Bulletin Culturel OCTOBER 2008
LAST MINUTE !
SLAM: LO COR DE LA PLANA September 28 8:30 pm Lula Lounge www.small - worldmusic.com
LECTURE: ORLAN September 30 6:30 pm At the OCAD Secret of the Grain, by Abdellatif Kechiche, in theatre
Editorial As soon as we get used to our new business hours and Contents colleagues or classmates, we can stroll through the Fall activities ! Within this welcoming country we live in, deep in our heart lives the language of our soul : for the French’s sake, Festivals - PAGE 3 come and celebrate with writers, publishers, directors and Cinema - PAGE 7 singers at the Francophone Book Fair ; it settles down by the Lake, at Exhibition Park. Conference - PAGE 10 « Don’t mess with… » Theatre Français de Toronto when its kick-off open the season up with a contradictory vortex of Music - PAGE 11 passions and peace longing. « La troupe du jour » our theatrical Theatre - PAGE 13 friends from Saskatoon presents with English subtitles the uncertainty of waiting for First World War End in the middle of Exhibitions - PAGE 15 the continent. Television - PAGE 17 Gone the Cor de la Plana SLAM, now it is up to famous all over France Herman Dune to rock you up, from French Guyana Tina plays « Zouk », DJ Medhi grooves the 21st century break-dance and comes at the end of the month Justice and Busy P electro- punk. An actual sampling of today’s music at their best for you to pick it up. Joël Savary, Cultural Attache Cultural Calendar - October 2008 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 Exhibition : French Book Fair Cinema “A world Until Secret of in black October 5 the Grain NUIT and BLANCHE white” - Fran - Until Oc - cophonie tober 3 en Fête
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 New Theatre Cinema Concert Wave: “Unity T’CHOUPI Tina The 1918” Mercer Union Re - Until opening October Inaugural 19 Gala 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Exhibition Concert “Maman DJ Medhi Haïti” Until No - vember 7
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Lecture Theatre “The intestines “Venus “There’s no of earth” trifling d’ailleurs” At Planet in with love” Focus (Opening) Festiva
27 28 29 30 31 Concert Mendelssohn Reformation Justice Symphony and with Busy P Alain Trudel and Jacques Israelievitch
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FRENCH BOOK FAIR From October 2 to 5
The Toronto French Book des Beaux-Arts de Marseille- Lu - which has the gift never to write Fair, (“Salon du Livre de mini. He has published five the same book, not more than Toronto”) is an annual event, a books with Edition P.O.L. – three he established in a kind. If it is unique occasion not only for novels: “La ville sans nom” necessary to find a common Toronto’s Francophone commu - (“Nameless City”) 1989; “Agri - point with all its novels, one nity but for all those who love cole et Béchamel” 1992, and could speak about exploration French literature. Famous “Les Mauvestis” (The Mauvestis because, even without binding writers from Canada, France, 2005); two autobiographical the term to the concept of Switzerland and other Fran - works: “Le Vert Clos” (The voyages, Philippe Porée-Kurrer cophone countries will be par - Green Field) 1988; and is an explorer of the conscience. ticipating in The Writers’ “Asthme” (“Asthma”) 2002. Through the infinite facets of Festival, a special added attrac - He has also writen a biography dreamlike America included/un - tion for this year’s Book Fair. of artist Kazimir Malevitch, and derstood at the same time like Francophone publishers from all is author of many articles on the receptacle and the matrix of across Canada will be showcas - modern and contemporary art. all the aspirations, its work, vio - ing their new products, including lent and carnal, draws a picture fiction, non-fiction, children's Lectures: at the same time empathic and books, magazines and book-re - without kindness of the human lated merchandise. Using Vernacular Language being divided between the “sky” The 16th Toronto French Book Saturday October 4, at 3:00 and the “ground”. Fair will be held at the Queen pm, scene Radio-Canada Having travelled in more than Elizabeth Exhibit Hall at the Ex - sixty countries, Philippe Porée- hibition Place, 180 Princes’ The lecture is a historical survey Kurrer saw today with Toronto Boulevard, from October 2nd to of the spoken vernacular lan - (Ontario), even if, he says, it is October 5th, 2008. guage of the Marseille’s suburb. Iceland which it feels nearest From which models does the and which it is in Polynesia that vernacular emerge? How have he would like to pose his bags. Writers present at the French migrations as well as political The novel “A l’est de minuit” Book Fair 2008 and social changes influences (East from Midnight), release at vernacular. The author will then fall 2008, deals with strange describe his position in com - phenomenon happening on a parison to this permanent in - liner. ventiveness and tell how he uses this language in his novels.
