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 J茅r么me Baco, Serge Bennathan, Elsa Chesnel, Emily Carr MFA alumni Marie-Pascale Lafreni猫re, Daniel Mass茅, Fran莽ois Michaud and Mich猫le Smolkin.
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Atelier 17
2425 Manitoba Street, Vancouver, BC
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Yes
lecollectif and Cin茅Roman, in partnership with Arts in Action, the Consulate General of France in Vancouver, PassepART, the Bureau du Qu茅bec of Toronto and the Association des Parents d鈥櫭塴猫ves de l鈥櫭塩ole Jules Verne, are proud to announce Hommage 脿 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 鈥減ataphysician鈥.
Screening, Friday February 28th at 7pm, at the Post (750 Hamilton), of Michel Gondry鈥檚 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: J茅r么me Baco, Serge Bennathan, Elsa Chesnel, Marie-Pascale Lafreni猫re, Daniel Mass茅, Fran莽ois Michaud and Mich猫le 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 Andr茅 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 鈥淓t si les mots 茅taient faits pour 莽a ?鈥. 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-rim茅s, mind games and writing games. This activity aims to explore with the students the playfulness of contemporary art