoundland Japanese Society, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan at Montreal.
- June 1
- Doors open at 12:00, Film projection at 12:30 p.m.
- Innovation Hall (IIC 2001), Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
- Memorial University, St. John’s (NL)
- For more information, please email or visit the website.
Events organized by other organizations
IMPORTANT NOTE: The events listed below are not necessarily co-organized, supported or endorsed by the Consulate General of Japan at Montreal. For further information, please contact the organizers directly. The Consulate General of Japan at Montreal assumes no responsibility for the quality or reliability of the content on external websites provided.
Exhibition "De traces et de murmures..."Drawings and sculptures by Jean-Claude Poitras.
Jean-Claude Poitras has always been passionate about the Japanese Art of Living, a sublime marriage of the austere tradition and audacious modernity. From fashion to architecture, design, food and film all of this exceptional culture has fascinated him since childhood. Inspired by kimonos throughout his long career as a fashion designer, the artist unveils and exposes his works and vision through “Washi”, extraordinary paper, still handcrafted in traditional ways.
- From May 1 to June 9
- Galerie Roccia
5691 Saint-Laurent Blvd, Montreal
- For more information, please visit the website of Galerie Roccia.
Atak Night 5
The closing night of the 14th edition of the Festival Elektra will honour Japanese artists, with performances by Evala, Keiichiro Shibuya & Takashi Ikegami.
- May 4 at 9 p.m.
- Usine C
1345 Lalonde Ave., Montreal
- $15 student / $20 regular
- For more information, please visit the website of Festival Elektra.
« Montréal/Japon » Concert series by Maxime McKinley, composer in residence at Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur
A concert featuring compositions from Montreal and Japanese composers performed by Ms. Julie-Anne Derome, violin and alto, and Mr. Gabriel Prynn, cello.
- May 10
- Free admission
- Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur
100 Sherbrooke St. East
- For more information, please visit the website of Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur.
Exhibition “Paper: Beyond Words”
- May 15 to November 3
- Japanese Pavilion of the Montreal Botanical Garden
4101 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal
- For more information, please call 514-872-0607.
Danse X Montreal, Tokyo, Busan Tour
A co-presentation of contemporary dance from Japan (Tokyo: Aoyama Round Theatre), South Korea (Busan: LIG Arts Foundation) and Canada (Montreal: Tangent).
- May 17 & 18 at 7:30 p.m. and May 19 at 4:00 p.m.
- Studio Hydro-Québec du Monument-National
1182 Blvd. St-Laurent, Montreal
- For more information, please visit the website of the Monument-National.
HIKASHU Concert
The band HIKASHU will perform at the 29th Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville.
- May 18 at midnight
- Colisée B
400 Jutras East Blvd, Victoriaville
- For more information, please visit the website of the Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville.
O-Hanami Picnic under the flowering crabapple trees
- May 19 at 11:30 a.m.
- Japanese Garden of the Montreal Botanical Garden
4101 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal
- Reservations required. For more information, please call 514-872-0607.
Michiko Tsuda, Lili puts the cat away (Caroline Bernard and Damien Guichard) - Géodésie
This group of Japanese and French contemporary artists exhibits nine projects at Galerie B-312 combining performance, photography, video and new technologies. Created with tools such as webcams, geolocalized maps, smartphones and various image capture devices, their artwork poetically weave time and space into new forms.
- Until May 25
- Galerie B-312
372 Ste-Catherine St. West, Suite 403, Montreal
- Open Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Free admission
- For more information, please visit the website of Galerie B-312. (French only).
« Tsuki, princesse de la lune » Japanese musical tale
Presented by Ms. Suzanne De Serres and Ms. Yuki Isami
- May 26 at 2:00 p.m.
- Bourgie Concert Hall
1339 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal
- For children 4 years and up
- Tickets: $14.50 (Regular fee taxes and services included)
- For reservations, please call 514.285.2000 option 4.
- For more information, please visit the website of the event.
Exhibition duo, Noriko Imaï and Yoko Nishina « Entre l’encre et la couleur »
Exhibition of Japanese Calligraphy and contemporary Sumi-e and colours.
- From May 26 to June 9
- Basement, Charles-H-Blais Library
1445 Maguire Ave., Québec
- Demonstrations and workshops will also be offered throughout the exhibition.
- For more information please email or call 418-652-7683.
Concertino for Marimba
The Montreal Chamber Orchestra will wrap up their season with a concert featuring soloist Mr. Makoto Nakura (marimba).
- June 4 at 8:00 p.m.
- Bourgie Concert Hall, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal
- For more information, please visit the website of the Montreal Chamber Orchestra.
