Invited Authors:Jeffrey Moore (Prisoner in a Red Rose Chain) and Camilla Gibb (Sweetness in the Belly)
What about our memories holds us back? What part of our memories guide us forward? This event takes a look at the role of memories, of the forgotten and the lived, through writer commentaries and a special performance by Capoeira Sul da Bahia.
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial developed by African and Native slaves over 400 years ago as a means of fighting their oppressors. A short video presentation will be followed by a demonstration, and a workshop, in which the audience will be able to play the instruments, ask questions and learn some basic movements. Presentation in English and Portuguese. Bilingual question period.
Ceud Mìle Fàilte: A thousand welcomes! An evening of Highland culture awaits that is guaranteed to both pull at your heartstrings and set your toes a-tapping.
With Alistair MacLeod’s award-winning novel No Great Mischief in hand, join us in a stirring journey through the Gaelic musical culture of Cape Breton and Québec. Readings from the novel by the author will be accompanied by renditions of Gaelic songs and stepping by Tess LeBlanc and by lively fiddle music by Louis-Simon Lemieux.
The evening promises a memorable taste of the way the novel celebrates the interweaving of past and present – of peoples, languages, cultures, song, and spoken word. Hosted by Elspeth Tulloch, professor of Canadian Literature, Université Laval. Presentation in English. Bilingual question period.
Program
03:00 pm
The Pen and the Sword (PEN Can.)
Invited Authors: Jeffrey Moore (Prisoner in a Red Rose Chain) and Camilla Gibb (Sweetness in the Belly)
What about our memories holds us back? What part of our memories guide us forward? This event takes a look at the role of memories, of the forgotten and the lived, through writer commentaries and a special performance by Capoeira Sul da Bahia. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial developed by African and Native slaves over 400 years ago as a means of fighting their oppressors. A short video presentation will be followed by a demonstration, and a workshop, in which the audience will be able to play the instruments, ask questions and learn some basic movements. Presentation in English and Portuguese. Bilingual question period.
Cost: $5 students ($20 All-access festival pass) / $8 members ($32 All-access festival pass) / $10 general admission ($40 All-access festival pass)
Location: Centre Morrin / Morrin Centre
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04:00 pm
Alistair MacLeod book signing at La Maison Anglaise Booth
Invited Authors: Alistair Macleod (No Great Mischief)
Come meet Alistair Macleod at Booth 281
Cost: Entrance fee to Salon international du livre
Location: Salon international du livre de Québec (Centre des congrès de Québec)
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07:00 pm
Ceud mìle Fàilte: Gaelic Culture
Invited Authors: Alistair MacLeod (No Great Mischief)
Ceud Mìle Fàilte: A thousand welcomes! An evening of Highland culture awaits that is guaranteed to both pull at your heartstrings and set your toes a-tapping. With Alistair MacLeod’s award-winning novel No Great Mischief in hand, join us in a stirring journey through the Gaelic musical culture of Cape Breton and Québec. Readings from the novel by the author will be accompanied by renditions of Gaelic songs and stepping by Tess LeBlanc and by lively fiddle music by Louis-Simon Lemieux. The evening promises a memorable taste of the way the novel celebrates the interweaving of past and present – of peoples, languages, cultures, song, and spoken word. Hosted by Elspeth Tulloch, professor of Canadian Literature, Université Laval. Presentation in English. Bilingual question period.
Cost: $5 students ($20 All-access festival pass) / $8 members ($32 All-access festival pass) / $10 general admission ($40 All-access festival pass)
Location: Centre Morrin / Morrin Centre
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Festival Pass (for all 8 events at the Morrin Centre)
Students: $20
Members: $32
General Public: $40
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