French-Quebecer encounters at poetry slams

Thursday, September 26, 2013

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In the interest of promoting La Francophonie in all of its diversity, the Québec-France Association and the France-Québec Association are launching the Slam tour with support from the Commission permanente de coopération franco-québécoise (CPCFQ).

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Poetry slams, which mix poetry and stage performance, are events championing very intense wordplay. French and Quebecer tour participants will do their best to honour the French language during a one-week tour of three regions of Québec.

From October 2 to 6, 2013, four French participants will come to Québec to display their talent. This group, which includes finalists from the “Vive la parole libre!” competition held by the France-Québec Association, will travel to Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Magog, Trois-Rivières and Montreal as part of a joint tour with their Quebecer counterparts.

A Quebec champion as sponsor

During their tour, they will take part in poetry slams, workshops and public events where Quebecers will have a chance to discover a poetry slam and the interaction and self-transcendence involved in this art form. Tour participants will also have a chance to meet David Goudreault, the sponsor of the “Vive la parole libre!” contest and the first Quebecer to win a poetry slam world cup, which he won in Paris in 2011.

This project is sponsored by the Commission permanente de coopération franco-québécoise, which is administered by the Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur du Québec and the Consulate General of France in Quebec City.

Promoting Québec-France relations

The joint mission of the Québec-France Association and the France-Québec Association is to encourage the development of friendly relations and special cooperation between Québec and France. Both associations are active in the cultural, social and economic sectors.

France-Québec cooperation