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September 19th Friday
at 7.00 pm
at AFT Spadina
Alliance Française de Toronto
24 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON
M5R 2S7
First cabaret-chanson
for the new cultural season 2008-2009 !
“Si la ville m’était chantée”
with Claire Jenkins, Amélie Lefebvre and Lyne Tremblay
It is sometimes said that the best travel is in the imagination. If this is true, get ready for an unforgettable around-the-world trip as Claire Jenkins, Amélie Lefebvre and Lyne Tremblay launch the second season of song cabarets sponsored by the Alliance Française of Toronto.
The premise of Si la ville m’était chantée is quite simple, mapping out an itinerary through songs that feature mythical cities as their backdrops and even as their main characters.
Strange nights are evoked in Bilbao (by Weil and Brecht, as reinterpreted by the incomparable Vian); a pale dawn light breaks over Parisian boulevards (in Jacques Dutronc’s Il est cinq heures, Paris s’éveille); a nostalgic feast is prepared for us in Syracuse (thanks, Mr. Salvador!); mounds of snow await us in Montreal (where Charlebois blends in with winter year after year).
Each song will evoke dreams and thrill audiences. In addition, these crossed voices will deliver a heartfelt homage to Toronto.
A sensitive and sensual performer, Lyne Tremblay is well known to jazz and cabaret fans in Toronto.
She shared the stage last spring with the irrepressible Amélie Lefebvre in Et si on chantait... at the Théâtre français de Toronto.
This summer, Amélie criss-crossed the country with the Francoforce tour.
Toronto author-composer Claire Jenkins has also recently completed a Canada-wide tour; we’re wagering she’ll be the big surprise for many in the audience on the evening of September 19.
Dominique Denis
Artistic Director of Cabarets-chanson
In collaboration with the Ontario Arts Council
Admission:
Adults: $5
Students: $3
Free for AFT members and students
Video Demo Reel - various performances
This video demo reel contains a selection of performances from Lyne's stage shows, including Jazz et Java, If God were French, One man, Tic o Tac, All that jazz, Big Spender, My dear and Le Jazz Hot.
They show her versatility, her incredible audience connection and her amazing talent for both singing and dancing.
Click on the arrow to see the video.
Rise Up — Toronto Screening
East Hill Production's Rise Up will screen in Toronto at the Canadian Filmmaker's Festival.
Join us for, and after, the screening.
Sunday, March 26th. 2:30 p.m. at the Carlton Cinema (20 Carlton Street, Toronto).
Watch the trailer below or at www.ehproductions.com.
Rise Up
"Rise Up" staring Lyne Tremblay was chosen to be part of the AFI festival www.afifest.com which took place in November, 2005. The film was also be shown at "Hollywood First Glance" in December.
Lyne attended the festival in Los Angeles and performed live.
Watch the trailer.
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