[LE FIL CULTUREL DE L’ONTARIO FRANÇAIS]
The long weekend activities for French Ontario are a must for those wishing to celebrate Canada Day in particular. Concerts and films are on the program and everything is done by and for Francophones in Ontario.
Films
Brise glace (Broken Waters) de Karolyne Natasha au Sudbury Indie Cinema
The Sudbury Indie Cinema offers its moviegoers the opportunity to watch independent films Brise Glace/Broken Watersthe very first bilingual feature film by Franco-Ontarian director Karolyne Natasha. This feminist drama, which is inspired by the play I have changed a lot by Quebec playwright Jocelyne Beaulieu, takes place in 1980s Ottawa and highlights the slow evolution of mental health therapies.
A nod to the experience of someone who grew up in Ottawa with a French-speaking mother and an English-speaking father. Karolyne Natasha wanted to reflect part of her linguistic reality in the making of her film. We should therefore expect to see a work where the main characters alternate between French and English depending on the context in which they find themselves.
Sudbury, June 29. Details and tickets on the Sudbury Indie Cinema website.
Concerts
LGS celebrates Canada Day
The neo-trad festive group arrives in the Prescott-Russell region to celebrate Canada Day in Lefaivre at Riverain Park. It’s the first stop for the dynamic duo as they begin their summer tour across Canada. Proud of their French-speaking roots, the duo will then travel to Alberta where they will spread their energy as part of the Fête Franco-Albertaine. From Alberta, the two accomplices on stage will head back to the east coast via Quebec and Nova Scotia to end up in their beloved province of Ontario.
Lefaivre, the 1stis July. Free concert. Details here.
YAO hosts Canada Day at the National Arts Center
In Ottawa, poet and slammer YAO is hosting a special program at the NAC for Canada Day. Ottawans will have the opportunity to enjoy a free concert featuring nearly 100 years of musical creation by Canadian composers such as François Dompierre, Keiko Deveaux, Jean Coulthard and many more.
Ottawa, just 1is July. Free concert. Details on the CNA website.
The ephemeral sounds of Marianne Trudel
Quebec composer and pianist Marianne Trudel reveals her brand new repertoire entitled Time Poem alongside renowned drummer John Hollenbeck, multiple Grammy nominees, and bassist, Rémi-Jean Leblanc, on stage. This trio of music lovers will combine their talents to make Trudel’s 9 compositions shine.
Ottawa, June 28. Details and tickets on the CNA website.
Three days of music: Hawkesbury celebrates its multiculturalism
Three days of music are planned in Eastern Ontario, where the Hawkesbury Multicultural Festival is being held. The Desjardins Stage will be taken over, at the opening, by Canadian music stars: Paul Piché, Mélissa Ouimet, Kim Richardson and Jonas. The second and third evenings will consist of a line-up of artists from all musical genres. Among the highlights of this program will be Franco-Toronto baritone Tobias Mbarga, the Indigenous artist and singer-songwriter from the Atikamekw community of Manawan, and country singer Valérie Cormier.
Hawkesbury, June 28 to 30. Details and program on the Hawkesbury Multicultural Festival website.
