Our summary of the latest news in infrastructure, in support of the Sexy béton project. Thanks to Caroline Iliescu again for researching and writing this feature. En appui du projet Sexy béton, voici notre quatrième sommaire des dernières nouvelles au sujet des infrastructures. Merci encore à Caroline Iliescu pour la recherche et la rédaction de cet article.
I regularly receive emails from the literary magazine, McSweeney’s, who also publish The Believer, not to mention numerous books. Today’s email was particularly interesting. Apparently, the Bay Bridge in their hometown of San Francisco is closed for repairs. A chunk fell down on Tuesday and hit a truck and several cars. Now McSweeney’s is dedicating a large part of its next issue to an in-depth investigation into the famous bridge.
Selon un rapport obtenu par La Presse, la Ville de Montréal a perdu la contrôle sur des projets municipaux, parce qu’elle a confié aux entrepreneurs la responsabilité de la gestion, de l’expertise et de la surveillance.
Il y a plusieurs façons de réagir aux preuves grandissantes de corruption et de collusion parmi les compagnies de construction responsable pour les routes et les ponts du Québec. La plus commune semble être le cynisme. Dans les commentaires des journaux, vous pouvez presque entendre les soupirs affectés de désabusement et les sarcasmes envers ces personnes qui – dans leur naïveté – peuvent vraiment être scandalisés par ce qu’ils lisent.
There are several ways to react to the growing body of evidence of corruption and collusion among construction companies responsible for Québec’s roads and bridges. A common one seems to be cynicism. In comments to the newspapers, you can almost hear the affected sighs of world-weary wisdom, and guffaws toward those people who – in their naïveté – might be genuinely shocked by what they read.
Voici enfin notre bande annonce pour Sexy béton II : Justice, qui début au Centre Segal le 24 novembre. Appelez au 514-739-7944 pour obtenir vos billets.
Here at last is the trailer for Sexy béton II: Justice, which opens at the Segal Centre, November 24. Call 514-739-7944 to get your tickets.
Our third summary of the latest news in infrastructure, in support of the Sexy béton project. Thanks to Caroline Iliescu again for researching and writing this feature. En appui du projet Sexy béton, voici notre second sommaire des dernières nouvelles au sujet des infrastructures. Merci encore à Caroline Iliescu pour la recherche et la rédaction de cet article.
Highlight this week: an ex-government official reports that 80% of road construction projects are controlled by the Montreal Mafia. En vedette: Un informateur affirme que 80 % des projets de construction routière sont contrôlées par la mafia montréalaise.
Les problèmes de circulation à Montréal ne sont pas nouveaux! Visionnez ce court film de l’ONF de 1955.
In our marketing efforts for Sexy béton I, many things became both clearer and murkier about the changing world of the media and our role in it. It became clear that Porte Parole – as a documentary theatre company – must transcend the traditional world of the cultural media. Obviously, it’s still very important to get critics to our shows. But because our plays are drawn directly from the news headlines – and even occasionally help make the news headlines – we have to focus on civic reporters just as much as cultural commentators.
In this Toronto Star article, artists find their inspiration in the infrastructure beneath their feet – and in some cases, beneath their wheels! This includes, of course, Annabel Soutar and Sexy béton. Enjoy the read.
