… telling it like it is
we give the floor to people with something to say
who aren’t shy about saying it
a boxing match against inertia, laziness, indifference…
6 minutes to deliver the knockout blow
One soap box, ten people, six minutes each, two crazy musicians and Jacques
Bertrand to crack the whip. No right of reply. No second chance. Don’t miss it.
(Unfortunately for us anglos, this year in French only.)
Hosted by the great manitou of Macadam Tribus, Jacques Bertrand, and with
house band Fred Fortin and Olivier Langevin, whose job will be to cut off
anyone who tries to go on and on and on…
This is an opportunity for those who want to quit complaining and take
action. Do something. Get moving. Be quick. Face the great challenge in an
evening of intellectual danger. The FVA has invited exceptional artists, great
talkers, sincere and committed performers, who will speak frankly from the gut,
with wit, to say what they want to say about a subject that is near to their
heart. Each performer has six minutes. With clear and direct words. This isn’t
a round table or a debate. No right to reply. No second chance. It’s a boxing
match against inertia, laziness, meekness and indifference. And it’s just the
first round!
In the ring will be poet Michel Garneau, independent producer and
documentary maker Ève Lamont, writer and feminist Hélène Pedneault, storyteller
Michel Faubert, the versatile Stanley Péan (newly elected president of UNEQ,
congratulations and good luck!), the petulant Loco Locass, the lively singer
Ève Cournoyer, the powerhouse of Quebec theatre Pol Pelletier, the brilliant
Zapartiste François Patenaude and Pierre Allard and Annie Roy of the
indispensable ATSA (Action terroriste socialement acceptable).
With such strong personalities on the stage, we needed to bring in the great
manitou of Macadam Tribus, Jacques Bertrand, to host the evening’s mayhem. We
have also invited the fabulous musicians Olivier Langevin and Fred Fortin to
cut off anyone who dares to go beyond their allotted six minutes. Those with
sensitive ears and temperaments are asked to tune out!
To give this magnificent event reach beyond the room, Radio-Canada’s
nationally broadcast Porte ouverte will be on hand and will prepare a special
program on the Combat and the Festival for the following Thursday, with host
Raymond Cloutier (another great speaker famous for saying what he thinks).
Producer-coordinator: Christine Germain.
