Quebec
Festival: Quebec-Groningen 4-14 November 2011
This cultural event was organized in collaboration with the Stadsschouwburg/Oosterpoort, ForumImages, the municipality of Groningen and the Délégation du Québec à Bruxelles. During ten days, debates, films, theatre plays, musical manifestations and academic seminars presented and discussed a variety of issues comparing the two provinces, Quebec and Groningen.
Program:
Theatre and Music
The 7 Fingers - PSY; Compagnie Flak/José Navas – Diptych; Les Sages Fous – Cirque Orphelin; La La La Human Steps – New Creation; L’Orchestre d’Hommes-Orchestres performs Tom Waits; Les Violons du Roy & Alexandre Tharaud.
Cinema
Denis Villeneuve, “Incendies”; Louis Bélanger, “Route 132”; Stéphane Lafleur, “En terrains connus”; Yvan Grbovic, “Romeo Onze”; Simon Lavoie, “Laurentie”.
Literary event
The Centre for Canadian Studies organized a literary event “Immigrant Writers from Québec and The Netherlands: Terre, pays et écriture” (November 6, 2011).
Invited authors: Marie-Célie Agnant, Felicia Mihali, Stanley Péan.
Student Platform Event: Time for Sustainable Governance
Sustainable Development and Governance. Debate organized in collaboration with Prof.dr. I.J.J. Burgers (Law Faculty, University of Groningen).
The debate was introduced by Prof. Janda. Prof. Janda teaches Sustainable Development at the Law Faculty of McGill University Montreal, is a member of the Quebec Ministry of Environment Committee on Indicators for Sustainable Development and is part of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law preparing for the 2012 Rio Summit.
