After 18 days devoted to exploring innovative aesthetic trends in dance and theatre, the seventh edition of the Festival TransAmériques came to a close late Saturday night on a festive high note. The artists, directors and technical crews plus the entire FTA team had many reasons to celebrate. The audience attendance rate was 91%, with 14 out of 19 indoor venue shows (74%) sold out and 81% of the 57 venue performances sold out – breaking all previous records!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013Starting at 5:15 p.m.
Bistro Olive Orange at Usine C1345 Lalonde Ave.
Here’s your last chance to create your own personalized discount ticket package of 4, 8 or 12 shows, with your choice guided by recommendations made by artistic advisors Karine Denault and Martin Faucher. Many artists in this year’s program, including Christian Lapointe, Ginette Laurin and Louise Lecavalier, will be on hand to chat about their FTA presentations. The event offers an inside peek at outstanding performances featured in this year’s Festival.
Are you hesitating between two powerhouse theatre performances, one directed by Thomas Ostermeier (An Enemy of the People) and the other by Markus Öhrn (Conte d’amour)?
From May 22 to June 8, 2013, Montreal will once again welcome dance and theatre artists who will give life and meaning to the 7th edition of the Festival TransAmériques. In their desire to change reality and to have the voice of difference heard amid the din of dominant thinking, artists from here and elsewhere will be gathering at the FTA to create theatre and dance that convey our hopes for a better world.