Digital Weekend! 6 Activities Not to Miss

The heart of Printemps numérique has been beating strongly in Montréal these past few days. Tourists are coming from around the world to enjoy it. The offer is incredible; every sector has spread the word and is offering a wide range of original activities. You

will need to clone yourself not

to miss anything. June 3, Con grazia, Festival TransAmériques. Martin Messier, the former spokesperson for Printemps numérique, returns tothe stage with Anne Thériault to present Con grazia. The artists become living detonators for a tense opus dedicated to the demolition of objects, a

disturbing ode to the agony of the material world. June 3 and4,

opening of the Biennale internationale d’art numérique and ELEKTRA performances. Head to the Arsenal to visit the major BIAN exhibition under the theme AUTOMATA: art made by machines for machines, which continues for a month. Artists combine digital technologies and visual art, to the delight of the eyes and the mind. ELEKTRA offers explosive performances on Friday and Saturday nights, where robots, dance, distortion

and emotions come together. June 3 and

4, virtual reality at SALON SAT. Through a series of personal immersion devices, the VR lounge stages a multitude of soaring works, contextual explorations and recent interactive games that will excite your pupils and vibrate your eardrums, but above all transport you momentarily into

other realities. June 4, Métropolis

2, MUTEK. Night owls, this evening is for you. On Saturday, MÉTROPOLIS 2 will stretch into the early morning with incredible DJs: Maayan Nidam, Francesco Tristano, Tazz & Giovanni Randidi and Sonja

Moonear. June 5, MUTEK and Piknic dance together

on Sunday. Piknic Électronik reunites with its MUTEK friends on Sunday to present a visionary dance-music program. MUTEK All Stars, Alicia Hush, Josh Wink, Stefny Winter and a big surprise are on the

program. Until June 8, Corps secret Corpspublic, Festival TransAmériques.

Three intriguing structures occupy the Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme at Place des Arts. With the interactive installation Corps secret / Corps public, the trio formed by Isabelle Van Grimde, Thom Gossage and Anick La Bissonnière combines movement, sound and architecture to transform our daily environment and shake up our use of image and time. Captured by sensors, each of our movements modulates the soundtrack and recomposes the rustling of an almost supernatural urban jungle.