Performing arts

 

KORA FLAMENCO CONCERT

Come and vibrate to Afro-Mandingo music and flamenco and experience an unforgettable concert on … from … Two great artists Zal Sissokho (kora and voice) and Caroline Planté (flamenco guitar and voice) combine their musical culture to take us on a journey to the sound of their encounter, accompanied by Miguel Medina on percussion and Jean Félix Mailloux on double bass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAXIME ZECCHINI CONCERT

The Alliance Française Ottawa, in partnership with Music and Beyond/ Musique et Autres Mondes is delighted to invite you to an exceptional concert by French pianist Maxime Zecchini on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Internationally acclaimed, Maxime Zecchini will take you on a journey through a unique repertoire combining classical music and musicals, performed exclusively with the left hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Double bill: Jeanne Côté and Willows

La Ville de Gatineau and Alliance Française Ottawa present a double act, Jeanne Côté and Willows, for an unforgivable concert!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fête de la musique 2024

For the Fête de la musique 2024 join us at the legendary bar Le Minotaure for an unforgettable concert by Walter Astral and Michelle & Les Garçons. Dive into a psychedelic, atypical and explosive pop universe to celebrate music and the start of summer!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taqsim Driver Concert

Taqsim Driver will be touring the Alliances Françaises network in Canada. Come and discover them on April 23 in Ottawa! Like a courier of dreams freed from codes, Taqsim Driver deploys an imaginary bridge between tradition and modernity.

Created by the musicians of Fanfare Couche-Tard, who toured for 15 years in Europe, India, Morocco and South Africa, Taqsim Driver released its first videos and singles in 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Le Vice-Consul by Maud Andrieux

The Alliances Françaises of Canada present : Le Vice-Consul, a play adapted from the novel by Marguerite Duras by Maud Andrieux (Compagnie du Barrage).

Maud Andrieux is a Stage Director, Actress and Artistic Director of Théâtre Marguerite Duras Itinérant since 2014. She’ll be in Ottawa on March 21 at 7pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indigenous hoop dance performance

To celebrate the indigenous cultures of Canada, the Alliance Française Ottawa offers you a hoop dance performance by the artist Makhena Rankin Guérin.

A young Anishinaabe hoop dancer, Makhena will come to give a demonstration of this important dance in her community. She will also explain the origin of this dance and its uses in Indigenous medicine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fête de la musique: Ko Shin Moon’s Concert

Immerse yourself in the psychedelic world of Ko Shin Moon to celebrate the Fête de la musique and the beginning of summer!

During an unforgettable one-hour concert, dance to the rhythm of the otherworldly hybrid melodies of the band born in 2017. At the crossroads between SynthFolk and space disco, come one and all to celebrate music in an electric atmosphere.

Opening the evening, discover Jessy Lindsay, a Franco-Ontarian indie-pop singer who’s making waves in Ottawa.

 

 

 

All audiences play : The Ruffled Forest

The Ruffled Forest is a play for young audiences created by the choreographers Christian and François Ben Aïm.

This family show is inspired by the text La forêt de Racine by Mélusine Thiry and depict with grace and softness the universe of childhood, the difficulty and the pleasure of growing up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live movie concert: Right in the eye (”En plein dans l’œil ”)

“Right in the Eye” (“En plein dans l’œil”) is a multimedia show composed of 12 films by Georges Méliès, a pioneer of Cinema and wizard of special effects.

This family show introduces the cinematographic universe of Mélies in a poetic and playful way while also being accessible to young audiences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concert: Élysée Quartet

The Alliance Française Ottawa is pleased to invite you to the Élysée Quartet concert on Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 pm at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 125 Mackay Street, Ottawa, ON, K1M 2B4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concert : Trio Lorenzo Naccarato

Founded in 2012 at Franco-Italian pianist Lorenzo Naccarato’s initiative, the trio presents a cinematic music inspired from the impressionist and minimalist repertoire (Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie), from current jazz (Robert Glasper, Christian Scott) and from repetitive music (Philip Glass, Steve Reich).

Thursday, November 3rd, 2022, 7:00pm at the Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street Ottawa, ON K1N 7B9