PHILIPPE POREE-KURRER
FREDERIC VALABREGUE Confidence of an author Sunday October 5, at 11:30 am, scene Radio-Canada
Frederic Valabregue Philippe Porée-Kurrer, born in teaches art history at the Ecole Fécamp, France, is a novelist 3 Authors invited at the French Book Fair:
François-Xavier SIMAR Saturday, October 4, at 12:30 pm Stage Radio-Canada
Lecture about his biography of Omer Deslauriers Omer Deslauriers has impressed the French-Ontarian community and history, as a visionary, and an avant-gardist leader and lobbyist.
Unseen lecture of the explorer and filmmaker Jean Lemire Saturday, October 4, at 1:30 pm Stage Christine Dumitriu van Saanen
Mission antarctique (Antarctic Mission) is way more than just an ex - ploring trip to observe the impacts of global warming on this extraordi - nary iced continent. Through this human experience, the director exposes a deep reflexion about the biggest issues of our modern so - ciety. Head-man of the mission, Jean Lemire will confide himself to us, supported by a presentation full of colors.
Writing life stories: Lecture of Lysette Brochu Saturday, October 4, at 4:00 pm Stage Radio Canada
How to write an autobiography? Lysette Brochy exposes us her point of view about it, with the presentation of her latest book “Golden and clayed season, lives stories from 1940 to 1960.”
Round table conference: Translation, a non-violent sport October 4 at 4:30 pm and October 5 at 1:30 pm Stage Christine Dumitriu van Saanen
Round table conferences about languages and translation, led by Emile Martel and Russel Smith, with annick Renaud (Quebec), Beatriz Hausner (Ontario), Al Mortitz (Ontario), Ray Ellenwood (Ontario), Rachel Martinez (Quebec), and Nicole Perron Martel (Quebec).
Round table conference: The French-ontarian history lives in hence books October 4 at 6:00 pm Stage Radio-Canada
With François-Xavier Simard, Hédi Bouraoui, Paul-François Sylvestre, led by Yves Breton. Four authors will give their opinion about their books, which deal with the French speaking pioneers’ rich history in Ontario.
4 FRANCOPHONIE EN FÊTE October 2 to 5 FRANCOPHONIE EN FÊTE: ADULT PROGRAMMING
Damien Robitaille 7:00 p.m., October 2 Francophonie en Fête Stage, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Hailing from a franco-Ontarian town, Damien Robitaille captivates audiences with his charm, humor and his absurd but touching compositions.
Daniel Bélanger 8:30 p.m., October 2 Francophonie en Fête Stage, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
One of the grands noms of the chanson Québécoise, Daniel Bélanger pushes his musical boundaries with a poetic mix of folk, rock and elec - tronic compositions.
Cabaret: Tribute to Félix Leclerc 8:00 p.m., October 3 Christine Dumitriu van Saanen Stage
Soirée-cabaret presented by the Alliance Française with the chansonnier André Thériault and host Guy Mignault.
ViVie et le dernier métro 8:00 p.m, October 4. Glenn Gould Studio 250 Front St. West (in the Radio-Canada building)
ViVie (Geneviève Cholette, musical comedy artist) and her two musi - cians (Éric-St-Laurent and George Meanwell) offer up a cabaret includ - ing original songs, grand classics and musical comedies with the feeling of 1940s Berlin but the flavor of today .
Les Héritiers de Champlain 8:00 p.m, October 4 Glenn Gould Studio 250 Front St. West (in the Radio-Canada building)
In the flurry of festivities for the 400th anniversary of the francophone presence in America, here’s a celebration of francophone Ontario in songs. Via a panoply of more than 25 modern franco-Ontarian hits, six musicians evoque the memories of francophones building the country, followed by rollicking to the unique concerns of modern-day francophone Ontario. 5 FRANCOPHONIE EN FETE: YOUTH PROGRAM
Njacko Backo 10:15 a.m., October 2 Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Stage
Njacko Backo takes great pleasure sharing the music and culture of his native French Cameroon with students. His tam-tam and other percussion instruments and his colorful stories enliven his informative shows. Njacko encourages students to participate and invites them to play his instruments and dance with him.
