Elan Language Arts Network

ELAN is hiring a Program Coordinator

Posted on: Wed 01 May, 2013

The Program Coordinator will be responsible for day-to-day administration at ELAN. The position starts July 15, and the deadline for applications is July 1. For the full job description, please click "Read more..."

Quebec and its dance community partner to convert Wilder building into Dance Center

Posted on: Fri 24 May, 2013

The 11-storey Wilder building on Bleury, near Place-des-Arts, will be converted into the Espace Dance Québec to the tune of $63.1 million. The new building will host Tangente, Agora de la Danse, Ecole de danse contemporaine de Montreal, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, as well as provincial government offices of the Ministry of Culture, the Régie du cinéma and the cultural funding agency, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).

Read more in The Montreal Gazette

QEPC tells CRTC hearing Bell should spend more on English programming in Quebec

Posted on: Fri 10 May, 2013

In the on-going CRTC hearing regarding the buying of Astral Media by Bell, the Quebec English-Language Production Council testified that Bell must be forced to spend at least 10 per cent of independent English-language production in Quebec based on current network audiences. Read the Montreal Gazette's description of the events here. 

Anglos in love with Quebec

Posted on: Tue 07 May, 2013

Radio-Canada's Dimanche Magazine does a piece on Anglos that are bilingual and well-integrated into Quebec. ELAN's Executive Director Guy Rodgers was interviewed in this show that presented ELAN as an arts organization that helps shape a civil and constructive dialogue.

Listen to Danny Braün's story here (in French).

La Presse's Alain Dubuc argues that Montreal's creativity and dynamism is rooted in its bilingualism

Posted on: Tue 07 May, 2013

The idea of a vibrant bilingual and/or anglophone culture "Made au Québec" is making its way out there! Alain Dubuc argues persuasively that, beyond a diversity of cultures that all big cities have, Montreal distinguishes itself through its bilingualism. It is this bilingualism which can cause tensions - but also fuel unprecedented creativity and collaborations.

Read the op-ed here (in French).

Montreal Gazette covers Playwrights' Workshop Montreal's 50th anniversary

Posted on: Fri 03 May, 2013

Montreal Gazette's Pat Donnelly covers Playwrights' Workshop Montreal's 50th anniversary.

Happy birthday, Playwrights' Workshop!

Read the article by clicking here.

THEATRE MORIN HEIGHTS presents ENCORE by Marc Prescott - Artistic Events

Posted on: Fri 24 May, 2013

THEATRE MORIN HEIGHTS (2013) presents ENCORE by Marc Prescott at LA GRANARY BEIZLI

Two characters review their marriage in a series of five vignettes spanning fifty years. They meet and relive their first encounter in a very intense and warm play that has elicited strong emotions from laughter to tears. It has delighted audiences in Montréal, Morin-Heights and Lac-des-Seize-Iles, and Québec.

Dinner Theatre, One Night only JUNE 14th

La Granary Beizli
3270 County Road 10 / Barb Road
Vankleek Hill, ON, P0B 1R0

Reservations ONLY
Call 613 678 6661 or 613 678 0848

Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and Worn Fashion Journal Present Books About Looks: A Close Reading of Clothes - Artistic Events

Posted on: Fri 24 May, 2013

Virginia Woolf said: "clothes have more important offices than merely to keep us warm; they change our view of the world and the world's view of us." Anne with an 'e' needed a dress with puffed sleeves. Daisy saw the beauty in Gatsby's shirts. Sasha Jansen just wanted a new hat. On Friday, June 14th, join WORN Fashion Journal for a close reading of clothes in literature. Bring a passage of your favorite description of clothing in any book, hang with the Wornettes, and pick up a copy of the brand new issue!

WORN Fashion Journal is a completely different kind of fashion magazine - instead of focusing on trends or commerce, we focus on the histories, personal stories, cultures, and subcultures of fashion.

Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest, Friday, June 14 at 7 p.m.

An Evening of Poetry at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly - Artistic Events

Posted on: Fri 24 May, 2013

Join us for an evening of poetry with Donato Mancini, Michael Nardone, Laura Broadbent and Emma Healey!

211 Bernard Ouest, Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/174843276013621/

Residual Reading Series - Artistic Events

Posted on: Fri 24 May, 2013

Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and Residual Reading Series are pleased to present a reading of two new works of fiction by Marguerite Pigeon and Natalee Caple. Natalee’s new novel, In Calamity’s Wake, has been described as a cinematic adventure, a dual, or dueling, narrative in two voices that darts between, as Zoe Whittall writes, “mythology, historical accounts, song lyrics, poetry, rumours, and fiction of the time period.” Pigeon’s Open Pit confronts the landscape and the civil rights of indigenous people against the backdrop of big business and amid the chaos of love, relief and difference, resulting in the questioning of what it means to be situated against will.

Join us as these two talented and unique writers launch their books together in Montreal.

211 Bernard Ouest, Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Kids Day with John and Jana - Community Events

Posted on: Fri 24 May, 2013

You are invited to a special Kids Day event with John and Jana, who will read their books A Rule Is To Break: A Child's Guide To Anarchy, Happy Punks 123: A Counting Story, and A Year With Friends, and host a Give Stuff Away For Free Party that will take donations for the Multi Caf food bank in exchange for free signed prints and mini comics. There will also be coloring pages, snacks, and a book signing.

211 Bernard Ouest, Saturday, June 8 at 1:30 p.m.

Emotional Rescue - Blog

Posted on: Wed 15 May, 2013

By Rob Lutes

ACCORD says au revoir! - News

Posted on: Fri 03 May, 2013

During the past two years ELAN has had the opportunity to bring more arts and culture to a multitude of communities throughout Quebec. As of March 31st our  ACCORD pilot project has officially ended, but Project Manager Elsa Bolam has volunteered to stay on to provide ideas, and act as a matchmaker for future projects. Thanks, Elsa!

Director's Message - May 2013 - Director's Message

Posted on: Fri 03 May, 2013

We have had a busy few months at ELAN, completing the ACCORD project and launching Made au Québec, which continues to receive media coverage, particularly in the Francophone media. If you have not yet visited the site, I highly recommend it. There is no better place to find out who is making the news and why. We invite you all to notify us of all media coverage that you receive, or that your friends receive. Forward the links to admin@quebec-elan.org.

Breaking Conventions: A Filmmaker's DIY Reality - Blog

Posted on: Wed 01 May, 2013

By Florence Touliatos

Low-budget filmmakers these days can afford to take risks and explore new artistic territory outside of the classical Hollywood narrative. Independent filmmakers are no longer dependent on major studios to provide them with the tools they need to produce a film as they can now interact with the global filmmaking community and acquire inexpensive, high-end digital film equipment available at the consumer level. Small production companies and filmmakers can obtain the resources they need to produce entertaining films at a fraction of the cost. The collapse in funding for the arts has prompted the community to come together and create productive collaborations.

May 2013 ELANews: News, workshops, jobs, deadlines & more... - News

Posted on: Wed 01 May, 2013

Read the May ELANews by clicking here.