PHI Centre
Space A
315 Saint-Paul St West
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 2M3
Doors: 5 pm
Event: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
*Maximum capacity of 40 people
General admission:
$49 to attend the celebration at the PHI Centre
+ Make a donation to DESTA ↗ alongside your ticket purchase
Taxes and fees not included
All visitors will be required to present their valid vaccination passport upon arrival in the building. The vaccination passport is required to enjoy the facilities.
More information here.
An evening full of celebration, entertaining performances, and delicious food and drinks.
Join us in celebrating 15 years of community!
We have come a long way since we first opened our doors in 2006.
Over the past few years, DESTA has made numerous organizational shifts to reflect the needs of our community. But the heart of our mission has never changed. Through an empowering approach, our underlying goal has always been to see Black youth thrive.
We are grateful to our community, our supporters, our collaborators, and our funders, as, without you, the work that we do would not be possible.
With 15 years behind us, we are thankful to be celebrating this incredible milestone with all of you!
In the comedy industry for more than 3 years, Erich was pushed on the scene by Mike Ward, who discovered him at the “Bordel Comédie Club” where he was working as a doorman. Since that moment, Erich accumulated solo appearances everywhere, while continuing his work for the duo “Aba and Preach”. He developed his experience with his first “Aba and Preach” show for the Just For Laugh Festival in 2019 and it was an instant success! The “Aba and Preach” Youtube Channel has now more than 1M subscribers and continues to grow. Sharp, provocative, hilarious, and authentic, Erich will make you see the real things with a new perspective.
Roen Higgins is an award-winning Spoken Word Poet, Educator, dynamic Speaker, and Impact Coach. Her mission is to Elevate her audience with important life skills such as self-care, resilience, leadership, creative literacy & community well-being. Roen loves helping young people Emerge and Adults Shift towards Elevation. As a coach, she is dedicated to raising others to get unstuck and tap into their genius zone.
KidCrayola is a breaking through Haitian-Canadian artist in the Montreal music scene with her colourful mixes and music curation. Her unapologetic message of self acceptance and self-love is making waves in the city and has everyone dubbing her the Vibe Bender. Coming from a musical family like her older brother Don Karnage who was massively known in Montreal in the 90’s - ‘till the early 2000’s, she is already making a name for herself. And rightfully so, she has collaborated with big names like Mural and PHI Centre despite being considered green in the DJ scene for just 2 years. KidCrayola believes that all cultures, people and walks of life are beautiful, and she sees music as the avenue to have people accept and see that beauty in the world.
Since January 2015, Uplift’s goal has been to elevate, stimulate morally and physically through Afro-Urban rhythms.
It is through the various influences of our dancers and different ethnic origins that we create a different energy where African dance meets popular dance / hip hop / tribal together to create a unique AFRO-URBAN choreography.
Uplift’s strength comes from its dancers / choreographers who are passionate about what they do. Mostly self-taught dancers who each share their own experiences on stage, ranging from clips to performances for international and local artists.
Fredy V & The Foundation released their debut EP ‘One Step’ in the Fall of 2020. This collaborative process saw each member's experience and skill put into writing, composing, arranging and producing; giving light to catchy powerhouse songs that seamlessly combine R&B, funk, afropop and hip hop.
We are excited to announce a collaboration celebrating the talented alumni of the DESTA Food Chef Incubator! Chefs Evy Mendes, Marissa Leon-John, and our very own Berlin Reed will be serving up delicious snacks and drinks inspired by DESTA's incredible 15 year journey.
Based in Little Burgundy, Desta Black Youth Network empowers Black youth between the ages of 18 to 35 to achieve their educational, employability and entrepreneurship goals through tutoring, skills training programs, mentorship, individual coaching, career guidance, access to internship opportunities, and employment in our in-house digital marketing agency.
Free
The PHI Centre building comes to life with an interactive multimedia installation of a motion-activated river on its four-story windows on Saint-Pierre Street
Free
An ongoing collection of contemporary artworks, accessible and free at the PHI Centre
Free
Terms of Use brings together works that explore the impact of technologies on the definition, construction, and (re)framing of individual and collective selves
Free
As part of the exhibition Terms of Use, Quentin VerCetty and the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art invite you to take part in the Missing Black Technofossils Here augmented reality (AR) walking tour
Free
I WILL NEVER FINISH REMOVING ALL THESE FACES. (GUIDED REFLECTION) is a public engagement project conceived by Nadège Grebmeier Forget and presented in dialogue with the exhibition Terms of Use
An exhibition comprising a British immersive installation and four award-winning Taiwanese virtual reality works that take us through personal, empirical and historical experiences
FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth is part of the Chaos & Memories exhibition
The Taiwan Spotlight is part of the Chaos & Memories exhibition