Five years old and all of its teeth!
News posted Saturday, February 18, 2006
The 5th edition of the Festival Voix d’Amériques (FVA), February 10 to 17, 2006, was a roaring
success—proof once again that celebrating oral literature, text performance and spoken word belongs
in Montréal.
The Festival gambled and won on its guest of honour, Tomson Highway, hitherto unknown
to Francophones here. Recognized around the world as the best Aboriginal writer in Canada and
certainly one of its best playwrights, Tomson Highway is a stranger to Quebec no longer. Audiences
were delighted with his stories—both epic and emotional, as well as his songwriting, performed by
one of the revelations of this year’s FVA, the young singer and actor Patricia Cano.
Spoken word, music… and daring, always daring!
News posted Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Every winter for the past five years, Montreal has been celebrating oral literature, text
performance and spoken word. This year’s Festival Voix d’Amériques (FVA), presented by Les Filles
électriques, takes place February 10 to 17, 2006 with special guest Tomson
Highway.