Spotlight on The Arts Put on a Show at the Garden at Montréal Space for Life

MONTRÉAL, May 26, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The arts are going to be putting on a show at the Botanical Garden this summer, from June 6 to August 30. Every Saturday, Discovery concerts will fill the air in a garden in bloom with the sound of classical and worldbeat music, while our Sunday Intimate concerts will offer special encounters with artists in harmony with nature. In addition to these almost cheek-to-cheek concerts there will be two must-see Centre stage shows headlining Marc Hervieux, on June 14, and Oliver Jones, on August 23.

The programming for The Arts Put on a Show at the Garden, assembled by artistic director Charles Dauphinais, wonderfully combines the Botanical Garden's enchanting beauty with a feast for the senses, creating unique moments under the spreading willow trees, among the roses or near the ponds.  In this fabulous setting, where the sun's rays are the only spotlight, the artists' music and voices will join the sounds of the songbirds. Audiences are sure to enjoy this rare opportunity to enjoy relaxed encounters with these special artists.

The art of reconnecting with nature
The Arts Put on a Show at the Garden: June programming

Every Sunday in June, visitors are invited to gather under the willows for some unique, intimate encounters with our favourite artists. The Saturday Discovery concerts will feature talented artists, from a romantic operatic duo and a string quartet in the Rose Garden, to worldbeat music and sacred music near the Flowery Brook... There's no doubt about it, summer is starting on the right note at Montréal Space for Life!

Saturday, June 6:

• Anna-Sophie and Carl Matthieu Neher, romantic operatic pieces. Piano and soprano duo.
  (Rose Garden, 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.)
• Résonance: Eric Bernard and Marise Demers, percussion and guitar.  Worldbeat music.
  (Flowery Brook, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m.)

Sunday, June 7: Diane Tell

• A touching and joyful encounter with Diane Tell, armed with her faithful guitar, as she revisits some of her greatest hits and performs other songs from her latest album, UNE. (Under the willows, near the Japanese Garden, 2 p.m.)

Saturday, June 13:

• Isabeau and Mélisandre Corriveau, harp and viola
  (Rose Garden, 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.)
• Jazz choir. The Zarzuela vocal ensemble, with 16 singers directed by Sylvain Bertrand, will perform some bold, fun-filled tunes.
  (Flowery Brook, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m.)

                 

Sunday, June 14, 4 p.m.: Marc Hervieux On the centre Stage
Backed up by a talented string quartet, the popular tenor invites audiences to an unforgettable performance, featuring opera pieces and French song. The perfect combination, in perfect harmony, in the perfectly enchanting setting of the Botanical Garden!
(on the Centre Stage, in the Arboretum, 4 p.m.)

Saturday, June 20:

• 4 Ailes, string quartet
  (Rose Garden, 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.)
• Gagji-Gagjo, music from Eastern Europe
  (Flowery Brook, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m.)                    

Sunday, June 21: Marie-Jo Thério

• An intense solo show, as Marie-Jo Thério revisits the most memorable songs in her repertoire. (Under the willows, near the Japanese Garden, 2 p.m.)

Saturday, June 27:

• Thierry Bégin-L and Karl Marino, classical guitar duo
  (Rose Garden, 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.)
• Ensemble KÔ, choir, sacred music
  (Flowery Brook, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m.)    

Sunday, June 28: Catherine Major

• Relying just on her voice and her piano, totally free of artifice and deeply introspective, Catherine Major invites us to join her in this exploration of solitude. (Under the willows, near the Japanese Garden, 2 p.m.)             

Full program available at bit.ly/TheArtsPutonaShow-attheGarden-2015  

The art of escaping

All summer long, let yourself be carried off to foreign lands by the sounds of such traditional Chinese instruments as the guqin, guzheng, erhu or yangqin.

• Melodies in the Pavilion of Infinite Pleasantness, Sundays, June 21 to August 30, 1 to 4:30 p.m.  

Inviting you to travel back in time, the Japanese Pavilion is hosting Hiroshima – When Art Speaks, an exhibition of drawings made by survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and works by Kenzo Kamei. You can also admire the splendid Japanese landscapes in the exhibition In the Heart of Japan.

• Hiroshima – When Art Speaks and In the Heart of Japan, at the Japanese Pavilion, May 15 to November 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  

Enter a multisensory space in which the visible meets the invisible and the audible blends with the inaudible and explore the Spirits of the Tree exhibition.

• Spirits of the Tree, at the Frédéric Back Tree Pavilion, until November 1.

About Montréal Space for Life
Montréal Space for Life is made up of four attractions on the same site: the Botanical Garden, Biodôme, Insectarium and Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium. These four prestigious municipal institutions form Canada's largest natural science museum complex. Together, they are launching a daring, creative urban movement, urging everyone to rethink the connection between humankind and nature and cultivate a new way of living.

For further information and to purchase tickets online, see our website: montrealspaceforlife.ca

SOURCE Espace pour la vie

Information : Marie-Joëlle Filion, Montréal Space for Life, E-Mail : [email protected], Phone : [phone], Cellular : 514 443-6801; Interviews with the artists : Karine Cousineau, Karine Cousineau Communications, E-Mail : [email protected], Phone : [phone]