Bulletin Culturel

July - August 2010 Charlie Winston F o c u s Drama and Desire: Artists and the Theatre at the AGO

Cinematheque summer cycles: Breillat/Rohmer

“Among all nations, prime concern is to keep growing welfare. All efforts merge towards industry building, this is why such an importance is taken by all [the new networks]. A few years ago, they just started to criss-cross European land, and now their development is such as they play the key-role in our trade, economy and intellectual life.” Contents During this summer break, feel free to take the wise opportunity to follow up PAGES 4-5 - Exhibitions on those remarks: through virtual or actual networks, get your brains or body moving. The above quotation is drawn from “Petite Encyclopédie Populaire PAGES 5-7 - Music Illustrée des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts », where steam railways were PAGE 8 - Theatre at stake (*). PAGE 9-10 - Cinema With Charlie Winston, Angelique Kidjo, organ player Henri Ormières in PAGE 10 - Speakings Toronto, Dobet Gnahore, Bambara Trans in London, Magellan Trio in Elora and Niagara-on-the-Lake bringing in musical treasures, with paintings at the AGO, PAGE 11 - Television perfomances at Stratford-on-Avon, screenings at the Cinémathèque, get PAGE 12 - Professionals yourself wealthier than ever.

Joël Savary, attaché culturel JULY 2010

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DRAMA AND DESIRE: ARTISTS AND THE THEATER JUNE 19- SEPT 26

Lust. Passion. Murder. Many of the greatest artists of the 19th century shared a profound fascination with the theatre and its themes of triumph and destruction, love and despair.

This summer, the Art Gallery of Ontario gives centre stage to key artworks by these artists in a major international exhibition titled Drama and Desire: Artists and the Theatre, opening June 19 and continuing through September 26.

Conceived by Guy Cogeval, president of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the exhibition includes over 100 paintings, drawings and theatrical maquettes, by masters such as Edgar Degas, Eugène Delacroix, Jacques-Louis David, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, William Blake, Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Édouard Vuillard.

The works were selected from the collections of some of the world's greatest museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée d'Orsay, the British Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

JUNE 19 - SEPT 26 ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO 317 DUNDAS STREET WEST

GILBERT GARCIN : MISTER G. JULY 22 - SEPT 25 The Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present Gilbert Garcin’s first commercial exhibition in Canada.

Born in La Ciotat, France, in 1929, Gilbert Garcin lives and works in Marseille. In his photographs, Gilbert poses as an ordinary ‘Mr. Everybody’, dressed with an old overcoat. By placing himself, via the character he embodies, in absurd and inextricable situations, he invites us to ponder such philosophical quandaries as time, solitude and the weight of existence.

His work raises a number of universal questions about the meaning of human existence. The crudeness of his technique, combined with the intelligence of his themes, reflects an earnestness that embodies both the character and the creator.

JULY 22 – SEPTEMBER 25 STEPHEN BULGER GALLERY 1026 QUEEN STREET WEST 4 LORÈNE BOURGEOIS : PRÈS DU CORPS JUNE 19 - JULY 11

The Loop Gallery is pleased to announce exhibition by Lorène Bourgeois entitled Près du corps. Près du corps, “close to the body,” is a reflection upon the ambiguous qualities of clothing and head dress, and upon the strange ability of such objects to oscillate between function, absurdity, theatricality and menace.

Born in France, Lorène Bourgeois has been living in Canada since 1984. She trained as an artist in Paris, Philadelphia and Halifax (MFA, NSCAD, 1986). Her work in drawing, painting and printmaking has been widely exhibited across Canada, as well as in France, Korea, Russia and the United States. Lorène Bourgeois will speak about her work in a Question Answer Session on Saturday, July 10, at 3pm.

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ZINEB SEDIRA: MIDDLE SEA UNTIL JULY 24

French-Algerian artist Zineb Sedira makes art about shifting identities. MiddleSea, her video work with accompanying photographs, takes place on a boat crossing the Mediterranean, en route from Algiers to Marseilles. The setting is a no man’s land, with the boat acting as both an aesthetic object and a value-laden symbol for the flow of people across borders.

ONGOING UNTIL JULY 24 PREFIX INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

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ANGELIQUE KIDJO AT THE TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY 1

Time Magazine has called Angelique Kidjo “Africa’s premier diva”. As one of the continent’s most internationally celebrated female musical exponent, she is a powerful singer and tireless performer. Her music draws from African traditions and elements of American soul, funk, rap, jazz, Brazilian samba, reggae and Cuban and Puerto Rican salsa creating a perfect blend of world music that exemplifies unity, peace and diversity. This is the spirit of Africa.

