Night Shift

Open mic, bilingual. Through her love affair with words, Ève Cournoyer cultivates the art of creating powerful sentences and catchy melodies that linger in the mind. Scattered with double-meanings, her writing navigates between gloom and light, at times serious, at times funny or romantic. You’ll enjoy songs from Sabot-de-Vénus and L’écho, as well as new ones from the upcoming album, all in harmony with the distinct setting of the Night Shift. Poetically and musically authentic, these slightly chaotic urban songs dig deep.

Open mic, bilingual. L’Écrou, a publishing house with a penchant for poetry that stirs up emotions, shakes the status quo, moves the soul and squeezes tight, presents three poets who take up the challenge of performance. Éditions de l’Écrou specializes in hard-hitting Quebec poetry that goes straight to the vital organs and can be turned into a brilliant flash of words on stage.

Open mic, bilingual. Joe likes to work with intriguing artists of all types. His goal is to create that sense of unfamiliarity essential to the thinking process and to genuine poetry. Jack prefers collaborative theatre in which the work is written with the actors. John continues to integrate animals, kitsch objects, pop music, English and grass carpets into his performances. Together, they are Joe, Jack and John, and they explore the boundaries between theatre and performance.

Open mic, bilingual. Does your soul dance and your heart leap? Do your neurones wriggle? Perfect, because not only does Mathieu Lippé get your feet boogying, he’ll get your mind moving to the rhythm of his entertaining verse and infectious, imaginative tales. Mathieu’s show clashes! A happy mish-mash of songs, slam and stories. This artist turns theatrical songs into groovy, light-hearted melodies by peppering them with poetic texts and surreal tales.

Open mic, bilingual. Who hasn’t dreamt of seeing the vibes in the room morph onto the stage? These poets are attuned to the connection between audience and stage because they are interested in the effect of their words on the public. Different voices meet and oh!… the words that fly. This Night Shift will take you beyond your comfort zone!

Open mic, bilingual. A twosome reading excerpts from an experimental whodunnit they wrote in twenty-four hours, one week before the presentation… At 9:30 pm, they’ll sell the novel — edited on site — and screen a video recalling the day the two accomplices spent in a Montréal hotel, plotting their moves. Will the pair of authors pull off the event with panache? Expect the absurd with a touch of lettrism, a bit of voice theatre, shades of Burroughs, and a few surprises along the way.

Open mic, bilingual. The Bird Messengers is an independent female duo composed of Aboriginal artists Moe Clark and Émilie Monnet. "Our vision is to serve as messengers, to follow the migration and support the reconnection and reconciliation of peoples on Mother Earth. We want to celebrate traditional knowledge through contemporary performance, passing it on in an ethical manner using artistic action and reflection."