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Montreal’s JOAT International Street Dance Festival continues through Sept. 2

by Lorraine Carpenter

The 2024 Danse Danse season begins with the 10th anniversary edition of JOAT, bringing 250 artists to the Quartier des Spectacles.

The 10th anniversary edition of Montreal’s JOAT International Street Dance Festival gets going on Aug. 27, signalling the start of the 2024 Danse Danse season. Bringing 250 artists to the Quartiers des Spectacles, the festival promises a wide variety of indoor, outdoor, free and ticketed cultural events through Sept. 2.

JOAT begins tomorrow with a screening of JOAT.EXE – 10 Years of history, a short documentary about the festival itself, as well as the start of the ÉLECTRI-CITÉ art exhibition. The following days will see a JOAT marketplace, dance battles (breaking, hip hop and popping), a “dance concert” at Théâtre Maisonneuve (Aug. 31 & Sept. 1), dance, art and beat-making workshops, music events and parties including the annual Montreal Loves Dilla celebration (Aug. 30) and more.

For more on the 2024 edition of JOAT International Street Dance Festival, please visit their website.

Montreal’s JOAT International Street Dance Festival continues through Sept. 2

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by Lorraine Carpenter

Editor in chief
Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.