FRENCH CONNECTION SERIES THU JUL 1, 8:00PM TORONTO STAR STAGE NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE 100 QUEEN STREET WEST N.W. CORNER OF QUEEN & BAY STREET 5 SUNFEST 2010 IN LONDON, ON JULY 8-11 DOBET GNAHORE IVORY COAST, WEST AFRICA / MARSEILLE, FRANCE

Dobet Gnahore is a musical tour de force. At 24, she’s already an award- winning singer, dancer and percussionist. The daughter of performers, Gnahore grew up in Village Ki-Yi M'Bock, an artist colony in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At age 12, she declared to her father that her academic schooling was over and that she wanted to dedicate her life to the music and dance traditions she could learn from the masters in her village. During the period of political unrest in Ivory Coast, Dobet moved to Paris, where she now leads a multi-cultural band and creates vibrant pan-African music. In 2006 (at age 23), she won a BBC World Music award for “best newcomer”.

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BAMBARA TRANS MOROCCO, FRANCE, QUEBEC, NOVA SCOTIA

Founded in 2006 by husky-voiced singer Khalil Abouabdelmajib – who’s a master of the guembri (a North African guitar made of camel skin) – Bambara Trans brings together nine stellar musicians of various backgrounds (Moroccan, French, Quebecois and Nova Scotian) on a range of instruments, including saxophone, flute, keyboards, bass, guitar, brass, and percussion. The ensemble was a fan favourite at the 2007 Festival des Musiques du Maghreb and at the 2008 Festival Musique Multi-Montréal.

SATURDAY JULY 10, 2010 SUNDAY JULY 11, 2010

CHARLIE WINSTON JULY 9 Charlie Winston is a British singer/songwriter associated with Peter Gabriel's label, Real World Records. He broke through to mainstream success in France in 2009 with the chart-topping smash hit "Like a Hobo."

Born in 1978 in Cornwall, he grew up in Bungay, Suffolk, where his parents ran a hotel. He is the brother of Tom Baxter, a singer/songwriter popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Winston made his full-length debut with the self-produced album Make Way (2007) in association with Gabriel's Real World label. He toured with Gabriel as well. His second album, Hobo (2009), was also released on Real World. Whereas Make Way failed to find a mass audience, Hobo became a major commercial success in France, where it was released on the label Atmosphériques.

The album's lead single, "Like a Hobo," topped the French singles chart. It also reached the Top Five in Belgium and the Top 30 in Switzerland. In support of the breakthrough success of "Like a Hobo," Winston toured France.

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CONCERT FOR FRENCH HORN AND ORGAN FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 6-7.30PM ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL, 65 CHURCH STREET

THE ORGAN AT ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2010 3-4PM ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL, 65 CHURCH STREET, TORONTO

THE THREE ORGANISTS The festival welcomes musicians from Canada, Germany SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2010 and France (Henri Ormiere), showcasing the Premiere 6-7.30PM “Sonata for French horn and Organ” by Canada’s ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL, 65 CHURCH STREET, TORONTO renowned composer Andrew Ager, Music Director at St. James, presenting rarely heard compositions of the SUNDAY SERVICE AT ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL Baroque and Romantic by German and French composers SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010 in exclusive arrangements for French horn and Organ. 11AM-1PM Special highlighted are “Concert-pieces for Organ ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL, 65 CHURCH STREET TORONTO. played by four hands” MUSIC MONDAYS - CONCERT FOR FRENCH Henri Ormieres, born in Carcassone is Organist of Saint- Vincent’s Church in Carcassonne and director of the HORN AND ORGAN MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010 Choeur Saint-Louis, a choir which he founded and 12.15 -1PM frequently performs with. He has been regularly invited CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, TRINITY SQUARE (BESIDE THE EATON to perform at festivals in France (Festival International CENTRE). de Lourdes, Festival de Musique Sacrée de Dax, Festival de Carcassonne, Festival de Saoû), as well as abroad (Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Germany and the USA). BASTILLE DAY AT THE SOUND OF THE ACCORDION JULY 14

Celebrate the French national day JULY 14 2010 at the sound of the accordion! 8 PM Let's meet from 8 pm at “Crêpes à 18, YORKVILLE AVENUE GoGo”. BLOOR/YONGE SUBWAY

TRIO MAGELLAN IN ONTARIO JULY 29 AND AUGUST 7

Direct from Paris, this world class AT ELORA FESTIVAL trio will perform at Elora Festival THURSDAY JULY 29, 2010 and in Nigara on the Lake as part 8:00 PM of their North American tour. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH Featuring a programme of the TICKET PRICE: $39 French Romantic music of Debussy, Ravel and Fauré. IN NIAGARA ON THE LAKE It is an opportunity to see one of SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 the brightest new lights in the Paris 7:30 PM chamber music scene, on their first, ST. MARK'S ANGLICAN CHURCH limited tour of Canada. 41 BYRON STREET NIAGARA ON THE LAKE ADMISSION: $40 7 T h e a t r e

STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL JUNE 11- SEPT 12 NATHALIE NADON SINGS JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS

Often haunting, sometimes humorous, always vividly dramatic, the songs of Jacques Brel have been recorded by countless artists throughout the world. This compilation of Brel’s finest work celebrates the diverse complexity of the human heart. French Canadian actress and cabaret singer Nathalie Nadon will be making her Stratford Festival Debut in the production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.

