Je voudrais pas crever (Hommage to Boris Vian)
Je voudrais pas crever Opening, Thursday March 5th at 6pm, at Studio 17 (2425 Manitoba) with the works of Jérôme Baco, Serge Bennathan, Elsa Chesnel, Emily Carr MFA alumni Marie-Pascale Lafrenière, Daniel Massé, François Michaud and Michèle Smolkin.
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lecollectif and CinéRoman, in partnership with Arts in Action, the Consulate General of France in Vancouver, PassepART, the Bureau du Québec of Toronto and the Association des Parents d’Élèves de l’École Jules Verne, are proud to announce Hommage à Boris Vian, a series of festive and educative events to celebrate, in March 2020, the centennial of this extraordinary French artist, musician, novelist, poet, scriptwriter, playwright and “pataphysician”.
Screening, Friday February 28th at 7pm, at the Post (750 Hamilton), of Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo (with English subtitle - 2013) with Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Omar Sy and Gad Elmaleh adapted from the classic novel Froth of Daydream. Following the screening, a discussion (in French) with Christina Brassard, lecturer at SFU, et Serge Guilbaud, Art historian. Free snacks and refreshments will be served (Tickets $7 + membership $2: lecumedesjours.eventbrite.ca).
Art Show Opening, Thursday March 5th at 6pm, at Studio 17 (2425 Manitoba), titled Je voudrais pas crever, with the works of 7 BC francophones visual artists: Jérôme Baco, Serge Bennathan, Elsa Chesnel, Marie-Pascale Lafrenière, Daniel Massé, François Michaud and Michèle Smolkin. Their artworks were selected from a Decembre call for artists and had to respect constraints of format (LP jacket or vinyl size) and of theme (tribute to Boris Vian). Wine and cheese.
Free Concert, Friday March 6th at 7pm, at Studio 17 (2425 Manitoba), with songs of Boris Vian and Jazz standards, by Anita Eccleston (trumpet and vocal), St Pierre (guitar and vocal) et André Lachance (bass). Wine and cheese.
Since January, the Gabrielle-Roy and Jules-Verne school 11th Grade students attend a workshop led by Eric Lesage (francophone visual artist), titled “Et si les mots étaient faits pour ça ?”. The workshop is inspired by the Cercle Monprince (a group made of Boris Vian, his family and his friends) who used to play surrealist games: cadavres exquis, bouts-rimés, mind games and writing games. This activity aims to explore with the students the playfulness of contemporary art