AUGUST 2018

Québec Cinema Shines Bright in Washington!

July 30 - August 27

Once again, the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre will be showing several feature films from la Belle Province at the Canada Now film series.

Fleuve | Espace Danse and Chantal Caron at INSITU Dance Festival 

August 4 & 5

An invitation to experience the communion between dance and the energy of the sunrise, The Breath of Dawn embodies a collective homage to the natural world that surrounds us.

LOOP Installation Lights Up CityCenter in Washington, D.C.

August 7 - September 16

LOOP, an illuminated musical installation with a distinctive retro-futuristic look, is sure to spark children's imagination and revive their parents' childhood memories.

The Great Work  by Théâtre de la Tortue Noire at the Puppet Fringe Festival

August 9 - 12

A mysterious scientist makes explosive experiments in his medieval laboratory. Under his magic hands, objects are transformed. But, unbeknownst to him, his thoughts and a strange universe come to life on his head.

Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Presents Godspeed You! Black Emperor

August 10

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the legendary Montréal collective, will give an earth-rattling, wall-of-sound experience at the Prospect Park Bandshell.

Les Grands Hurleurs and Jordan Officer at Bryant Park

August 10

Experience the energy of a Québécois house party when Les Grands Hurleurs and jazz guitarist and singer Jordan Officer take the stage.

Bozzini Quartet back at TIME SPANS

August 14

Bozzini Quartet will perform works by Cassandra Miller and Linda Catlin Smith.

Cirque du Soleil Presents CORTEO in Louisville, KY

August 15 - 19

Corteo, which means "cortege" in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. It brings together the passion of the actor with the grace of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun and comedy.