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DANGEROUS LIAISONS (LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES)

Dangerous Liaisons is based on the French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos. The book was banned in the 1800s after being accused of being indecent and a threat to morality. In pre-Revolutionary France, the Marquise de Merteuil and her sometime lover the Vicomte de Valmont amuse themselves by plotting the seduction of two women of virtuel. But as their cynical game proceeds, the players’ motives grow deeper – and more deadly.

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THE FRINGE FESTIVAL JUNE 30 - JULY 11 JEAN ET BEATRICE BY CAROLE FRÉCHETTE

“Well-to-do young woman is seeking a man who will interest, move and seduce her.” High above the city, Beatrice sits on the 33rd floor of an office tower waiting for the right man to respond to her ad. When John appears, the games begin. But if he wins, what then?

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RAVEN FOR A LARK BY ELISE NEWMAN

Two actors get sucked into the twisted world of Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy. Elise Newman, bilingual playwriter from Toronto, will be in the Festival d'Avignon, France, this summer.

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BARBE BLEUE Naïve and courageous Marie-Christine is the young, impoverished girl willing to wed the big, bearded brute in order to save her family from starvation and ruin. Breillat’s touch is in every detail, and her characteristic insights into the psychology of female desire, curiosity, fantasy and sibling rivalry are at the core of the film, yet Barbe Bleue is noticeably devoid of the explicit sex and sex talk that have come to define the director’s reputation.

JULY 22, 2010 7:00 PM JULY 29, 2010 7:00 PM JACKMAN HALL

FAT GIRL (À MA SOEUR) CATHERINE BREILLAT Fat Girl is a typically shocking, utterly discomfiting provocation from director Catherine Breillat, whose excursions into female psychology and movie sexuality are anything but clinical. Two adolescent sisters journey to the seaside on vacation with their parents; the younger sister is overweight and brooding, the older girl a beauty who attracts the attention of a smooth- talking boy. Much of the film is built around two painstaking seduction scenes, characteristically shot by Breillat with both comic and horrific overtones and long, uncomfortable takes. The final section then tips into an outright descent into hell.

JULY 23, 2010 7:00 PM JACKMAN HALL

LE GENOU DE CLAIRE (CLAIRE’S KNEE) ERIC ROHMER One of cinema’s supreme works about sensual obsession, Rohmer’s film is the perfect tonic for summer holiday. A diplomat about to be married arrives at a lakeside resort to sell his summer home. Without his fiancée, and prodded by an old friend, a novelist called Aurore, he finds himself fixated on what has been called “one of cinema’s most obscure objects of desire”: the knee of a schoolgirl who is summering across the way. In Rohmer’s exquisitely modulated Moral Tale, the question of whether the tormented diplomat will get to touch the coveted knee generates a sublime kind of spiritual suspense.

AUGUST 5, 2010 7:00 PM AUGUST 8, 2010 4:00 PM JACKMAN HALL 9 LA CARRIÈRE DE SUZANNE LA BOULANGÈRE DE LA CARRIÈRE DE SUZANNE PRECEDED BY LA MONCEAU BOULANGÈRE DE MONCEAU ERIC ROHMER Simple, delicate, and jazzy, the first Bertrand bides his time in a casually of the Moral Tales shows the hostile and envious friendship with stirrings of what would become the college chum Guillaume. But when Eric Rohmer style: unfussy ladies’ man Guillaume seems to be naturalistic shooting, ironic first- making a play for the spirited, person voice-over, and the image of independent Suzanne, Bertrand the “unknowable” woman. A law watches bitterly with disapproval student with a roving eye and a and jealousy. With its ragged black- large appetite stuffs himself full of and-white 16mm photography and sugar cookies and pastries daily in strong sense of 1960s Paris, order to garner the attentions of Rohmer’s second Moral Tale is a the pretty brunette who works in a wonderfully evocative portrait of quaint Paris bakery. But is he truly youthful naiveté and the interested, or is she just a sweet complicated bonds of friendship and diversion? roman

JULY 29, 2010 8:45 PM JACKMAN HALL

And also: Sex is comedy (Breillat), Une vraie jeune fille (Breillat), Ma nuit chez Maud (Rohmer), Sale comme un ange (Breillat), La collectionneuse (Rohmer), Parfait amour! (Breillat), L'amour l'après midi (Rohmer), (Breillat), Une vielle maitresse (Breillat), Romance (Breillat) Tapage nocturne (Breillat), Brève traversée (Breillat), Anatomie de l'Enfer (Breillat).

