Upcoming event

THEATER PLAY – « COMME L’OISEAU »

October 14th at 7pm

National Cultural Center 

The Alliance Française de Sainte-Lucie is delighted to announce an exciting collaboration with the acclaimed theatrical company OTEP (Oeuvres Théâtrales et Poétiques).

As part of this partnership, we invite the Saint Lucian public to attend a captivating performance of OTEP’s play « Comme l’oiseau » on October 14th at 7:00 PM at the Cultural Center of Saint Lucia. We are thrilled to share that admission is free, and this event is open to everyone (14 years old and more). The play will be surtitled in English.

About OTEP Theatre Company:

OTEP, known for its focus on poetry, production, and creativity, has established its creative lab at the Cultural Center of Kourou. The company is committed to sharing and transmitting artistic experiences through workshops, residencies, and masterclasses for playwrights and directors. Their work embodies a strong emphasis on poetic expression and storytelling.

About « Comme l’oiseau »:

« Comme l’oiseau » is a powerful play written and directed by Bérékia Yergeau. This thought-provoking performance addresses the grave issue of drug mules in French Guiana, shedding light on the individuals who smuggle drugs from Cayenne to Paris. Yergeau’s work is the result of in-depth research, including testimonies from young people, traffickers, ex-prisoners, recidivists, and affected parents.

The play, entirely written in free verse, is brought to life by a multi-generational cast of artists. They skillfully narrate the harrowing tale of a family’s tragic downfall at the hands of a Guianese mafia network. « Comme l’oiseau » is a profoundly moving theatrical piece that highlights the contemporary tragedy plaguing this overseas territory.

Paris 2024 is a major event that represents a unique opportunity to extend the influence of the French language, the official language of the Olympic Games, by giving it a place of choice to promote dialogue between cultures. Our project is to make the French language a vehicle for the values and principles of Olympism and to prepare and promote its use by the Olympic delegations of Paris 2024.

The project consists in designing a pedagogical device composed of a training course on the « Values of Olympism and Francophonie » designed by Éric Monnin, IOC member and project leader, coupled with a pedagogical kit allowing the deployment of a French language training in the context of Paris 2024.

The device will be calibrated thanks to a pilot project set up for the Olympic delegations (athletes, coaches, members of the National Olympic Committees, etc.) of Saint Lucia and other Eastern Caribbean countries.

The support of the Institut Français will allow us to extend the system beyond the network of the Alliances françaises in the Eastern Caribbean and to make it available to establishments in the cultural network that will be able to promote the French language in order to build partnerships with the National Olympic Committees, sports federations, delegations, or even the general public, on the five continents.

For more information about this program  : dg@afslu.org

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