Cultural activity
August 27th, 2021

An Evening of Stories | Four "Once Upon a Times" Come Together

An Evening of Stories | Four "Once Upon a Times" Come Together
Illustration : Annie Carbonneau-Leclerc

Friday, August 27, 2021
7 pm

Online
Activity with sign-up

From the Atlantic to the West Indies, go on a journey through the tales and legends in the territory of Old New France! Enjoy this diverse and mixed cultural legacy passed on by four storytellers from cultures found in this territory in the 18th century. You can also listen from your home:

  • Les Sirènes du St-Laurent and Le Loup-garou, French-Canadian foktales with Francis Désilets.
  • 8Les gens transformés en baleines8 and Les Filles Serpents, W8banaki folktales with Nicole O’Bomsawin.
  • Les Hommes Poissons, a folktale from the Anishinaabe culture told in Anishinaabe with Véronique Thusky.
  • Tortue, a Creole folktale (New Orleans) with Joujou Turenne.

This evening of storytelling will be hosted by Sylvain Rivard, Artistic Director.

This is one of the virtual activities of Pointe-à-Callière's flagship event: Public Market of the 18th Century.