Geneviève Cholette 11:30 a.m ., October 2 Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Stage
Silence on tourne! (Musical comedy where YOU are the hero). Breaking news! The mysterious “Garbage Lady” unveils her real identity on the show “Star ce soir.” But... catastrophe! The entire technical team has disap - peared. With the public's help, will we be able to save the show?
François-Guillaume Leblanc 12:45 p.m., October 2 Christine Dumitriu van Saanen Stage
What exactly is L’Imagin’Univers ? Colorful skits, fifty-some characters, burlesque situations, all played by a single actor, without décor or costumes. A show where vocal sound effects and mime take center stage! Inspired by a grotesque universe where the characters take their cues from comic strips, François-Guillaume Leblanc enters a whimsical world of infinite possibilities.
Mégallô de TFO 10:15 a.m., October 3 Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Stage
Meet the hosts of the popular show for children.
6 Caillou et Océane 10:30 a.m., October 4 and 5 Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Stage
Océane and Caillou discuss their love of reading and visits to the library and talk about books: comic strips, novels, books on dinosaurs, etc.
Toronto-Ados 12:00 p.m., October 4 Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Stage
Reflets de Notre Terre: Teens take the Earth in their hands. Through songs, dance and theatre in a mise en scène sometimes funny, some - times touching, they offer a new perspective on our Earth.
Chantons le multiculturalisme! 12:00 p.m., October 5 Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Stage
Programme presented by different cultural communities of Toronto.
CCiinneemmaa New Wave on Bloor October 8
"Informers inform, burglars burgle, new gallery space at Bloor and murderers murder, lovers love…" Lansdowne! New Wave on Bloor Breathless (A Bout de Souffle), Channeling the spirit of French New Godart Wave cinema, Mercer’s huge re - The Mercer Union Re - opening party on Bloor will capture opening Inaugural Gala the edginess and insouciance of Nouvelle Vague. Think Jean Seberg Wednesday, October 8 hawking the Herald Tribune along the Seine, Anna Karina shimmying to a Serge Gainsbourg soundtrack, Mercer Union, A Centre for Contemporary Art and bad-boy Jean-Paul Belmondo 1286 Bloor Street West speeding through Paris on a (à l’est de Lansdowne ) scooter… Toronto If you can’t light up a Gauloise, join T 416.536.1519 Join one of the hottest art party Mercer Union to celebrate the New and help Mercer Union christen its Wave on Bloor! 7 Tell No One Since September 26 Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne) Pediatric doctor Alex (Francois Awards: Best Actor at Cannes Director: Guillaume Canet Cluzet), devastated since his Festival 2007: François Cluzet Starring: François Cluzet, André wife Margot (Marie-Josee Croze) Best Director at Cannes Festival Dussolier, Marie-Josée Croze was savagely murdered in the 2007: Guillaume Canet Running Time: 121 minutes early days of their marriage Thriller French, with English subtitles eight years before, receives an anonymous email: when he clicks on the link indicated, he sees a woman’s face standing in a crowd and being filmed in real time, Margot’s face….. Is she still alive? And why does she instruct him to tell no one? So many ques - tions that our hero will not have time to consider: he barely Tell No One even has time to raise the lid of Since September this Pandora’s Box before the 26 police reopen the case, and, eight years down the line, the AMC Dundas Square cops are determined that he will take the rap for the murder. 10 Dundas Street East 416 977 2642
Secret of the Grain Since October 3 SECRET OF THE GRAIN (LA GRAINE towards a shipyard job which has ET LE MULET) become more and more difficult to By Abdellatif Kechiche cope with as the years go by. He is Starring: Habib Boufares, Hafsia a divorced father who forces him - Herzi, Faridah Benkhetache self to stay close to his family de - Nationality: France spite the scissions and tensions Comedy Drama which are easily sparked off and Running time : 2:31 which financial difficulties make even more intense. He is going through a delicate period in his life and recently, everything seems to make him feel useless; a failure. He gradually recompacts around this wants to escape from it all and set project which comes to symbolise up his own restaurant. However it the means to a better life. Thanks appears to be an unreachable to their ingeniousness and hard dream given his meagre, irregular work this dream soon becomes a salary which is not anywhere near reality... Or almost... enough to supply what he needs to realise his ambition. But he can still Best Film: Cesar Awards 2008 dream and talk about it with his Best Director: Abdellatif Kechiche, family in particular. A family which Cesar Awards 2008 Secret of the Grain
