Caraquet, self-proclaimed capital of Acadia, will host the 5th edition of the nomadic event Cinédanse from June 27 to July 2
Montréal, Monday, February 20, 2023 – La Caravane de Phœbus will hit the road this summer with the nomadic event Cinédanse from June 27 to July 2 in Caraquet, New Brunswick.
Under the theme: “The Awakening of the Medusa”, the 5th edition of Cinédanse (after Montréal, Québec City, Ottawa and Rouyn-Noranda) will take place in Caraquet, in the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick. Come catch Cinédanse in downtown Caraquet at the Boîte-Théâtre in the Théâtre populaire de l’Acadie, at Cinéma du Centre and at Foley Beach.
Caraquet 2023 : The Awakening of the Medusa !
“We chose Caraquet, the self-proclaimed capital of Acadia, for its cosmopolitan spirit, its great francophone artistic freshness and its cultural effervescence. Dance is continuously evolving through screens and the intersections with other disciplines – cinema, video, visual and digital arts, and poetry. This exciting artistic evolution is making dance even more approachable for all generations. At the very beginning of the summer season, Cinédanse will offer Caraquet performances, screenings under the stars, workshops, and round table discussions with Acadian artists from Québec and abroad. This unique event will stimulate the region by inspiring the imagination with the rituals of dance, new and old.”
– Sylvain Bleau, director of La Caravane de Phoebus.
The headliners include : Acadians Monique Léger, Michèle Bouchard, Nicole Haché, Monelle Doiron; Acadian poets Jonathan Roy and Jean-Philippe Raîche; Abitibians Béatriz Médiavilla from Rouyn-Noranda; Lana Morton from Val d’Or/Ottawa; Chantal Caron from Saint-Jean-Port-Joli; Indigenous dance artist Barbara Di-abo from Kahnawake; Montréal artists Mistaya Hemingway, Yako, and Moroccan-born performer 2Fik. New Yorkers Jil Guyon, Karen Bernard and French filmmaker Claire Juge will also be present.
Photo Credit
- Caraquet artist , Nicole Haché, in the Femme-forêt.
- Acadian artist, Monique Léger, at the Motion event of the Acadian Poetry festival 2022.
Monique Léger’s new creation, Tu mio corpo – Opus 12, will open the event.
Call for submissions is now launched for the 4th edition of the Lumière Prize, awarded by an international jury to an artist for an exceptional artwork.
Thanks to all our partners!
Ministry of Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity of Québec, Théâtre Populaire de l’Acadie, Cinéma du centre, Acadian Poetry Festival of Caraquet, Foley Beach – Caraquet Cultural Centre, Société de promotion des artistes acadiens sur la scène internationale (SPAASI), Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick, Ciné-Corps (France), Acadie Love, New Brunswick Community College – Caraquet campus, the Centre de Bénévolat de la Péninsule Acadienne, Sainte-Famille Academy of Tracadie & Petrie Raymond.
About Cinédanse
Founded by Sylvain Bleau ten years ago, La Caravane de Phœbus, an organization driven by humanist and progressive values – producer of the Cinédanse event and related activities, works in dance and in several other disciplines that revolve around it: cinema, visual arts and digital arts. Cinédanse started in Montreal in 2012, then in Quebec City in 2015 and in Ottawa in 2019, the fourth edition of Cinédanse took place in Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi in 2022, under the theme “Love, grow old and dance!”
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Information and press relations:
Andréanne Mercier, executive assistant, 514 434 1095, prod@cinedanse.ca
