Tag: Francophonie
François Jost: but what are you “memes” talking about?
You probably know the ” memes ! You know, these animated, transformed, diverted images that flood the web to make us laugh, criticize, denounce, make us think. Some have become…
“At the four corners of the word” with Jérôme Rouger, Valentine Bonomo and Captain Alexandre
Second program at the Cité du mot, with three guests of the “Aux quatre coins du mot” festival, who explore the French language, each in their own way, at Charité-sur-Loire,…
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…