In French, with English subtitles
At the port of Sete Mr. Slimani, a Released tired sixty year old, drags himself October 3
8 Ciné-Samedi presents “Tchoupi” October 11
T’CHOUPI Accompanied by his extraordi - Directed by Jean-Luc François nary confidant Doudou, Starring : Gwénael Sommier, Clovis T’Choupi discovers with wonder Mahouden, Héloïse Jadoul the small seafront village where Nationality : France he has come to live. The beauti - Animation Running time : 1:10 ful days of summer, the beach, In French, without English subtitles liberty… Very quick, vacation turns out to be rich in encounters and ad - ventures. The events of Doudou’s life are a mix of joy and jealousy; the family grows, T’CHOUPI and T’Choupi has now a little sister, Fanny. But a mysterious Saturday October 11 shadow disturbs the happiness At 2 pm of the town’s children while stealing their favorite toys. With 5 $ Pilou and Lalou, his new friends, (free for children) T’Choupi takes on a reluctant in - At NFB Cinema vestigation to unmask the 150 John Street (Rich - culprit. mond Street) 416 973 3012
The intestines of the earth October 25
The intestines of the earth .Grenoble 2007 (Les intestins de la Terre) A documentary by Olivier Barbier Best documentary at Shortcut Film Running time: 13’14 Festival, Santiago de Compostela. Screened with other documentaries Espagne, oct 2007
Environment price: Festival Agrifilm The earth symbolizes the life, it re - .Tunis. Tunisie, 2007 generates thanks to the alternation "production / recycling" of organic matters. Earth worms are an es - sential link of this cycle. They are The intestines of the earth the animals the most spread on the planet. Their action) in the recon - AWARDS: At “Planet in Focus” struction and the aeration of Festival grounds is essential. They are also Jury’s price: Les Frontières du a gigantic reservoir of food for nu - Court / Science .Frontière Marseille October 25, at 5:00 pm merous animals. The mechaniza - 2007 At the ROM tion of the work of the earth and the custom of massive fertilizer af - Jury’s price : Festival Nature et En - www.planetinfocus.org fect very seriously the population of vironnement. Dompierre / Besvre earthworms, with negative effects 2007 on the environment. Consequence, the desert progresses! Jury’s price: Festival FRAPNA
9 Vers le Sud October 8, 15, and 29 « Vers le sud » and sexual attention, see their lives the harsh reality that exists outside A film by Laurent Cantet taken over by the passion they both of the Eden in which their escapade With Charlotte Rampling, Karen takes place. To the end, Legba will Young, Louise Portal, Ménothy remain out of reach. In spite of the César intensity of the women’s desire, Country: Canada/France they shall always be tourists. Drama movie Runtime: 108 min Release Year: 2006 L’Alliance Française - Univerciné presents: It’s the early 1980’s, Haiti struggles under the reign of dicta - “Vers le Sud” tor Baby Doc. Yet, the country re - mains a popular destination for October 8th Wednesday North-American tourists. At 7:30 pm Built on a beach in the suburbs of AFT Spadina Port-au-Prince, L'hôtel de la petite Anse is a tiny paradise around October 15th Wednesday which hovers a group of young men At 7:30 pm who offer their charms and tender - AFT Mississauga ness in exchange for favors, a good meal, perhaps a few dollars... But feel for Legba, an Adonis who is mostly, they seek affection and a barely 18, and whom they return to October 29th Wednesday respite from the turmoil of their meet every year. At 7:30 pm lives. “Vers le sud” depicts their desires, AFT North York Two American women in their their rivalry, but also the difficulty fifties, both in need of tenderness they have, taking into consideration 416 922 2014
CCoonnffeerreenncceess “Venus d’ailleurs” October 22 Screening and discussion around tellers rekindle and discuss the slaves? Where were the trade sites? the documentary: memory of slavery. Which processes did the trade fol - « Venus d’ailleurs » low? “The great adventure of Over the past decade, Alain Gor - African immigration to Mauri - don-Gentil has become an estab - tius” lished author, both in Mauritius and in France. Attentive and inquisitive With Alain Gordon-Gentil, jour - observer of all aspects of human nalist, writer and director nature, Gordon-Gentil undertook to research this history and to docu - This film is the second chapter of ment it through his twin passions: the documentary series « Venus writing and reporting on location. d’ailleurs » (« from elsewhere »), For years, the islands of Madagas - the first of which was devoted to car and