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La Presse reports today that a new “visual identity” will be given to Ste. Catherine St.<\/a> between St. James United Church and Berri Square, part of the ongoing development of the Quartier des spectacles<\/a>. <\/p>\n

More lighting installations will be added to the street, similar to what has already been done to the area’s cultural landmarks, including Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Nouveau Monde, Club Soda, the SAT, the National Monument, the Metropolis and the National Film Board. Lighting pillars containing information about shows and cultural events will also be installed along the street.<\/p>\n

Some details from the paper:<\/p>\n

L’ident\u00e9 visuelle touchera \u00e9galement le mobilier urbain. Le rouge pr\u00e9dominera partout dans le Quartier des spectacles, autant sur les lampadaires que sur les feux de circulation, bollards, bancs publics, supports \u00e0 v\u00e9lo, poubelles, pots \u00e0 fleurs…<\/p>\n

Mises en r\u00e9seau, les salles de spectacle auront une signature commune qui respectera toutefois leur personnalit\u00e9 propre. On peut d\u00e9j\u00e0 le constater avec le cin\u00e9ma de l’ONF, o\u00f9 le mot \u00abcin\u00e9ma\u00bb, en bleu, se r\u00e9p\u00e8te trois fois, \u00e0 l’intersection de la rue Saint-Denis et du boulevard de Maisonneuve, avec un d\u00e9placement vers l’entr\u00e9e principale.<\/p>\n

La Vitrine culturelle \u00e0 la Place des Arts pr\u00e9sente une autre de ces marquises dynamiques pouvant, notamment, donner de l’information sur les 80 lieux de diffusion du QdS.<\/p>\n

\u00abLe plan lumi\u00e8re fait d\u00e9j\u00e0 notre renomm\u00e9e, ce qui va permettre \u00e0 la ville de devenir un th\u00e9\u00e2tre. Le Quartier des spectacles sera, lui-m\u00eame, le th\u00e9\u00e2tre des th\u00e9\u00e2tres\u00bb, pense Pierre Desch\u00eanes qui \u00e9tait \u00e0 la F\u00eate des lumi\u00e8res de Lyon ce week-end pour promouvoir le projet montr\u00e9alais.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Quartier des spectacles’ existing lighting program has already made an impact. I’ve always believed that light, especially the kind of soft, colourful light produced by neon or LED, plays an important role in maintaining the round-the-clock streetlife we need in our cities. I can’t think of anything more evocative of big-city nightlife than ambient light reflected on wet pavement. The new lighting installations at Club Soda and the National Film Board are particularly successful in creating that kind of ambiance; they’ve reinforced the noctural, slightly seedy atmosphere created by the blinking neon of the area’s strip clubs, nightclubs and fast food joints.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of Montrealers who are sceptical about the Quartier des spectacles, but if the lighting scheme is any indication, it’s a sign that it will serve to enhance the area’s mischievous character rather than replace it with something sanitized and family-friendly.<\/p>\n

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Photos: Quartier des spectacles<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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