As Montréal waits for its first snowfall, Santa Claus arrives in a parade, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and wild circus exhibits thrill, new artwork and movie rework perceptions, and stay music from electro to Bach rocks our world.

Seasonal sights

Santa involves city early for Montréal’s annual Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 19 alongside Sainte-Catherine Road beginning at 11 am at Fort Road and ending at Place des Festivals – see floats, marching bands, Santa and his elves, and extra! Stroll by means of the town streets and among the skyscrapers on excursions by Art Public Montréal. See one other aspect of Montréal in quaint neighbourhoods and big parks, and step into the previous in Old Montréal on multimedia tour Cité Mémoire. Indoors, see Nintendo characters in lifelike wax on the Grevin Museum’s Super Mario and Friends exhibition, and go on tropical and outer area adventures on the Space for Life’s Botanical Backyard, Insectarium, Biodôme and Planetarium. In sports activities: the Montréal Canadiens play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 19, the Senators on Nov. 2, and the Hurricanes on Nov. 24 on the Bell Centre and Montréal’s Minor League Soccer group the Influence play Toronto FC on Nov. 22 at Olympic Stadium. Go looking for all types of cute youngsters’ stuff at Marché Néné in Mile Finish this weekend, or get away from all of it by relaxing at the spa.

On stage

Drama delights in Opéra de Montréal’s lush manufacturing of Mozart’s masterpiece Don Giovanni, at Place des Arts to Nov. 19. Road dance mixes with modern dance in Tentacle Tribe’s Fractals of You, introduced by Danse Danse at Place des Arts to Nov. 19. And darkly humorous Logique du pire explores the notion of “the worst” by way of theatre and choreography at La Chapelle to Nov. 19. World-renowned circus firm Les 7 doigts de la main performs Reversible, a spectacular and emotional acrobatic creation for all ages, Nov. 16 to Dec. 30 at La Tohu circus centre. One other circus is on the town too, all the best way from Australia: see the acrobats and drummer of Gravity & Different Myths in A Easy Area at Centaur Theater, Nov. 18 to 27. In theatre: love and equality reigns within the true story of Promenade Queen: The Musical on the Segal Centre and eco-odyssey The Watershed unfolds at Centaur Theatre. And coming quickly: the fantastical delights of Cirque du Soleil’s OVO on the Bell Centre Nov. 29 to Dec. four – tickets, together with household packs, are on sale now.

Artwork and movie

Study extra about the actual world – from politics to non-public lives – at worldwide documentary pageant RIDM, screening over 100 new movies, together with talks, performances and events, to Nov. 20. Worldwide animation pageant Sommets du cinéma d’animation presents heritage movies to new media Nov. 23-27. Additionally on display, the SAT groups up with MUTEK to current experimental video work from Undervolt & Co., whereas immersive and vibrant multimedia challenge tim performs within the SAT’s 360-degree dome. Movie Yarn explores the activitst artwork of knitting, co-presented by the Phi Centre on the Montreal Museum of High quality Arts on Nov. 24. Don’t miss the BNLMTL 2016, Le Grand Balcon biennale on the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Galerie de l’UQAM, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and extra venues. Enter musician Björk’s wild model of Digital Actuality at DHC/ART’s Björk Digital – and there’s extra VR on the Phi Centre beginning Nov. 23. Or see extra of Santa on the Stewart Museum’s free exhibition of Santa collectible figurines – with scorching chocolate too! And don’t miss the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ exhibition Focus: Perfection – Robert Mapplethorpe and the McCord Museum’s Notman, A Visionary Photographer.

Music festivals

Hit up M for Montréal for brand spanking new indie-rock, pop, electro, hip hop and experimental music on Friday and Saturday, together with exhibits by Bif Bare, Scorching Chip (DJ set), Lakes of Canada, RYMZ + WordUP! Battles, Darcys and The Rattling Fact. World music fest Mundial Montréal ends with a bang on Nov. 18 with a free afternoon showcase at St-John the Evangelist church and at night time: multimedia expertise The Fourth Light Project by Niyaz, Argentine singer-songwriter La Yegros and the East-LA Afro-Mexican rhythms of Las Cafeteras at Le National, and digital producer Poirier Migration System with hip-hop artist Boogat and Sonido Pesao at Club Soda – plus bonus social gathering Sonora Mundial on Nov. 19 at Groove Nation. The Montréal Bach Festival opens Nov. 18 with pianist Vladimir Ryabov enjoying The Goldberg Variations at Bourgie Corridor, on Nov. 19 there’s afternoon youngsters’s live performance Bach Underneath Cowl and the night’s Night time of Choirs, and on Nov. 22 the Montréal Symphony Orchestra presents From Bach to Bolero: 5 Organs for 5 Organists.

Extra stay music

On Friday night time, pianist Denis Matsuev performs Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 2 and extra with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra at Place des Arts, the The Beatles Story Band performs Orchestra! with 16 musicians enjoying hit after hit at Place des Arts, NY pop-rockers Towards The Present play L’Astral, Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and her band launch album f(l)ight at Bar le Ritz P.D.B.  On Saturday night time, Niykee Heaton brings clean R&B-hip-hop sounds to L’Astral, electro dance producer Gareth Emery brings the get together to New City Gas, and instrumental rock band Caspian involves Bar le Ritz P.D.B.  On Monday, Nov. 21, Irish indie-rockers Two Door Cinema Membership shake up Metropolis. On Nov. 22, see Swedish metallic band In Flames and supergroup Hellyeah at Metropolis, and electroacoustic artist Loscil at La Vitrola. The Montréal Symphony Orchestra performs live performance America In accordance To Glass, Barber & Gershwin at Place des Arts on Nov. 23-24. Australian folk-rock quintet The Paper Kites groove at Théâtre Corona on Nov. 23. Get up early on Nov. 24 for the Daybreaker Yoga and 90s Dance Social gathering on the Phi Centre and keep up late for the demise metallic of Finland’s Youngsters Of Bodom at Metropolis, synth-pop artist Savoir Adore at Divan Orange, Twist (Laura Hermiston of the BB Weapons and Brian Borcherdt of Holy F*ck) at La Vitrola, and dance to the indie-pop-rock of STRFKR, electro producer Gigamesh and darkly avant-pop artist Psychic Twin at Théâtre Fairmount.

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