Artists
Aude Ray
Be my Home , bilingual (5 english 3 french), JazzFolk, an amalgam of work from the past two years, inspired by dreams, recorded Live-of-the-floor by sound engineer Irvine Russell at Bunker7 in Pemberton, BC. Aude Ray's music with piano by Rosalind Steel, bring undertones of Jazz mixed with Folk influence. The Montreal Culture and passion for life comes out in Aude Ray's energetic personality, style and lyrics and her melodies bring freshness from the coastal Pacific mountains of Canada. 
Plamedie Katusevanako
After the Brooks Franco Festival, young artist Plamedie Katusevanako will perform on August 5, 2017 at the Franco festival in Calgary. The latter will enjoy her stay in Alberta to record her first solo album. 16-year-old Plamedie currently lives in the United States in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. She plans to end her tour of Canada in Edmonton where she will make some video clips of her album and do some performances. 
Peter Ngom
Hello, I am a versatile artist with a multitude of influences. My music reflects various experiences of my African roots to France, Germany and North America. Places where I could offer shows with different groups and styles: Afro Pop, Rock, Jazz, French chanson, blues, gospel, etc. With my voice and my electro-acoustic guitar, I sing love, question our society in an attitude sometimes philosophical, and expresses the memories of my life in my native Cameroon and various places in Europe and North America where I lived. The mix of influences and the ability to mix the rhythms of Cameroon in mind pop, rock and jazz, to get a unique cocktail is a facet that I sold in my shows. This mixture is often enhanced by the addition of musicians and additional instruments such as drums, bass, piano, cello, solo guitar and trumpet. This variety is also present in the different languages I use in my songs, including African languages, French and English. My show is finally multi-rhythmic, it's the rhythm of a little everywhere, with episodes very rhymes supported by the sounds and cadences of tradition africans supposed to heal the soul or to de-stress the spectator; A pop rhythmic or our urbanity and finally rhythms and sounds more soft embellished by a jazz influence and French song, which makes conversation with the viewer. |
Cat Kidd
City of Origin: Montreal, PQ, Canada Playwright: Cat Kidd Director: Paul Van Dyck Cast: Cat Kidd Mona Morse travels through South Africa and through time. A multimedia meditation on predator and prey, and the creatures within. Nominated for prizes by the League of Canadian Poets, Quebec Writers’ Federation and Expozine. “One of Canada’s most talented wordsmiths.” (Broken Pencil) “Our city’s newest superstar.” (Montreal Gazette) Genre: Performance Poetry / Multi-Media Rating: General Audience (Age12+, Sexual Content, Adult Language, and Solo Performance) 
The History Wrangler & the Dusty Saddle Gang Band
Rob Lennard, known throughout the province as Alberta's History Wrangler, is one of Alberta's most enthusiastic and entertaining historians. Apart from his role as the Historian and Director of Education & Outreach at the Historic Bow Valley Ranche, located in Fish Creek Provincial Park, he teaches grades 2,4,5 and 7 educational programs in both French and English at the Historic Bow Valley Ranche, which was first established in 1873 by John Glenn and his French speaking Métis wife Adelaide Belcourt. The History Wrangler is also the Ambassador of The Cowboy Trail, Coordinator of the Calgary & area History School Fair, as well as an award winning historical fiction writer and singer/song writer. 
Los Marineros de la Rumba
Los Marineros plays an upbeat mixture of traditional Cuban music, Latin dance music (salsa, cumbia, merengue, bachata) as well as popular tunes done in a Latin style. 
Sympa César,
A trip through three different universes, three artists, three Polyfoniciens, an evening of artistic sharing; Sympa César, a Franco-Albertan artist, a Polyfonik winner in 2016 and a regular on stage. With its unique voice timbre, it delights the world that listens with its evocative melodies. He is inspired by his own life and by the Franco-Albertan community, to which he owes most of his success. He hopes to launch an EP one day, and to be able to live from his music. Patrick Dunn, another Franco-Albertan artist, bilingual songwriter with a tenor honey voice. A master of the style "lap guitar" and loop pedals, he often plays as "one man band". After winning the Alberta Song Gala in 2009 and Chant 'Ouest in 2009, he won a place at the Granby International Song Festival in 2010. After a few years of education, training and of reclusion, he goes back to the task!! Originally from Burundi, Dan Roberto, known as Aladan's artist, has rhythm and music in the blood. Beyond this passion, he is also a painter, student at Campus Saint-Jean and was one of the three finalists of the Franco-Albertan emerging music contest, Polyfonik 2017. Aladan grew up with music and the desire to spread the joy around him with his lyrics and rap. With his lyrics full of puns and subtleties as well as his incredible energy on stage, he managed to touch the hearts of all who hear him. |
Dance
Haitian Sistas
The Haitian Association of Calgary - L’Association de la Communaute Haitienne de Calgary (ACHC) – was formed in August 1997 as a non-profit organization under the Alberta Society Act by a group of Haitians living in Calgary, Alberta. It all started when a few Haitians decided to meet on weekends and holidays to play dominoes, eat, drink, listen to music and engage in lively conversations. Soon after, this small group grew to approximately fifty plus - when you add family and friends … you do the math. Before you know it, activities were occurring on a regular basis.
The Haitian Sistas have been dancing for a number of years in various discipline of dance. They take dance lesson in the disciple of ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop. They choreograph their own cultural dances using their acquired dance experiences while learning about their culture. They enjoy listening to Haitian music and looking forward to take folkloric Haitian dance lesson.
