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What allows you to go out and take your mind off things is undoubtedly your screens. This week, go virtually to meet high-flying artists and take advantage of this window on the world to go a little further. A column written and compiled by Katia Café-Febrissy.
MUSIC
The Center francophone de Toronto invites Corneille
The Center francophone de Toronto continues its festivities and closes Black History Month with none other than the singer, Corneille.
Local stars Djennie Laguerre and Mis Blandine will also be in the game.
To get in the mood, listen to the song Everybody, extract from Corneille’s last album.
Take part in the virtual concert of Corneille March 6 at 2 p.m. live from Facebook or Youtube.
VIRTUAL SHOW
5th edition of the Gala Dynastie
Another event to end Black History Month on a high note, with a virtual gala with great fanfare.
The Gala Dynasty has for mission to honor the excellence of black Anglophone and Francophone personalities working in the culture, the entertainment, the media and the sport.
The Black Carpet will take place from 6.30 p.m. to properly welcome the stars of the evening, including the comedian Preach who will be in charge of the animation, as well as the artists Dominique Fils-Aimé, Fredy V & The Foundation, Ilam and Sha Frank.
Meet at Gala Dynasty March 6 at 6 p.m. live from the Yoop platform.
CINEMA
Montreal International Children’s Film Festival
During the 24th edition of FIFEM 2021, you will be able to discover the best films for the family online.
Carefully selected films from here and elsewhere will introduce you to other cultures and fascinating worlds: from Austria to Norway, including Poland and the Czech Republic. A myriad of films on the menu, long and short, animated films, adventure films, comedies and romance films, not to mention the selection of films that you can watch for free!
Take advantage of FIFEM 2021 until March 7.
LITERATURE
Poetry by Gérald Leblanc
Posthumous work by the great Acadian poet and writer Gérald Leblanc, New York poems recounts the enthusiastic wanderings of the writer in the heart of the American metropolis. The reissue of the collection is followed by two unpublished: a series of letters which give an overview of the author’s life in New York, and Dufferin Street Confession, a brief series of fragments depicting the creative effervescence of Moncton in the 1970s.
These texts are presented by researcher Benoit Doyon-Gosselin who, after having gathered and presented the Letters to my American friend (Éditions Prize de parole, 2018), here continues his exploration of the voluminous correspondence of Gérald Leblanc for whom New York has always represented a vibrant and immense place.
Originally from Bouctouche, Acadia, this prolific poet has published 11 collections, including Red night geography (1984), The extreme frontier (1988), Complaints from the Continent (1993, Estuaire des Terrasses Saint-Sulpice prize), In praise of chiac (1995) and Most of the time (2001).
In 1993, Gérald Leblanc won the Governor of New Brunswick’s Pascal-Poirier Prize for his body of work. He died in 2005.
Obtain the collection New York poems by Gérald Leblanc. Reprinted by Éditions Prize de parole in February 2021.
EVENT
Meetings of the Francophonie
Hosted by the artists, Yao and Jill Barber, Les Meeting of the Francophonie offer you an entertaining and enriching program throughout the month of La Francophonie! Let’s celebrate together the Francophonie, its culture, its diversity and its inclusiveness across Canada!
Discover The Meetings of the Francophonie across the country until March 31.
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