Mauritius were the destina - October 22th Indian immigration to the Indian tion for deported slaves who hailed Ocean. predominantly from Mozambique, at 6:30 pm Alain Gordon-Gentil and David Con - but also from Western Africa. at AFT Spadina stantin retrace the road taken by The number of deported slaves rose tens of thousands of African slaves swiftly, however, the abolition of Free admission. deported to islands in the Indian slavery was a lengthy and compli - The lecture will be given in Ocean, including Madagascar, cated process. This documentary French. Mozambique, and Mauritius. Histo - explores the characteristics of this rians as well as authors and story - human trade: Who were these 10 MMuussiicc Herman Dune in concert October 2 The Herman Dune is a Herman Dune have released lent and they have had a lot of family band which has roots in several albums since their in - radio support here mostly from Sweden, France and New York. ception in 2000, among them John Peel (12 Sessions in all). The brothers David-Ivar (‘Ya Ya’) the widely acclaimed ‘Not On Their single, 'I Wish That I - guitar, bass & vocals - and Top’ (Track And Field). Could See You Soon' was on Neman - guitar, sax & vocals - Rolling Stone's list of the 100 have played rock together since Best Songs of 2007. early chidhood occasionally with Their last album entitled Giant, their younger sister Lisa, back - is an excellent mix of vintage ing vocals. They now live and moderns sounds. variously in Berlin, New York & The album brims with poetry, Paris and gather to tour and melody and groove and you can record as often as possible. really feel the fun they had making it.
Herman Dune
They have played all over the October 2 At El Mocambo world, to ever-expanding crowds. UK press coverage has Style: rock always been consistently excel -
TINA October 12 Tina was born in Guyana, and After several years of hard work, more than her voice only, she raised into music, thanks to her Tina’s last opus, entitled collaborates for writing, and father and brother, both song - “Couleur du Monde” (“World’s composing. This opus is an in - writers and composers. At 8 Color”) finally released this troduction to a journey, a real years old only, her carrier year! cultural mix, a reflection of began, with TV shows, and world’s diversity. Zouk is repre - small performances over sented in its all colors…Tina’s Guyana, singing two songs, colors… composed by her father; but also singing and dancing on very TINA various styles of music, from Zouk to world music. October 12 At 9:30 pm At 1001 NightClub 72 Steeles Avenue (at Yonge) www.unleashedlegacies.com Tina has improved not only her www.tinazouk.com voice, but dance and drama. It took her two entire years to Style: Zouk compose this 15 songs album. And for the first time, Tina adds
11 DJ MEDHI Octobre 17
Breakdancing music », explor - Born, and raised in Paris, DJ ing the widest meanings of Hip- Mehdi has been producing major Hop… french Hip-hop artists since 1995 while making great noise (and platinum albums) with his DJ MEDHI bands Ideal J and 113, remixing various electronic acts and com - October 17 posing soundtracks for many At Circa Night-club french and international films. 126 John Street His resumé mentions collabora - tions with the largest scope, “Sex, Drums and Beats&Blues”, Style: electro hip hop from Mc Solaar to Daft Punk; or “Kraftwerk were African”. DJ including french sweet-talkers Mehdi has dropped the album like IAM'’s Akhenaton or Booba, LUCKY BOY in the end of 2006. club gangstas like Cassius; plus His new single 'I am somebody' legends like FUTURA2000.... features vocals from Canada's His sets are often hailed as finest Chromeo. The album is “Everything black party music” described as « XXI st century
Alain Trudel and Jacques Israelievitch at TSO October 30 Choice symphonies by Trudel is also Music director and scene since becoming Haydn and Mendelssohn open conductor of l’orchestre sym - Concertmaster of the Toronto and close this appealing pro - phonique de Laval. Symphony Orchestra gramme. In the “Reformation” Alain Trudel was unanimously Born in France, Mr. Israelievitch Symphony, Felix Mendelssohn named Conductor of the Toronto made his debut on French Na - celebrated the 300th anniver - Symphony Youth Orchestra in tional Radio at the age of eleven sary of the Protestant move - 2004, a position that brings him and graduated from the Paris ment. It climaxes in the familiar great pride and joy. Conservatory at just sixteen. Bach chorale, A Mighty Fortress Recently Trudel was awarded At age 23, Sir Georg Solti ap - Is Our God. Jacques the 2007 Heinz Unger Prize, the pointed Jacques Israelievitch to Israelievitch, the TSO’s only conducting prize awarded assistant Concertmaster of the distinguished former concert - in Canada. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, master, returns to perform In Canada, Trudel has been in - making him the youngest musi - Bruch’s warm and fiery Concerto vited and re-invited to conduct cian in the orchestra. No. 1. numerous orchestras including, Since 1988, Mr. Israelievitch has the Toronto Symphony been the Concertmaster of the Orchestra, the Vancouver Sym - Toronto Symphony Orchestra. phony Orchestra... Hayn-Mendelssohn- Bruch at TSO Alain Trudel: conductor Jacques Israelievitch: violin