The Haitian Association of Calgary - L’Association de la Communaute Haitienne de Calgary (ACHC) – was formed in August 1997 as a non-profit organization under the Alberta Society Act by a group of Haitians living in Calgary, Alberta. It all started when a few Haitians decided to meet on weekends and holidays to play dominoes, eat, drink, listen to music and engage in lively conversations. Soon after, this small group grew to approximately fifty plus - when you add family and friends … you do the math. Before you know it, activities were occurring on a regular basis.
The Haitian Sistas have been dancing for a number of years in various discipline of dance. They take dance lesson in the disciple of ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop. They choreograph their own cultural dances using their acquired dance experiences while learning about their culture. They enjoy listening to Haitian music and looking forward to take folkloric Haitian dance lesson.
South Sudanese Dance Group
(Jieng Traditional Dance Group)
We represent a portion of the Dinka culture in South Sudan. These are Afro-Canadian children who were born and raised in Canada. These children are eager to learn new things. The group helped them to have an excellent self-esteem, teamwork and communication skills. Our group believes in knowing ourselves first before we know others.
(Jieng Traditional Dance Group)
We represent a portion of the Dinka culture in South Sudan. These are Afro-Canadian children who were born and raised in Canada. These children are eager to learn new things. The group helped them to have an excellent self-esteem, teamwork and communication skills. Our group believes in knowing ourselves first before we know others.
Woezo
We are an African dance performance company that strives to preserve the purity of the cultural values and principles of Africa by providing quality entertainment to corporate events, festivals, weddings, social gatherings and education to our community by creating awareness, empowerment, and self-expression. We share the common beliefs that these events will facilitate improve community relations, promote a better understanding and appreciation of the African culture and its contribution to today's society
As a music and dance company, we are peering for events to showcase our quality dance performances. The dance company would like the opportunity to perform at the Franco Festival Calgary. We have performed at various cultural events, festivals and celebrations. In addition to our stunning performances, we have entertained hundreds of people by organizing our own large-scale multicultural dance events. We also teach African dances classes for the City recreational facilities, dance studios and workshop residencies for the public schools. The dance company has hosted 2 International dance festivals in Lagos, Nigeria.
We are an African dance performance company that strives to preserve the purity of the cultural values and principles of Africa by providing quality entertainment to corporate events, festivals, weddings, social gatherings and education to our community by creating awareness, empowerment, and self-expression. We share the common beliefs that these events will facilitate improve community relations, promote a better understanding and appreciation of the African culture and its contribution to today's society
As a music and dance company, we are peering for events to showcase our quality dance performances. The dance company would like the opportunity to perform at the Franco Festival Calgary. We have performed at various cultural events, festivals and celebrations. In addition to our stunning performances, we have entertained hundreds of people by organizing our own large-scale multicultural dance events. We also teach African dances classes for the City recreational facilities, dance studios and workshop residencies for the public schools. The dance company has hosted 2 International dance festivals in Lagos, Nigeria.
Tradansa
Tradansa offers students, teachers and parents from around the world the opportunity to learn inspirational dances from diverse cultures and traditions. These workshops are a great success because they offer a stimulating and enjoyable educational context for students of all ages. In addition, these inspirational programs meet the learning objectives of the dance curriculum, physical activity, language development and multicultural education.
Website:
http://www.tradansa.com/
https://vimeo.com/30431914
Tradansa offers students, teachers and parents from around the world the opportunity to learn inspirational dances from diverse cultures and traditions. These workshops are a great success because they offer a stimulating and enjoyable educational context for students of all ages. In addition, these inspirational programs meet the learning objectives of the dance curriculum, physical activity, language development and multicultural education.
Website:
http://www.tradansa.com/
https://vimeo.com/30431914
Workshops
Workshop for the manufacture of bracelets of friendship with Geneviève Huard
You would like to make your own jewelry, but you do not know where to start? Join us to enjoy many techniques of fancy jewelry with Genevieve. There is a huge selection of beads and materials. However, be assured that making jewelry is not very complicated. Just have the right tools, pretty marbles and your imagination will do the rest. African Braids workshop
Specialist in decoration, Aminata Gnokana, originally from Mauritania, is setting up African decoration workshops. During this Franco festival, her workshop will be:
"Braids and beads an assortment that gives good look" From a strand of hair, Aminata shows you how to make a braid with beads. |
Fabric Painting Workshop with Ging-e Lee
Painting on fabric is a painting that is done as the name indicates on a cloth. Child, adult can learn this workshop in a few minutes and create things that look like them.
Video link: https: //youtu.be/NEDi2gVHFS8 Description of Ging-e Lee: A specialist in art history, Ging-E Lee was born in Taiwan, where she completed her university studies in French literature. After studying graduate studies in France where she completed her Master's degree, she worked in the field of arts and museology in Saguenay, QC. Today, she gives art workshops to the post-school program and is the resource coordinator for the Francophone Library in Calgary (Center de Resource’s Francothèque) |
Dance workshop with TradansaTradansa offers students, teachers and parents from around the world the opportunity to learn inspirational dances from diverse cultures and traditions. These workshops are a great success because they offer a stimulating and enjoyable educational context for students of all ages. In addition, these inspirational programs meet the learning objectives of the dance curriculum, physical activity, language development and multicultural education.
Website: http://www.tradansa.com/ https://vimeo.com/30431914 |
Gallery
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celebration day: Saturday AUGUST 5TH, 11AM TO 9PM
Murdoch Park: Centre Avenue & Ninth Street NE, Bridgeland
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