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2011
Vernissage: Wednesday, December 7, from 6 p.m. “The origin of my research has always been nature and stone – at the source of memory – witnesses of humanity. I use archetypal images, symbols and lines from the environment. As in...
2011
Fred Pellerin is a fabulous storyteller whom we’d like to call “Pellerin the Enchanter” as he is so bewitching. Unknown in France until recently, the Quebecker is back with his new show, “L’arracheur de temps”. This subtle storyteller, singer, narrator...
2011
Adapted from the novel by Nancy Huston, Lignes de faille takes us back in time, from 2004 to 1944, from post-9/11 New York to Second World War Germany, through the voice of four generations of a family. We meet them...
2011
L’espace culturel inuit a le plaisir de vous inviter à son Noël arctique 2011 ! Mercredi 30 novembre : de 11h à 18h Jeudi 1er décembre : de 11h à 20h. Comptoir de vente inuit : – Tisanes inuit, –...
2011
Vernissage, Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 6–8:30 p.m. (last admission at 8 p.m.) “Récits alternatifs” brings together a collection of videographic works stemming as much from image as from narrative. The work of Jayce Salloum is features an approach critical of...
2011
The Canadian Cultural Centre presents, in collaboration with the Délégation Générale du Québec, a reading with the Innu poet Rita Mestokosho. A trilingual reading – in Innu by Rita Mestokosho, in French by the actress Anny Romand and in English...
2011
Discover Quebec author and illustrator Stéphane Poulin and his latest book, Au pays de la Mémoire blanche. La cité, le Centre des Congres 5 rue de Valmy 44000 Nantes
2011
Vernissage, November 5, from 4 p.m. at Galerie Isabelle Gounod “I drew a parallel between ‘l’engagement’ [commitment] and ‘langage ment’ [language lies] or, I should say, I oppose ‘l’engagement’ and ‘langage ment’. Using fairly large black and white digital prints...
2011
In partnership with the Canadian cultural centre, the “Musée international des Arts Modestes” de Sète is showing the collective exhibition “My Winnipeg” which took place in “la Maison Rouge” in Paris last summer. Winnipeg is a prime example of how...
2011
Corteo (which means “cortège” in Italian) is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. Combining acrobatic feats, comedy and acting, Corteo takes the audiences into a theatrical world of fun and spontaneity, located in a strange space...
2011
Author: Michel Tremblay – Director: Christian Bordeleau – Cast: Cécile Magnet, Yves Collignon, Sophie Parel, Marie Mainchin. We are in the family kitchen. Manon and Carmen, two sisters aged 24 and 25, meet again and take stock 10 years after the events...
2011
The novel Le rêve de la montagne d’or by Ling Zhang will be in the bookshops on November 3, 2011. On this occasion, Ling Zhang will be at the Foire du Livre de Brive, November 4–6, 2011. “In 2004, Emmy...
2011
Brigitte Alepin, Harvard expert on fiscal matters, will discuss with Sophie Fay of the Nouvel Observateur on the looming fiscal crisis. Brigitte Alepin is an Harvard graduate and a specialist in fiscal policies, environmental taxation and public finances. She is...
2011
Between intimist rock / folk songs and pop delicate, Sylvain Verte spreads on stage, heat and emotion, he evokes his vision of the life, under the shape of small paintings where get free feelings of tenderness, enjoyment… and revolt. Discover...
2011
The Opéra National de Nancy presents Le Sacre du printemps choreographed by Ginette Laurin Originally choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky for Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Le Sacre du printemps (1910–13) has since been revisited by the great choreographers, including Maurice Béjart...
2011
For the last 7 years Lyon welcomes the festival SPONTANéOUS. It has for vocation to celebrate and to encourage the spontaneous creation during a week: every evening allows to discover a new size of improvised entertainment. And how to speak...
2011
On the occasion of the publication of Burqa de chair (“Flesh Burqa”) by Nelly Arcan, the Canadian Cultural Centre, in collaboration with Éditions du Seuil, is pleased to invite you to a reading with Bertrand Visage, author and publisher, and...
2011
Thursday, January 20, 1483. London is engulfed in snow; only the highest tower of the royal residence is visible. King Edward V lies dying and the crown is already the object of everyone’s desire. In the prevailing chaos, six pitiless...
2011
“Off-site” partnership of the Canadian Cultural Centre Marseille gallery Le Passage de l’Art presents the group exhibition Montréal connection featuring five Canadian artists living in France: Christiane Ainsley, John Francis, Sylvie Guimont, Ross Heward and Jean-Noël. “As Marseille has been...
2011
For over 60 years, the Connaissance du monde series of film-lectures has made a name for itself with its slogan, “A film on the screen, its director on the stage”, presents the documentary Mon Québec, espaces et découvertes, a film...
2011
October 15t in Opio On October 7th, 2011 the Ernesto Cervini Quartet will be embarking on a 5-country, 11-day tour in Europe. The Ernesto Cervini Quartet is an exciting modern jazz quartet, their most recent album, Little Black Bird has...
2011
At Euro Disney The group compared with ” Maroon 5 ” composes, realizes and proposes a music rock and funky groove with a suspicion of retro. Discover to the Theme park of Euro Disney in prestigious Billy Bob concert hall...
2011
Ni Fixe Ni Fige in Nantes Toward long-lasting forms of fragility This show is part of an international artist exchange program : Being on a trip meets the immobility of architecture and urbanism. The immutable aspect of real estate is opposed...
2011
Showed in the collective exhibition « L’œil sur les rues » at the Parc de la Villette, Cross talk is a video installation from the Canadian artist Paulette Phillips. Crosstalk is a term applied to the communication that organisms engage in when...
2011
The Théâtre Essaïon in Paris presents Fille du Paradis adapted and directed by Ahmed Madani from the novel by Nelly Arcan, Putain, published by Éditions du Seuil. The actress Véronique Sacri plays the role of Cynthia, a young literature student...
2011
(Français) Le Musée de Picardie à Amiens présente linstallation « Resolute Bay , voyage du jour dans la nuit » de Louis Couturier & Jacky Georges Lafargue. Cette exposition est organisée en partenariat avec deux musées Canadiens : le musée des Beaux-arts de...
2011
À l’occasion de la publication de L’Enfant de la Lune – l’amour d’un père pour son fils handicapé aux Éditions Albin Michel, le Centre culturel canadien a le plaisir de vous convier à une rencontre entre l’auteur Ian Brown et...
2011
October 4, Le Sentier des Halles in Paris Alexandre Poulin grew in a family where the music was important. At the age of eight years old he played his first agreements and composed his own songs at the age of...
2011
According to the novel The hole in the wall by Michel Tremblay, adaptation Lionel Astier and Geneviève Boivin. Get ready to listen the story of a little girl from Montreal, whose the dreams of glory had an equal only in her...
2011
The pianist Eve Egoyan will perform “Simple lines of Enquiry” from the contemporary music composer Ann Southam and “Surface Tension” an audio-visual performance improvised in 5 movements with the artist David Rokeby. The pianist Eve Egoyan has been interpreting new...
2011
The Canadian cultural centre presents a program of films about Marshall McLuhan work on Saturday October 1 as part of Semaine des cultures étrangères. In partnership with the Office National du Film du Canada and Nuit Blanche 2011 4 pm : Zulu...
2011
In concert, October 1, at the Festival de Musique de L’Estival, Saint-Germain-en-Laye Alexandre Poulin grew up in a family in which music was very important. At the age of eight, he played his first chords and at the age of...