Festival Voix d'Amériques
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Festival Voix d’Amériques (FVA) is an annual festival in Montreal
since 2002 that is dedicated to oral literature
, text performance and spoken word
. It is presented by Les Filles électriques.
Held in early February, the FVA brings together some one hundred French- and English-language artists, shifting from La Sala Rossa (4848 St-Laurent) to the Casa del Popolo
(4873 St-Laurent) and back again.
In 2004, the Conseil des Arts de Montréal http://www.artsmontreal.org/index.php?lang=en recognized the merit and vitality of the FVA by making it a finalist for its 20th Grand Prix, in the literature section.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
since 2002 that is dedicated to oral literature
Oral literature
Oral literature corresponds in the sphere of the spoken word to literature as literature operates in the domain of the written word. It thus forms a generally more fundamental component of culture, but operates in many ways as one might expect literature to do...
, text performance and spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
. It is presented by Les Filles électriques.
Held in early February, the FVA brings together some one hundred French- and English-language artists, shifting from La Sala Rossa (4848 St-Laurent) to the Casa del Popolo
Casa del Popolo
Casa del Popolo is a notable bar, bistro, and music venue in Montreal, on Saint Laurent Boulevard. Its name is Italian for "House of the People".It was established in September 2000 by Mauro Pezzente and his partner Kiva Stemic...
(4873 St-Laurent) and back again.
In 2004, the Conseil des Arts de Montréal http://www.artsmontreal.org/index.php?lang=en recognized the merit and vitality of the FVA by making it a finalist for its 20th Grand Prix, in the literature section.
Les Filles électriques
Les Filles Électroniques is a non-profit organization founded by artist D. Kimm in 2001. Its mission is to create, produce, present and promote interdisciplinary events related to oral, written and electronic literature. It ranks among the most stable events promoters and organizers in spoken word, orality and performance poetry in Canada.2005 Artists
In 2005, the artists included http://www.fva.ca/2005.e/:- Chloé Sainte-MarieChloé Sainte-MarieChloé Sainte-Marie is an actress, singer, activist, and official spokesperson for a in Québec.-Biography:...
- Tony TremblayTony TremblayTony Tremblay is a French Canadian poet, writer, spoken word artist, journalist and radio personality, born in Jonquière, Quebec in 1968, and now living in Montreal.Tony Tremblay is the co-founder of Exit poetry magazine...
- Les Abdigradationnistes
- Susie ArioliSusie Arioli- Biography :Arioli had been singing in jazz clubs in Montreal when she met guitar player Jordan Officer at a jam led by Stephen Barry. Together they started the Susie Arioli Band. Their first big opportunity came in 1998 when after a successful outdoor show they were asked by the Montreal...
& Jordan OfficerJordan OfficerJordan Officer is a Montreal based jazz / blues / country musician.Jordan Officer grew up in Montreal, studying violin, and later bagpipes, and eventually guitar which is now his main instrument... - Charles Guilbert
- Pol Pelletier
- Lin Snelling
- Loco LocassLoco LocassLoco Locass are a hip hop group from Quebec formed in 1995. The group often defends the role of the French language in Canada, and champions Quebec sovereignty.Loco Locass' lyrics often deal with the role of the French language, and Quebec's role in Canada...
- Jacques Bertrand
- Patrice Desbiens
- Michel Garneau
- Stanley Péan
- Hélène Pedneault
- François Patenaude (des Zapartistes)
- ATSA
- Renée Robitaille
- Ève Lamont
- Lillian AllenLillian AllenLillian Allen is a Canadian dub poet, reggae musician, writer and Juno award winner.-Biography:Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica in 1951, she left that country in 1969, first moving to New York City, where she studied English at the City University of New York...
(Toronto) - Motion in Poetry (Toronto)
- Sheri-D WilsonSheri-D WilsonSheri-D Wilson is a Canadian poet and playwright.Sheri-D Wilson has written seven collections of poetry; her most recent, Autopsy of a Turvy World , was launched in April 2008. Her last collection, Re:Zoom , won the 2006 Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the CanLit...
(Calgary) - Kaie KelloughKaie KelloughKaie Kellough is a Canadian poet. He was born in Vancouver, raised in Calgary, and moved to Montréal, where he currently lives, in 1998....
- Norman NawrockiNorman NawrockiNorman Nawrocki , is a Montreal-based comedian, sex educator, cabaret artist, musician, author, actor, producer and composer. Nawrocki together with Sylvain Côté were the founding members of "rock 'n roll cabaret" band Rhythm Activism...
- GinetteGinetteGinette may refer to:* A female forename.* In the slang of French prep schools, the Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles.* A song by Têtes Raides.* A song by Beau Dommage.* The first name of the Québécoise singer and actress Ginette Reno....
- Ève Cournoyer
- Karen YoungKaren Young (Canadian singer)Karen Young is a singer, lyricist, composer and arranger from Quebec, Canada who has explored several different musical styles....
- Thomas HellmanThomas HellmanThomas Hellman is a French Canadian singer born in 1975 to a Texan father and French mother. After the success of his first album Stories from Oscar’s Old Café, he gained national acclaim with his French album L’Appartement on Justin Time Records, produced by noted Quebec producer Jean Massicotte...
- Fanfare Pourpour
- Bernard Falaise