About Alain Trudel : October 30 At 2 pm Born in 1966, Alain Trudel has established himself interna - About Jacques Israelievitch : At Royal Thomson Hall tionally as a truly remarkable Internationally renowned vio - 60 Simcoe St. (corner of musician. Principal Conductor of King St. and Simcoe St.) the CBC Radio Orchestra, Princi - linist Jacques Israelievitch has pal Guest Conductor of the Vic - become a popular and active member of the Canadian music toria Symphony Orchestra Alain 12 Justice and Busy P in concert October 29 Justice is a French elec - on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of tronic music duo consisting of Gas - 2007. pard Augé (born 21 May 1979 in Justice is known for incorporating a Besançon) and Xavier de Rosnay strong rock influence into their (born 22 July 1982). music and image. It’s one of the frontrunners of a genre of electronic music known as electro or electro-punk. Their style has been thought of having some heavy metal influence and com - bines cut up bass lines with a Justice and Busy P strong acid sound. October 29 Pedro Winter is a French electro house DJ, producer, manager and At Circa Nightclub Their debut album † was released owner of the Ed Banger Records 126 John Street in June 2007 to critical acclaim. It label. Pedro Winter manages Cas - was later nominated for a Grammy sius or Daft Punk from 1996 to At 9:00 pm Award for "Best Electronic/Dance 2008. Winter records music under Style: electro Album" and came in at number 15 the alias Busy P.
TThheeaattrree Molière for everyone October 4
A woman shuns marriage. A style. doctor is depressed because he has MOLIERE FOR EVERYONE no one to heal. Twin sisters lust “This project captivated me imme - (Les Fourberies de Molière ou le after the same man. Don’t miss this diately,” said director Guy Marsan. Molière imaginaire) comedy that guarantees hearty “It’s a challenge for me to work laughs! with such a large cast as well as a by Arianne M.Matte pleasure to combine my knowledge of Molière’s work and something October 4 completely new.” at 7:00 pm
Product of a collaboration between DIRECTED BY GUY MARSAN three francophone theatre compa - WITH: LES FOUS DE T.O. nies of Toronto, this presentation of Les Fourberies de Molière ou Le Presented during Molière imaginaire thrives thanks to the Toronto French Book Fair the Francophones et Francophiles who worked so hard to make it pos - Scene Chrisitine Dumitriu A great fan of Molière, playwright sible. van Saanen Arianne M. Matte, winner of the 2008 O'Neill-Karch prize, has cre - Les Fourberies de Molière ou Le www.francophonie-en- ated an homage to the great Molière imaginaire won a Best of fete.com French author’s comedies with Venue crowd favourite award at the twelve entertaining characters 2004 Ottawa Fringe Festival faithful to Molière’s unbeatable
13 Unity (1918) Since October 9 About La Troupe du Jour: Synopsis: UNITY 1918 An integral component of In the fall of 1918, a the Saskatoon landscape, La By Kevin Kerr world ravaged by four years of Troupe du Jour has presented war was suddenly hit by a mys - more than 65 plays since its cre - Translated by Paul Lefeb - terious and deadly plague – ation, in 1985. The scope of its vre “the Spanish Flu”. The illness artistic contribution has grown Directed by David struck not only the young and dramatically over the past nine - the elderly, but also people in teen years through its multi- Granger the prime of their lives, rapidly faceted programming. La Troupe A production of advancing toward mortality in du Jour is dedicated to the de - LA TROUPE DU JOUR its victims. As fear of the velopment of French language dreaded flu begins to fill the theatre in Saskatchewan. La October 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, town of Unity, Saskatchewan Troupe received, in 2005, an at with paranoia, drastic measures homage price for their artistic 8 pm are taken. The play is a gothic and cultural contribution, from October 12 and 19 at 2 pm romance, filled with dark com - the French-Canadian cultural edy and the desperate embrace Federation. At The Refinery of life at the edge of death. 609 Dufferin Avenue English surtitles, except on 416 653 3549 October 10 and 16.
