OTTAWA (Canada) –The National Arts Centre (NAC) is proud to partner with the Ottawa International Writers Festival to present two events in French: an evening with Franco-Albertan author Nancy Huston (April 20), and a conversation with Franco-Ontarian writer and translator Jean Marc Dalpé (April 22).

EVENT #1 

WHAT:             An Evening with Nancy Huston

WHEN:             Monday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:          Panorama Room at the NAC, 53 Elgin Street, Ottawa

DETAILS: In 2014, Nancy Huston released three works in three different genres: a novel, Bad Girl. Classes de littérature; a poetry anthology, Terrestres, illustrated by Guy Oberson; and a young adult novel, Plus de saisons! Catherine Voyer‑Léger, essayist and executive director of the Regroupement des éditeurs canadiens-français, hosts a conversation about these three recent books and the recurring themes in Huston’s work: our relationship with nature, feminism, motherhood, and the links between different art forms.

TICKETS:        Available here: www.writersfestival.org/rencontre-avec-nancy-huston

FOR MORE INFORMATION RE: NANCY HUSTON : Neil Wilson neil@writersfestival.org

EVENT #2 

WHAT:             A conversation with Jean Marc Dalpé and launch of his translation of Shakespeare’s Richard III

WHEN:             Wednesday, April 22 at 5:00 p.m. (reception with wine and refreshments)

WHERE:          NAC Theatre Foyer, 53 Elgin Street, Ottawa

DETAILS:        For her first venture into the Shakespearean universe, director Brigitte Haentjens, artistic director of NAC French Theatre, chose to tackle Richard III, and called on her long-time associate Jean Marc Dalpé to provide a French translation. Catherine Voyer‑Léger hosts a conversation with Dalpé about the challenges he faced and the choices he made in translating and adapting Richard III, and about his work as a translator and how he approaches every project as a new writing assignment that presents a unique challenge: bringing both the form and the content of the source text alive for a contemporary audience.

The event will conclude with the launch of Jean Marc Dalpé’s translation of Richard III, published by Éditions Prise de parole, and a book signing with the translator.

TICKETS:        Free admission (RSVP: theatrefrancais@nac-cna.ca)

FOR MORE INFORMATION RE : JEAN MARC DALPÉ : francois.demers@cna-nac.ca  

These two events are presented jointly by the Ottawa International Writers Festival, NAC French Theatre and the Regroupement des éditeurs canadiens-français.

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