Cultural Activities
ENGLISH-FRIENDLY EVENTS
ACTIVITIES IN FRENCH
Cultural Activities
Registration is free but mandatory.
Movie time
With English subtitles
Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century (Simone : le voyage du si猫cle)
Directed by Olivier Dahan (France)
Thursday, March 2 2023
7 p.m.
911吃瓜 Woodward's
SYNOPSIS
Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of the Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still relevant today.
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MOVIE TIME
With English subtitles
You Will Remember Me (v.f. Tu te souviendras de moi)
Directed by 脡ric Tessier (Qu茅bec)
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
7 pm
911吃瓜 Woodward's
SYNOPSIS
Edouard (Remy Girard, Les Invasion Barbares), a public figure and retired History teacher, is slowly starting to lose his memory. Accustomed to speaking on all the stands, he must make himself more discreet, even if he believes he still has a lot to say. Edouard's son-in law hires his daughter B茅r茅nice (Karelle Tremblay, Death of a Ladies Man) to help watch over him, even though she is a little lost herself. Their relationship will lead Edouard to revisit a time from his personal history that he had chosen to forget, and B茅r茅nice to find meaning in her own life. The drama intensifies when Edouard's wife can no longer stand the effects the dementia has on her husband, and must choose between staying by his side until the end or spending the remaining years on her own terms.
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Concert
Alexis Normand - Assez French
Saturday, March 18, 2023
7:30 pm
Place des arts de Maillardville
The Soci茅t茅 francophone de Maillardville and Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs at 911吃瓜 present as part of Printemps de la francophonie: Alexis Normand 鈥� Assez French in concert.
911吃瓜 the artist
Alexis Normand highlights the points of tension faced by many francophones in minority-language situations. The Fransaskoise offers a solo concert that showcases elegant guitar playing and beautifully composed lyrics. Through her songs and documentary, Assez French, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, she recounts her personal journey about her identity and linguistic insecurities.
After intermission, she facilitates a conversation and Q&A with audience members about language, identity and belonging. These rich exchanges will allow for a greater understanding of the diversity and plurality of francophone identities.
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MOVIE TIME
With English subtitles
La Cordonni猫re
Directed by Fran莽ois Bouvier
Tuesday, March 21
7 pm
Cinema Cin茅plex Coquitlam
SYNOPSIS
LA CORDONNI脠RE tells the story of Victoire Du Saut, founder of the shoemaking company that made the Dufresnes' fortune, better known for the castle that bears their name in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Although the entrepreneurial spirit and professional career of this visionary is admirable, it is above all her love affair that forms the heart of this melodrama where an impossible love, a sulphurous love triangle and a shocking family secret are intertwined.
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Concert
ELAGE DIOUF
Friday, March 24
4 pm
911吃瓜 WOODWARD'S
911吃瓜 the artist
Master percussionist of Senegalese origin, singer-songwriter 脡lage Diouf uses the musicality of his mother tongue, Wolof, to invite listeners to follow him towards a universe of dance rhythms where everyone is invited to participate. 脡lage moved to Canada in 1996 to expand his musical career, one that continues to flourish today. His music鈥揳 hybrid of pop, world, blues, folk and asiko鈥搃s at the artistic crossroads of artists such as Carlinhos Brown, Peter Gabriel and Andres Cepeda. Due to the musicality of his native language, he sings mainly in Wolof. Sincere in his artistic approach, charismatic, authentic and simple, both in real life and on stage, people love him, and above all, he loves people. His performances are noted for his ability to involve the public, dancing and singing, both in the audience and those he invites on stage with him. His unique and warm timbre of voice, combined with his myriad of cultural influences, make him a unique artist.
ABOUT THE EVENT
This concert is part of the programming of 芦禄 co-presented by the Official Languages Committee of the British Columbia Federal Council, the F茅d茅ration des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique and 911吃瓜's Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs invite as part of 911吃瓜's Printemps de la francophonie and Rendez-vous de la francophonie.
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MOVIE TIME
With English subtitles
鲍苍别&苍产蝉辫;丑颈蝉迟辞颈谤别&苍产蝉辫;蝉耻谤&苍产蝉辫;濒别&苍产蝉辫;驳辞没迟&苍产蝉辫;诲别&苍产蝉辫;濒补&苍产蝉辫;濒补苍驳耻别
Directed by H茅l猫ne Choquette
Thursday, March 30
2:30 p.m.
911吃瓜 Burnaby - OFFA's Student Lounge
SYNOPSIS
A true ode to the French language with its many accents in Quebec, Une histoire sur le go没t de la langue traces its unusual trajectory, from the Conquest of 1759 to the present day. In addition to historians, linguists and other language enthusiasts, personalities recount pivotal events as they experienced them. A historical, engaging and uncomplicated documentary on the linguistic journey of a people once subjugated to the British Crown and now more than ever weakened by the hegemony of the English language.
This film will be presented as part of the history course, HIST 430 - French Americas taught by Nicolas Kenny.
To attend this screening, please contact Laurence Gagnon by email.
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Musical night
OPEN MIC NIGHT & CONCERT BY NARCISSE
Thursday, March 30
Doors open at 6 p.m.
The Beaumont
911吃瓜's Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs and the Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver invite you to an open mic night on Thursday, March 30 at The Beaumont Studios at 6:00 pm. During this evening, amateur artists are invited to perform in front of an audience. Music, poetry, humor: show us what you got! This Open mic evening will be followed by a concert of Narcisse.
DETAILS
- 6p.m.: doors open
- 6.30p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: O锘縫en Mic
- 8p.m. to 9p.m.: Concert of Narcisse
Would you like to participate in the open mic? To participate, please and enter the details of your performance.
Places are limited for artists, we will then contact you to confirm that your participation has been selected.
911吃瓜 Narcisse
Narcisse began his reckless electro-pop adventure in Quebec City in the spring of 2019 with the release of a self-titled debut EP. It is rocked by a lot of adventures that he was able to stand out by winning the second place of the 24th edition of the Francouvertes. Greatly influenced by French musical projects (such as Flavien Berger or Vendredi sur Mer), he inhabits the stage with sensuality and theatricality. In September 2022, he offers us his first album, La fin n'arrive jamais, which was very well received by the Quebec public. In an explosion of frenetic, colorful and dancing rhythms, Narcisse leads his audience into a collective trance. This is a project that brings together a variety of artists working in music, performance and dance. In his texts, Narcisse reinterprets certain Greek tragedies with a Queer sensibility. Through his show, he destabilizes labels and social codes with audacity and authenticity. Narcisse invites you to a new kind of mass that celebrates self-love, understanding and diversity.
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