There’s no trifling with love Opening October 23
Three young people are eccentric, who excel at the art of THERE’S NO TRIFLING WITH LOVE trying to find their way in life; (On ne badine pas avec l’amour) trying to fulfill their dreams. confusing innocent feelings. Not by Alfred de Musset They do it surrounded by surprising, since Alfred de Musset characters as colourful as they are did not believe that there was a Théâtre Français de Toronto border between the reality of his October 23, 24 and 29 existence and the fiction of his November 1 and 7 poetry. Himself a victim of a tu - multuous love affair with George DIRECTED BY Diana LEBLANC Sand, he created a work of vicious emotion, the result being a piece of With: Mélanie BEAUCHAMP his time that is for all time. We are Robert GODIN seized by the incessant and Nicolas VAN BUREK contradictory rhythm of life and our ... feelings. A tragedy of innocence, There Is No Trifling With Love Presented with English sur - rouses in our emotional memory titles on October 23, 24 (Pre - the involuntary torture of mière) and 29, November 1 certain passions. Can we at once and 7 at 8pm and November live and die from emotion? 1 at 3:30pm
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Laurent Grasso at Prefix Institute Until November 22 French artist Laurent Grasso in - with the exhilarating sensation of vades the streets at Prefix Institute. encroachment. The equally nebu - To kick off the fall season, Prefix is lous narrative heightens a peculiar pleased to present the Canadian feeling of displacement. premiere of Projection by interna - tionally renowned French artist Laurent Grasso Laurent Grasso. Curated by Scott At Prefix Institute McLeod, the exhibition is also an Until November 22 exciting feature of Nuit Blanche, Saturday, October 4th, from 7 pm Also at Nuit Blanche to sunrise. October 4
LAURENT GRASSO TimeDust (Galerie Chez Valentin, Prefix Institute of Con - Paris), and Electric Palace (Studio temporary Art Laurent Grasso is an internationally 814, New York). renowned multimedia artist, For Grasso’s Projection, Prefix’s Suite 124 working mostly with video and in - pristine white setting is trans - 401 Richmond Street stallation. Born in France in 1972, West formed into a long, dark room with Toronto Grasso lives and works in Paris and a large-scale video projected was an artist in residence at the against the end wall, like a train Telephone: (416) 591- Villa Medicis (Roma) and ISCP (New rushing into a tunnel you have 0357 York). His work has been exhibited dared to enter; the rumbling sound nationally and internationally and enhances the menacing atmos - E-mail: [email protected] some recent shows include Neu - phere. The video provides visual rocinema (Akbank Sanat, Istanbul), depth yet quickly curtails this space
“Four Sisters” Nuit Blanche: October 4 "Four Sisters" is a silent, 30-minute through the lens of the artists' per - around the world. video sequence shot on Toronto's sonal experience. In the tradition of waterfront Gardiner Expressway silent cinema, the artists will im - during a late afternoon rush-hour provise a live musical accompani - FOUR SISTERS commute from east to west. The ment to the video. 2007 Gardiner, an elevated highway crossing much of the city, is flanked Video installation by a plethora of billboards and other signage. The video also doc - By Paul Collins and uments a construction boom on re - John Armstrong developed that parallel the highway. Near the end of the video, October 4 the Gardiner returns to ground level and a series of roadside topi - ary gardens depicting corporate logos and brand names come into Location: view. Beneath the video is a run - Parking Lot at Bay ning band of text that recounts 11 Born and educated in Toronto, Street and Elm Street, short, anecdotal narratives in either Collins has lived and worked in 686 Bay Street English or French. The often hu - Paris, France, since 1982. Arm - 416-338-0338 morous narratives look at sign strong and Collins's collaborative painting, branding and naming projects have been exhibit all
