Tag: Francophonie
“Speaking badly”: what do we call “linguistic insecurity” in Canada?
What does “speak badly” mean? What happens when you are told that you “speak” your mother tongue badly? Bianca Richard and Gabriel Robichaud take on the challenge of discovering this…
Good year ! Wishes and stories for 2024!
Currently in residence at the Aubervilliers laboratories, the storyteller Jude Joseph of Haitian origin explains to us the origin of tales and their importance in Haiti. He “draws” the stories…
“Tenderness”: portraits of today’s masculinity on stage
Five years later Disobey which featured female characters, inspired by meetings and testimonies of young women from immigrant backgrounds, Julie Bérès uses the same creative process to design the play…
Alima Hamel sings about exile – Alive(s)
“ I want to sing. Music keeps me alive. I sing Souad and Camélia. I sing Fériel. I sing Dhour. » (Rebroadcast from 02/20/2023) Médéa Mountains is the narration of…
after audit, the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) declares the electoral file reliable
The International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) submitted its audit of the electoral register after the census to the CENI (Independent National Electoral Commission) on Wednesday, November 15. The electoral…
Francophonie: the French language takes up residence at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts
The International City of the French Language opens its doors in Villers-Cotterêts in the Aisne department, and is inaugurated this Monday, October 30 by the Head of State. Emmanuel Macron…
World Autopsy: “Musical drama”, by Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam
Let’s imagine… a dingy concert hall, hidden from the world, in the depths of a funeral home. Michael and Britney perform in an offbeat and dysfunctional concert, stuck between life…
Theatrical wisdom from the Festival des Francophonies 2023 in Limoges
The Festival des Francophonies in Limoges is one of the highlights of French-language theater creation. Artists from Europe, Africa and America have raised essential questions for our world today: the…
Hassan Kouyaté, director of the Zébrures d’Automne: “We had visas from certain countries which allowed us to come”
For 40 years, French-speaking theater has been meeting in Limoges. Hassane Kouyaté, director of the Zébrures d’Automne festival, presents this year a creation of the Quebec text by Olivier Choinière:…
Opening of the annual conference of ambassadors, a major meeting of French diplomacy
This Monday, August 28, the annual conference of ambassadors opens in Paris, an important meeting of French diplomacy. President Emmanuel Macron speaks there at the end of the morning. Tuesday,…