Arts et monde Series

Name: Place des Arts
Price range: $

Embark on a journey of uncommon power and beauty.

Phenomenal productions, international hits.

Garnering worldwide acclaim for their uniqueness and originality, the three shows in our 2025-26 series offer a panorama of stories inspired by Japanese and African cultures.

Heralded by such figures as Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, the multiple Grammy® Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Montreal with its brand-new concert. The sensational rhythms of Drum Tao’s traditional Japanese drumming will amaze you as they have for more than nine million spectators worldwide. Les Ballets Africains will marvel you with the striking acrobatics and vibrant authenticity that made them famous from London to Rio, Berlin to Tokyo, and Moscow to Los Angeles.

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Music · Gospel

Soweto Gospel Choir | Peace

November 22 and 23, 2025

2 performances

Théâtre Maisonneuve

With its new show “Peace,” the Soweto Gospel Choir is making its return to North America with a vibrant and colourful concert combining South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals, and classics, along with the upbeat music of Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, and many more!

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World Music • Japanese drums

Drum Tao

January 15, 2026

1 performance

Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier

The world-renowned virtuoso percussionists of Drum Tao are returning to Montreal with a profoundly powerful and modern musical experience that celebrates the ancient art of Japanese drumming—in a symbolic narrative of a changing world.
African Dance

Les Ballets Africains

February 22, 2026

1 performance

Théâtre Maisonneuve

Exhibiting an inimitable blend of dance, music, and storytelling, with spectacular displays of acrobatics, the multifaceted intensity of traditional polyrhythms, and the power of African percussion, Les Ballets Africains delights audiences around the world, sharing its culture and a message of unity in its performances.