Usine C

Montréal


This former jam factory in the Village is home to the award-winning Carbone 14 theatrical dance troupe that performs here regularly. Its two flexible halls (450 and 150 seats) can be rejigged to accommodate circuses or concerts, but you’re more likely to find interesting international drama collaborations.

To bump into its talented performers, head for the cozy cafe downstairs.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Montréal attractions

2. Écomusée du Fier Monde

0.21 MILES

This striking ex-bathhouse explores the history of Centre-Sud, an industrial district in Montréal until the 1950s and now part of the Village. The museum…

3. Rue Ste-Catherine Est

0.33 MILES

Montréal’s embrace of the gay community is tightest along the eastern end of Rue Ste-Catherine, a one-time bed of vice and shabby tenements. This strip of…

4. Galerie Blanc

0.36 MILES

Sun, snow and lack of sobriety are no barrier at this free open-air art gallery smack in the middle of the Village's bar street. The often-abstract works…

5. Église St-Pierre-Apôtre

0.46 MILES

Located in the Village, this neoclassical church from 1853 has a number of fine decorations – flying buttresses, stained glass, statues in Italian marble …

7. Parc La Fontaine

0.5 MILES

At 34 hectares, this great verdant municipal park is the city’s third largest, after Parc du Mont-Royal and Parc Maisonneuve. In the warmer months weary…

8. Rue St-Denis

0.5 MILES

The backbone of Montréal’s francophone shopping district, Rue St-Denis is lined with hat and garment shops, uberhip record stores and terrace cafes…