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FREE GUIDED TOUR IN CABBAGETOWN JUNE 10

The Société d'Histoire de Toronto DEPARTURE AT 13:30, AT THE offers a free guided tour (in French NORTHEAST CORNER OF language) in Cabbagetown WINCHESTER AND PARLIAMENT neighborhood in which you will STREETS discover the important peoples who TIME FOR THE VISIT: ABOUT 2 were born or who lived there. HOURS FREE

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ON THE ROPES THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR PIERROT LE FOU MAGALY RICHARD-SERRANO FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT JEAN-LUC GODARD

Bernard Coudray lives with his wife and young son in a remote country house near to Grenoble. One day, a married couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, move into the house next door. Mathilde and Bernard were lovers, many years Joseph runs a boxing club in a drab before, and both are equally working class district of France. His surprised at the unexpected teenage daughter Angie and niece reunion. Initially, Bernard avoids Sandra share his passion for the Mathilde, but a chance meeting in sport and both enter themselves in a supermarket reawakens a long- the national boxing championship. buried passion and they are soon Weary of his comfortable bourgeois Angie lacks the self-confidence of having an affair. Unfortunately, life, Ferdinand Griffon leaves his her cousin Sandra; whilst the neither of them seems capable of wife and elopes with his baby sitter former fails spectacularly, the controlling the emotional whirlwind Marianne, with whom he once had a latter triumphs. Sandra’s success which this unleashes. love affair. When a dead body is quickly sours the girls’ relationship found in Marianne’s Paris and they become bitter rivals, just THURSDAY AUGUST 12 9 PM apartment, the two lovers head for as Joseph’s marriage begins to fall FRIDAY AUGUST 13 1AM the South of France to escape being apart... caught up in gangster activities. On an island on the Côte d’Azur, SATURDAY JULY 17 9 PM Ferdinand is content to read and SUNDAY JULY 18 12:30 PM write poetry, but Marianne grows HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA - restless and sets off to find her MOMENTS CHOISIS brother, a notorious gun runner. GOLDEN HELMET JEAN-LUC GODARD Another mysterious dead body is JACQUES BECKER found, then armed gangsters arrive Cinematic visionary and on the scene to menace Jacques Becker lovingly evokes the provocateur Jean-Luc Godard offers Ferdinand.... Belle Epoque Parisian demi-monde a typically challenging look at his TUESDAY AUGUST 24 9 PM in this classic tale of doomed favorite creative medium in the WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25 12:30 PM romance. When gangster's moll wake of the 20th Century in this FRIDAY AUGUST 27 1PM Marie falls for reformed criminal ambitious blend of film, video, and Manda their passion incites an collage. Moments Choisis des underworld rivalry that leads Histoire(s) du Cinema serves as inexorably to treachery and both a history and critical tragedy. With poignant, nuanced examination of the cinema in the performances and sensuous black- form of a collection of "chosen and-white photography, Golden moments" from films that may or Helmet is Becker at the height of may not exist. It also offers a self- his cinematic powers—an achingly reflexive analysis of the filmmaker's romantic masterpiece. own life and work.

SUNDAY JULY 11 9:30 PM THURSDAY JULY 15 9 PM MONDAY JULY 12 12:30 PM FRIDAY JULY 16 12:30 PM 11 Professionals

Call for proposals 2011 / Missions and Invitations Program. BOOKS: Deadline: October, 30th, 2010

Grant for the acquisition of foreign rights by CulturesFrance. Deadline: September / October. The date still has to be confirmed

French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Translation Grant Program. Deadline: October 15th, 2010

Centre National du Livre (CNL) Support for translation of French books into English. Deadline: November, 30th, 2010

CNL grants for professional translators to stay in residence in France who will translate a French book into a foreign language. Deadline: August, 25th, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 9 - 19 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Toronto International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. For ten days, film lovers, filmmakers, industry professionals and media watch the best in new cinema from established masters and new talents.

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AUGUST 31 - SEPT 6 HARBOURFRONT CENTER ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL The Ashkenaz Festival is the largest Jewish cultural event in Canada. Each edition of this multidisciplinary event showcases approximately 50-75 acts from Canada and around the world, including 200+ artists and performers working in music, theatre, dance, film, literature, craft and visual arts.

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