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For Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Le 7pm-9pm Labo, with the Society for Arts and Opening: Installation by Ryan Both artists work with the sounds Technology (SAT), presents Stec et Jan Pienkowski and images composing the installa - Méta_Labo. tion. A fiesta of deconstruction, For a month, both artists, with the combinaison, and possible mean - 3pm-6pm participation of Véronique Couillard, ings. Conference: Immersive envi - Ottawa, exhanged sound and im - ronment, applications and tools ages to create the immersive in - With Sébastien Dallaire stallation presented at LE LABO. Working in dialogue and experi - mentation, the artists put move - From spheric screen creation to un - ment and transformation in the META_LABO usual projection form, Sébastien center of their creative process, as Dallaire has a long history of creat - well as in the form of the piece. October 4 ing systems for immersive projec - The installation will be open to pub - tions. During this presentation, lic all night LE LABORATOIRE D'ART Dallaire will present some of his re - (LE LABO) cent projects for artists Luc Courchesne, Yan Breuleux and 55 Mill St, Philippe Stark. He will also talk Cannery bldg #58, about the complex issues involved suite 317 with creating systems and the new Toronto possibilities offered by digital 416-861-1853 technology. The future potential of the projection screen will also be discussed. 9pm-11pm Conference in French . Live peformance by Ryan Stec et Jan Pienkowski
EURONIGHT 2008 Nuit Blanche: October 4 European Union are back with a works of students of prestigious third edition of Euronight 2008. The Ecole du Fresnoy. event will screen experimental con - Public admission will be free. temporary film retrospective and video installations by young artists from European Union Member States. The screenings will be pre - EURONIGHT '08 sented outdoors in the Consulate Group Exhibition General of Italy’s Garden at the Video Installation, corner of Dundas St. and Beverly Experimental Film St., Toronto. Visitors will enjoy the works of cutting-edge experimental film directors. The goal will be to October 4 place the viewer in a more active and thoughtful relationship to the Consulate General of film and country of origin. Wide- Italy screen TV sets and video projectors 136 Beverley St. in the garden will allow the public 416-921-3802 to appreciate works by recognized EXT. 221 The official cultural representatives European artists. of several member States of the France will be represented by the The Art of Silent Comedy Nuit Blanche October 4
The Art of Silent Comedy
Max Linder, Buster Keaton, Harold THE ART OF SILENT Lloyd COMEDY By Max Linder Film, with live music.
As the novelty of cinema evolved Cinematheque Ontario into dazzling artistry, silent films gave us some of the world’s great - Art Gallery of Ontario's est comedians. "The Art of Silent Jackman Hall, 317 Dun - Comedy" is comprised of two pro - das St. West (McCaul grammes devoted to 'comedy’s Street entrance) greatest era' and features films 416.968.FILM starring Max Linder, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, presented with www.cinemathequeon - live piano accompaniment. tario.ca
“Maman Haiti” From October 15th to November 7th In the spring of 2007, pho - mately two per 100,000) mainly MSF provides services, is the only tographer Julie Rémy traveled to due to eclampsia (high blood hospital in Haiti to offer quality Port-au-Prince, the capital city of pressure that can be fatal). emergency obstetric care free of Haiti to chronicle new and future Insecurity and other social factors, charge. This makes it a critical re - mothers as they struggle to sur - such as stigmatization and the source, especially for women who vive in a world filled with sexual could never otherwise afford assaults, gun battles, stigmatiza - healthcare. tion and extreme poverty. Maman Haiti also wants to portray what it From October 15th to is to be a woman in Port-au- November 7th Prince, a city just a four hour flight away from Montreal. At the Alliance Française de Toronto Maternal mortality in Haiti is the 24 Spadina Road highest in the western hemi - cost of transportation, limit 416 922 2014 sphere. Approximately 630 women’s ability to access health women die for every 100,000 live facilities when they need them Free admission births (in Canada it is approxi - most. Jude Anne hospital, where
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Homage to INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF Olivier Messiaen AUTHORS DU 22 OCTOBRE AU 1er NOVEMBRE
Canadian released Le journal d’Hélène Berr (Helene Berr’s diary) November 11 I love you so long Mc Clelland & Stewart in theatre Editions
Bashir Lazhar Théâtre Français de Toronto
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