Tag: Francophonie
Scrabble, a growing passion on the African continent
Scrabble, with its sometimes aging image in Europe, is a very dynamic sport on the African continent, a breeding ground for high potential. It requires immense capacities of concentration and…
“Elements of language”: the OIF put in bubbles by Bertin Leblanc
In person(s) Bertin Leblanc, a former journalist, was the spokesperson for the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) at the time of the transfer of power between Michaëlle Jean and…
Hear Aimé Césaire for the National Day of Memories of the Slave Trade and Slavery
First poem by Aimé Césaire, Notebook of a return to the native country recounts the French West Indies before the decline of the colonial empire, in 1939. A text marked…
Literature: for Susie Morgenstern, “Writing is breathing”
Leading author of children’s literature, Susie Morgenstern, talks about her relationship with writing, which she describes as ” intimate archeology », a pen search in her thoughts that she practices…
Between mime and philosophy, Jos Houben dissects “The art of laughter” on stage
Actor, author and director, in France and in Great Britain, Jos Houben is also a teacher with theater companies, opera, circus schools… all over the world. On the stage of…
“War”, new novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline published 88 years after it was written
Among Céline’s manuscripts found last year, 150 pages recount her experience as a war wounded in 1914 in the form of a novel. Written two years after the publication of…
“The Tenderness”: Portraits of Today’s Masculinity on Stage
In person(s) five years later Disobeywhich featured female characters, inspired by meetings and testimonies of young women from immigrant backgrounds, Julie Bérès uses the same creative process to design the…
“Doux mots dits”, a collection of poems by the singer Clou
Nominated in the “feminine revelation” category at the Victoires de la Musique 2021, the singer Clou is also a poet and designer. She publishes this spring Sweet words saida collection…
“Elements of language”: comic strip behind the scenes of the OIF
Elements of language tells a story of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) seen from the inside. The author, Bertin Leblanc, a former journalist, was the spokesperson for the…
Immigrant words: why do words become political?
Gaulish, Arabic, English or from regional languages: where do the words of the French language come from? With which language do we have the most connection today? Are there “stem…