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FIN NOVEMBRE a Godsend in vapid Quartier des Spectacles

November is often said to be the most depressing time of year. As the sunlight dwindles, temperatures drop below freezing and the first snowflakes begin to fall, life becomes more grey and difficult,...

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Peace Park celebrates 18th birthday in style – courtesy of MQC

Peace Park, a cultural crossroads for the city’s underground community, celebrated its 18th birthday on November 20th in style. The party was organized through social media by MQC, producers of the...

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Infringement offers artists chance to tour festivals in 2013

The dream of touring a performance seems more out of reach than ever for artists, but with the infringement festivals, there is hope! Because the cost of touring is often seen as prohibitive, many...

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10th infringement festival is here and OTL is offering 4 shows!

When Montreal artists protested the trademarking of the word “Fringe” in 2004 with a cheeky-sounding “infringement festival”, they never expected their activist gesture would blossom into the...

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OTL hits the road for Buffalo infringement with 2 shows!

Optative Theatrical Laboratories is going to the Buffalo Infringement Festival, easily Western New York’s largest and most popular arts festival, and arguably the world’s most independent and authentic...

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Culture a hot topic in Montreal election

Culture is a hot topic in this Montreal election, so citizens, get your burning questions ready for the candidates! Following two administrations characterized by corruption, cultural destruction, and...

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Montreal’s amazing arts export: the Infringement Festival circuit covers...

Montreal’s infringement festival is one of the city’s most amazing cultural exports and has inspired a whole new way of doing the arts in cities and countries far beyond Montreal’s island shores. In...

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Montreal infringement festival energized by Le P’tit Cabaret!

After five intensive days featuring dozens of performances in 10 venues, the 2014 Montreal infringement festival has wrapped up, energized more than ever before! Festival-goers were treated to a...

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Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation needs support to right a historical...

At the northern end of Montreal’s Victoria Bridge, criss-crossed by an urban blight of highways, railway tracks, parking lots, electricity pylons and industrial billboards, lies an old Irish Famine...

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“Critical Report from the World Fringe Congress” to hit Europe’s Fringes!

When infringement festival founder Donovan King was invited to the first-ever World Fringe Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, he thought there had been a mistake! After being kicked out of the Montreal...

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12th Infringement Season Kicks Off with New Festival in South Carolina!

Founded in Montreal in 2004 to protest the commercialization and trademarking of the once-grassroots Fringe Festival, the infringement festival attempts to reclaim culture by empowering artists and...

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Montreal’s infamous infringement festival runs June 17 – 21!

Montreal’s infamous infringement festival runs June 17 – 21, 2015! Celebrating its 12th edition, the infringement fest has been sticking it to the man for over a decade! When Montreal artists protested...

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Reflecting on the 2015 Montreal infringement festival

Like a flash in the pan, the 12th edition of Montreal’s infringement festival has come and gone! Running from June 17 – 21, the festival offered a 5 day schedule packed with poetry, spoken word,...

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Haunted Downtown Montreal Fundraiser for Ange-Aimée Woods Bursary

Haunted Montreal is proud to support the Ange-Aimée Woods Bursary with a special performance of Haunted Downtown on Sunday, August 9 at 8 p.m. Donations of $20 + will be accepted at the door of...

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Car Stories gunning its engine for 2015 Buffalo Infringement Festival!

Car Stories is coming once again to the Buffalo Infringement Festival! Created in Montreal in 2001 and promptly kicked out of the so-called St. Ambroise Fringe Festival after a corporate sponsor was...

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Culture a hot topic in Montreal election

Culture is a hot topic in this Montreal election, so citizens, get your burning questions ready for the candidates! Following two administrations characterized by corruption, cultural destruction, and...

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Montreal’s amazing arts export: the Infringement Festival circuit covers...

Montreal’s infringement festival is one of the city’s most amazing cultural exports and has inspired a whole new way of doing the arts in cities and countries far beyond Montreal’s island shores. In...

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Montreal infringement festival energized by Le P’tit Cabaret!

After five intensive days featuring dozens of performances in 10 venues, the 2014 Montreal infringement festival has wrapped up, energized more than ever before! Festival-goers were treated to a...

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Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation needs support to right a historical...

At the northern end of Montreal’s Victoria Bridge, criss-crossed by an urban blight of highways, railway tracks, parking lots, electricity pylons and industrial billboards, lies an old Irish Famine...

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“Critical Report from the World Fringe Congress” to hit Europe’s Fringes!

When infringement festival founder Donovan King was invited to the first-ever World Fringe Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, he thought there had been a mistake! After being kicked out of the Montreal...

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