You can find all our archives of past events here.
The Canadian Cultural Centre’s own and co-edited publications can be found on the dedicated page here.
2020
Encounter with David Chariandy on the occasion of the publication of his book I Have Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter (ZOE editions, February 2020). David Chariandy may have been born in Canada, but one day a woman...
2020
Minor Pieces is an amazing and charming new partnership between renowned composer Ian William Craig and singer and musician Missy Donaldson. Minor Pieces offers intense and emotionally charged compositions where their two voices echo each other.The group released their first album The Heavy...
2020
This concert is canceled. The project PONTEIX of Fransaskois artist Mario Lepage disrupts musical conventions by mixing electronic cadences with indie rock and psyche-pop hues. PONTEIX breaks language barriers to give way to the most powerful element of music… emotions....
2020
Native of Calgary, Cameron Crozman is, at 24 years old, one of the best Canadian cellists of the moment. Since the beginning of his career, he has won numerous awards, and has performed as a soloist at the most prestigious...
2020
Produced by the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris as part of the official programme of Nemo, the Biennial of Electronic Arts Ile-de-France, in partnership with Elektra (Montreal) and with the support of Région Ile-de-France. Official opening February 4, starting at...
2020
At the peak of the refugee and migrant crisis, three families are forced to flee war-torn Syria and Afghanistan, seeking safe harbour on foreign shores. In the wake of witnessing unthinkable atrocities and having the lives they’ve known wrested away,...
2020
Canadian artist Jeremy Shaw presents his first major museum exhibition in France with a groundbreaking project, Phase Shifting Index. This immersive sound installation is part of his Liminals trilogy, which revealed him at the Venice Biennale in 2017. It consists...
2020
In 1941, shortly after the Nazis created the Warsaw ghetto, a Polish amateur filmmaker clandestinely made film about life on both sides of the ghetto walls. This unpublished archive has become the main theme of the documentary Warsaw: a divided...
2020
For its second participation at the Nuit des Idées (Night of Ideas), the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris invites you to an evening that combines reflections, discussions, artistic performances and cinema. Our multisensory program will allow us to explore the...
2020
The festival Vues d’Afrique de Montréal presents a preview and exclusive screening of one of the movies from its 2020 selection at the Canadian Cultural Centre. The 36th edition of the Festival Vues d’Afrique will be held in Montreal from...
2020
Encounter with Marie-Ève Lacasse on the occasion of the publication of Autobiographie de l’étranger (Éditions Flammarion, March 2020). “At all times and in all places, I have often had this persistent feeling: being a stranger to the world. While I...
2020
The Emie R Roussel Trio is a major player on the current Canadian jazz scene and enjoys a dazzling rise since 2010. Made up of Emie R Roussel on the piano (Révélation Radio-Canada Jazz 2014-2015), Nicolas Bédard on bass and...
2020
The documentary Rêveuses de ville showcases four exceptional architects, exemplary women, pioneers who – for decades – have worked, observed and shaped the cities of today and tomorrow. While architecture and urban planning enthusiasts already know Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco...
2020
Canadian actress Geneviève Boivin and Canadian writer Christian Guay-Poliquin present a reading of the theatrical adaptation they produced based on the novel Le Poids de la Neige. Christian Guay-Poliquin’s Le Poids de la Neige (translated in many countries and awarded...
2020
Mylia, a shy and fierce child, is about to leave her native countryside for high school. In search of landmarks in this seemingly hostile environment, she will learn more about herself when she meets Jimmy, a young Indigeneous outsider from...
2020
In 2013, an ancient statue of Apollo was found off Gaza before disappearing under strange conditions. Counterfeiting or blessing of the gods for a Palestinian people in need of hope and recognition? Rumours soon fly while, various local and international...
2019
How can the restitution of a people’s heritage pave the way for reconciliation? This issue of restitution has long been debated in Canada and Australia, and the issue of the restitution of colonial artifacts has recently been in the news...
2019
CANCELED: This event is postponed. The Embassy of Canada in France, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM France), is proud to organize this evening as part of the 4th edition of the Global Migration Film Festival. Screening...
2019
As a pianist, composer and group leader, François Bourassa has been recognized, throughout his 30 years career, as an example of contemporary Canadian jazz on the international scene. Recognized for his fluid and avant-garde style as well as the spontaneity of his improvisations, he challenges himself...
2019
This writing workshop invites children to write a text inspired by ocean issues as part of the new edition of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Prize. Inspired by the exploits of two exceptional sailors, Thomas Coville and François Gabart, young Francophones...
2019
As part of its exhibition Displacements, the Canadian Cultural Centre is hosting a round table with Canadian artist Dominique Blain and French experts on the challenges of protecting cultural and human heritage. This evening will also be the occasion to launch the...
2019
Dominique Fils-Aimé is a singer-songwriter from Montreal whose inspiration is drawn from soul icons of the 40’s and the 60’s the likes of Billie Holiday, Etta James and Nina Simone. On stage, she grips the audience with her sultry and...
2019
Using mysterious clues left by an explorer, participating children will create a collective map of Canada, representing places, animals, cities, inhabitants . During the workshop they will illustrate the map with collages, stamps and drawings. Each child will be able to bring back home a part of...
2019
In partnership with Baïka Magazine, the Centre culturel canadien proposes a children’s workshop for making totem poles inspired from West Coast First Nations. After a short introduction to Haïdas’ traditions, every child builds up its own totem. The equipment will be...
2019
In partnership with Baïka Magazine, the Canadian Cultural Centre proposes a children’s workshop for making totem poles inspired from West Coast First Nations. After a short introduction to Haïdas’ traditions, every child builds up its own totem. The equipment will...
2019
The Canadian Cultural Centre presents animated short films by such masters of Canadian animation as Norman McLaren, André Leduc, Michèle Cournoyer and Ryan Larkin. 71-min long projection of Movements, looped. In partnership with the National Film Board of Canada.
2019
Trumpeter and composer Jacques Kuba Séguin proposes Migrations, a mosaic of compositions based on conversations with people from various cultural communities living or having immigrated to Quebec.
2019
Come spend your Nuit Blanche at the Canadian Cultural Centre! On October 5th, from 7 pm to midnight, come enjoy the best of Canadian culture. A series of short animation films produced by National Film Board of Canada (NFB), a concert by jazz trumpeter Jacques...
2019
A little-known episode in the history of France, going back to the 15 years preceding the signature of the Treaty of Paris, ceding Canada to England. A play by Alain Dubos, directed by Patrice Carpuat and performed by the Théâtre...
2019
In partnership with Baïka Magazine, the Centre culturel canadien proposes a children’s workshop for making totem poles inspired from West Coast First Nations. After a short introduction to Haïdas’ traditions, every child builds up its own totem. The equipment will...
2019
To mark the 250th anniversary of the famous French opéra comique Richard Cœur de Lion by Gréty (1784), Canadian stage director Marshall Pynkoski (Art Director of the Opera Atelier in Toronto) revives it within the grand history of Versailles. While...
2019
As part of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, initiated by UNESCO, the Inalco university (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) joined with the Amériques association to propose Ciné Amériques, a programme that will let the audience discover ten...