Abstract
Jean-Claude Marcus, artistic advisor for the National Arts Centre’s Théâtre français, acted as artistic director for this fifteen-day event focused on the dramaturgy of the francophone regions of Canada, organized in Ottawa, “the geo-theatrical centre par excellence,” according to press releases. It was not a festival as such, argued Marcus, but an “instantaneous shot” of the state of artistic creation – musical, poetical, dramaturgical and theatrical – in francophone Canada. And it was a beautiful celebration, with artists of the Franco-Canadian parole – authors, musicians, poets, storytellers – presenting fourteen shows, ten readings of new scripts, one evening of “Poèmes aux quatre vents” and as much music and song as the evenings could afford. For its part, the Association des théâtres francophones du Canada (ATFC)1 organized talks on the performances themselves and workshops on themes like writing, directing, owning one’s theatre space, creating theatre in a region, co-producing, touring and so on.
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