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Giving Tuesday: the keys to a successful campaign
"Every year, Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to bring your community together around your mission and solicit its support. This is an opportunity for the cultural community to explore, in this[...]
Grand Prix finalists include TOHU and Toxique...
The 35th edition of the Conseil des arts de Montréal's Grand Prix, held on November 12, from noon to 1:15 pm, will be a free, all-virtual award ceremony. Attend to support the finalists, including[...]
Call to organizations located in Quebec and Nova...
Through their intergovernmental cooperation agreement on the Canadian Francophonie, the governments of Quebec and Nova Scotia offer to jointly fund projects that bring together Francophone[...]
Cirque du Soleil lenders' takeover plan approved...
“A Quebec judge approved a plan giving lenders of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group control of the live performance company as it prepares to relaunch some of its shows. “The transaction has[...]
Call for projects: FRESH STREET#4
FRESH STREET#4, Circostrada’s International Seminar for the Development of Street Arts will be held online from November 2 to 5, 2020. Register to the event! See the full programme on the[...]
Machine de Cirque in France
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghost Light: entre la chute et l’envol, a show created and performed by the two co-founders of Machine de Cirque, Ugo Dario and Maxim Laurin, and entirely dedicated[...]
Quebec wants to relaunch its revision of the laws...
"Quebec wants to "imminently" restart the process of revising the two laws on the status of the artist - a project that is at the heart of the cultural community's priorities, but which has been on[...]
$2 million for artists and cultural workers in...
The Fondation des artistes (FDA) and the Government of Quebec, together with the Quebec Musicians' Guild (GMMQ) and the Union des artistes (UDA), have launched an Emergency fund for performing arts[...]
Simon Nadeau's arctic adventure
"... without this coronavirus, the path of Quebec circus acrobat Simon Nadeau would probably not have crossed the path of the people of Nunavut. For this is a consequence of the pandemic on the[...]
Free coaching from the Regroupement des arts de...
In the context of COVID-19, several artists and organizations have had to rethink their artistic practices and adapt to the situation by proposing modes of representation outside the walls. To better[...]
Cirque Du Soleil launches all-new CirqueConnect...
"Cirque du Soleil has unveiled its exciting fall programming along with a brand-new look for its CirqueConnect content hub. Featuring an enhanced library of titles, the newly revamped[...]
Apply to MICC's next online pitch session
The next online pitch session of International Market of Contemporary Circus (MICC) will be held in November. The call for proposals is currently open, particularly for concepts currently under[...]