Le Mois Multi takes risks for its 26th edition

Under the sign of audacity and risk-taking, Mois Multi today unveils its program, which will run from January 30 to February 28. First edition of the new curator Christian Lapointe, this edition under the theme BODY IN.GAME.X promises to shake up the public.

Already last November, the Productions Recto-Verso team set the table, unveiling three “proposals[s] multidisciplinary[s] bold[s] and unclassifiable[s]», whose show Monitored and punishedfeaturing singer-songwriter Safia Nolin and her alter egoplayed by actress Debbie Lynch-White.

The relationship with the body is at the heart of the various performances presented during Mois Multi, an international festival of multidisciplinary and electronic arts.

“The body that plays, but also the one that we play too often. The one who suffers, who demands, who dares to denounce. Who dares to break free. Festival-goers are invited to live a series of experiences that question – and shake up – our relationship with the body through the issues it goes through,” we can read in a press release.

More than 60 artists from here, but also from the Netherlands, Belgium and France, will display their creations in a multitude of venues, such as the Diamant, Premier Acte, the Grand Théâtre de Québec, the cooperative Medusa as well as various art galleries. Several proposals are free, as are the exhibitions.

This year, festival-goers will also be able to decide to present themselves more or less uncovered. Le Mois Multi will indeed sell balaclavas that can become toques.

Performances under the theme BODY IN.GAME.X

The theme of Multi Month, Body IN.GAME.Xexpresses both the desire to touch on issues affecting the body, but also the “place of the body as a tool allowing play”.

«[Plusieurs des œuvres à l’honneur] bring to our attention the fragility of the body, its strength, but also its presence as an altering effect of space, like time and its effects altering the body in turn. From physical prowess to self-dispossession, through what bubbles between beings, the 26th edition of Multi month under the theme BODY IN.GAME.X calls for the narration of the body in both gentleness and brutality,” illustrates Christian Lapointe, curator of Mois multi.

Several shows and performances will therefore be anchored in these universes. Multi Month begins with Antifragile? spectacle de piano, performance during which “things will happen where we least expect them”. This creation from the APA office represents the 6th collaboration of this “undisciplined DIY living arts workshop” with Mois Multi.

For people who like daring proposals, the performance of Vancouver artists Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim. These invite us, for a duration of 7:30 hours (with four intermissions), to “an exhilarating and delirious day of gaming», intended for people over 14 years old. Violence, sexuality and crude language feature in this “ingeniously political interactive experience”, during which the public will have an important role to play.

Artists from Quebec, like Natalia Fontalvo (Tracks) and Mélanie Demers (Public confession), will present “punching works”, which respectively address colonialism and sexual violence. This last subject is also found in the proposals of Julie Artacho (Avalanches) and Independent Theater (The children’s guardian).

Classic of the Month multi and shows for young audiences

Once again this year, Mois Multi invites spectators on February 21 to the Untamed eveningthe flagship event of the program. This evening, the result of a partnership with Phoque OFF and Cinéma Beaumont, will begin with the free presentation of a sound documentary.

In the movie That forgotten need to probe the sky, documentary filmmaker couple Nicolas Lachapelle and Eloïse Demers-Pinard present their quest to record the sound of the Northern Lights in Churchill, Manitoba.

In a second part, taking place in the Multi room of the Méduse cooperative and requiring the purchase of a ticket, artistic and musical performances by Sabrina Ratté and Roger Tellier-Craig, Birrd and the Massecar • d’Orion duo will notably dive in artificial intelligence, electronic music and even the Apocalypse. An inclusive ticket office is in place to discover the Untamed evening.

The programming also makes room for three shows intended for a more family-oriented audience. At the Gabrielle-Roy library on February 9, the show Lumens, intended for an audience aged 8 to 15, offers “the musical adventure of a life-size game”.

For its part, the Grand Théâtre de Québec offers two proposals on February 23. At 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke presents The vegetable gardena rock concert for young audiences unfolding over 360 degrees. Finally, with Under the cobblestones, the beach!the APA Office invites young people to a musical dressing room, to experience an intimate musical performance.

Party at the Charpente des fauves and the Diamant

Festive events are on the menu during Multi Month.

First, on February 11, the Charpente des fauves organizes a 5@late. The artistic meeting place in the Saint-Roch district will be teeming with different proposals in every corner. For the public, it’s the time to discover ideas and projects in progress.

For artists, it is an opportunity to test a work and take advantage of the facilities of this house dedicated to multidisciplinary creation.

To celebrate the end of Month Multi, the Diamant will offer electronic music and monumental projections, with shows Thirstde Franck Vigroux et Kurt d’Haeseleer, et Vanesby Alexis Langevin-Tétrault and Guillaume Côté.

Free exhibitions, residencies and conferences

Starting February 13, three exhibitions will take place in the Multi room and the Essay studio, located in the Méduse cooperative.

First, in a North American first, the Dutchman Marnix de Nijs presents Gravitational Bodies. This exhibition offers the viewer a virtual reality experience, while they are installed in an emergency stretcher and equipped with VR glasses.

Then, Sabrina Ratté will occupy the entire Multi Room to present her exhibition ethereality. She wants to immerse the public “into surreal ecosystems where science fiction comes to life.”

For his part, Matthew Biederman will propose Simon sayswhich refers to the game “Jean dit”.

Other galleries (VU, L’Oeil de Poisson, Le Lieu, Akhwayaonhkeh, the Visual Arts Gallery and Folie Culture) also invite you to open their doors and discover their exhibitions.

Finally, Isabelle Arch (Spain) and Maureen Béguin-Morin (France) are two international artists who will benefit from a residency during Mois Multi. Workshops and conferences are also on the menu.

For more details on the programming of the 26th Mois Multi, consult the website: https://moismulti.org/#programmation-2025