Montreal Dance of Light showcases entertainment in the Quartier des Spectacles

Montreal Dance of Light

Montreal Dance of Light from the new Entertainment District near downtown of Montreal city is often tops the list of things ‘what to do’ for a visitor. Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles is a melting pot of stores, theater, restaurants, concert hall, coffee shops, bookstores, art galleries, movie theater, few corporate headquarters, hotels and yes, those famous “Main Street.”

You will find here all you need as Entertainment and all the those festivals are presented at the Place des Festivals.

Elixir’s multimedia show is a spectacular entertainment with the fountains at the Place des Festivals.

According to the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, the organization that manages this area there will be an outstanding show for the “greatest animated fountain of Canada.” The animation choreographic multimedia, computer controlled, lasts 20 minutes and the soundtrack was composed by Vincent Letellier.

The animated water and light, water vapor and mist create a spectacular effect said the artistic director of Moment Factory. This is a dance of light. They created a story related to water, technology and human, urban, consumption. Elixir is an encounter between a pixel and a drop of water that evokes the magic of water.

Created in 2001, Moment Factory is a new media studio and entertainment specializes in the design and production of multimedia environments with video, sound and special lighting effects. It has already created more than 300 performances and events in the world, including Cirque du Soleil, Disney and Nine Inch Nails. It is he who is transforming the Parliament in Ottawa, with sound, images and light.

The organizers state that the show water show takes place whatever the weather. The fountain is the support of the show has 235 jets: 150 red, all controlled individually, 76 white and nine large jets at the center. Some 38 miles of underground power cables make it work.

Below the fountain, almost 5 miles of underground conduits feeding the jets. Is used for operating 19 810 gallons of water or the volume of an average swimming pool. The same is treated and filtered water that circulates in a closed circuit: only 0.5% of the water used is lost every day.

“From the beginning, we say that the entertainment district is a showcase of creativity from Montreal city, said Pierre Fortin, CEO of the Partnership. We are going to demonstrate with this fountain equipment that can push evens further with Montreal Dance of Light. “

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