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Corps fantômes: the Exhibition
September 9 to 30, 2025Salle d'expositionAlongside the play Corps fantômes, presented by Duceppe in November and dedicated to Montreal's LGBTQ+ community at the turn of the 1990s, two exhibitions bring to life the cries, silences, and actions of those who fought against HIV/AIDS.
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Visual Art
Village Numérique
August 14 to 28, 2025Esplanade de la Place des ArtsLaunched in 2024 to mark the 25th anniversary of the MUTEK digital creativity festival, the Village Numérique includes a path of around 20 digital art installations in the Quartier des Spectacles.
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photography
Six Steps - The Exhibition
August 26 to 31, 2025Salle d'expositionSix Steps - The Exhibition is a series of black-and-white photographic portraits, both raw and timeless, celebrating the richness and uniqueness of Montreal’s street dance scene.
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JOAT International Street Dance Festival: Rising Strong for Montréal’s Street Dance Culture
In addition to looking back over the past decade with Executive Director and Co-Artistic Director Handy Yacinthe, we are presenting some highlights of the 2025 edition of the JOAT International Street Dance Festival.
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MUTEK 2025: From Innovations to Crowd-pleasers
Hosting four of MUTEK’s flagship events in 2025, Place des Arts is a go-to destination for those in search of extraordinary visual experiences.
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Magic in 2025: Illusion Meets New Tech
As Place des Arts is presenting Luc Langevin’s new show in July and August, we asked ourselves how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) might be affecting the world of magic in 2025.
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