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Festival Kreol Program (English)
14th FESTIVAL KREOL
23-31 OCTOBER 1999 - SEYCHELLES
PROGRAM (English)
Saturday 23 October
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10:00 |
Street Performance
Music by "Mercury" - Dance performance by "B & S Star"
Independence House, Victoria |
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12:00 |
Creole Lunch - Mauritius
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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18:30 |
OFFICIAL OPENING - FESTIVAL KREOL 1999
Polytechnic Playing Field, Anse Royale |
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19:30 |
Creole Dinner - Mauritius
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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20:00 |
"Fon Lanmal" - Fashion Show from Seychelles
Creole Buffet
Reef Hotel, Anse Aux Pins
(A paying event - Rs35 & Rs130) |
Sunday 24 October
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10:00 |
"Dimans Kreol Bor Lanmer"
(Traditional games, cultural animation & beach picnic
Au Cap |
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10:30 |
Crochet and Cross Stitch - an Exhibition
La Plaine St. Andre, Traditional Village, Au Cap |
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11:30 |
Traditional Games - an Exhibition
Kreol Institute, Au Cap |
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12:00
to
22:00 |
Boukan (Traditional Barbecue)
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs50) |
Monday 25 October
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09:00 |
"Traditional Architecture - does it have a future in Seychelles?
Conference on Traditional Architecture
Community Centre, Pointe Larue |
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12:00 |
Creole Lunch - Martinique
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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13:00 |
"Konkour Diskour" (Public speaking competition in Creole)
National Theatre, Mont Fleuri |
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16:00 |
Street Performance
Music by "Emotion"
Story telling by William Malvina
Dance Performance by "Kokoloko"
Independence House, Victoria |
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16:30 |
"Traditional Notions on Pidgins and Creoles: a Review and a Contemporary View"
Public Lecture by Dr. Charles Mann
Lecturer, English Language Institute, University of Surrey, U.K.
National Theatre, Mont Fleuri |
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18:00 |
"Selebo" (A celebration of traditional and contemporary dances)
National Cultural Centre, Victoria |
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19:00 |
Creole Dinner - Martinique
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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19:00 |
"Sware Kreativite" (A variety show by school children)
International Conference Centre, Victoria
(By invitation only) |
Tuesday 26 October
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09:00 |
"Creolisation and Globalisation"
(International Conference)
Kreol Institute, Au Cap |
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09:00 |
"Bazar Leritaz" (Sale of traditional artifacts & goods)
National Heritage, Union Vale |
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12:00 |
Creole Lunch - Seychelles
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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16:00 |
Street Performance
Music by "Storm"
Dance performance by the National School of Dance
Camtole by "Souviens-toi"
Independence House, Victoria |
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17:00 |
"Bouldou, Boulfor"
(An exhibition of love poems, photography and art works)
National Gallery, Victoria |
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19:30 |
A Creole Evening
Music by "Masezarinn" from La Digue
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs150) |
Wednesday 27 October
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09:00 |
"Creolisation and Globalisation"
International Conference
Kreol Institute, Au Cap |
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11:00 |
"Zenn Artis Kreolofonn" (Art exhibition featuring works by children and youth from Creole-speaking countries on the theme "Our ancestors' values")
National Cultural Centre, Victoria |
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12:00 |
Creole Lunch - Haïti
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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16:00 |
Street Performance
Music by "Laflanm"
Dance performance by "Miskaden"
Independence House, Victoria |
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16:30 |
"Politics, Educational Policy and Creole in St. Lucia"
Public Lecture by Dr. Hazel Simmons-McDonald
Senior Lecturer, Linguistics University of the West Indies
National Archives, National Cultural Centre, Victoria |
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19:00 |
"Voyaz"
(A literary evening featuring the works of Marie Thérèse Choppy
National Theatre, Mont Fleuri |
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19:00 |
Creole Dinner - Haïti
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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20:00 |
"Leko Bake"
(Musical show featuring Jean-Marc Volcy)
International Conference Centre, Victoria
(A paying event - Rs50) |
Thursday 28 October
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09:00 |
"Creolisation and Globalisation"
(International Conference)
Kreol Institute, Au Cap |
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10:00 |
"Nou Tradisyon"
(An exhibition on the traditional wedding and local coffee)
National Cultural Centre, Victoria |
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12:00 |
Creole Lunch - Réunion
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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16:00 |
Street Performance
(Down memory lane with John Wirtz, Francois Havelock, Essay Quatre and Francois Belmont, accompanied by "Tanmi" and "Souviens-toi")
Independence House, Victoria |
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17:30 |
Press Conference
Le Méridien Fisherman's Cove Hotel, Bel Ombre |
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20:00 |
Sware Kreol - Réunion / Defile Lanmod Seselwa
(An evening of food & music from La Réunion & fashion show from Seychelles)
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs200) |
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20:00 |
Creole Disco
Flamboyant Discotheque
Bois de Rose, Victoria
(A paying event - Rs50) |
Friday 29 October
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10:00 |
"Kreol + computer + internet = A bright future for Kreol"
Public Lecture by Ms Marilyn Mason
President, Mason Integrated Technologies Ltd, U.S.A.
National Theatre, Mont Fleuri |
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12:00 |
Creole Lunch - Guadeloupe
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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14:00 |
"Tifin" (Cultural gathering for the elderly)
Kreol Institute, Au Cap |
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16:00 |
Street Performance
Music by Jeonise Juliette & "Paradise"
Story telling by "Pti Konter"
Moutia dancing
Dance performance by "H2O"
Independence House, Victoria |
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16:30 |
"Music: a Construction of Identity"
Public Lecture by Mrs Monique Desroches
Lecturer of Music Studies, University of Montreal, Canada
National Theatre, Mont Fleuri |
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18:00 |
"Kreolisimo" - A variety show by the National College of the Arts
International Conference Centre, Victoria
(A paying event - Rs15 & Rs25) |
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19:00 |
Creole Dinner - Guadeloupe
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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20:00 |
"Kanmtole" (Grand finale of the traditional dance competition)
Reef Hotel, Anse Aux Pins
(A paying event - Rs35) |
Saturday 30 October
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10:00 |
Street Performance
Music by "Tanmi"
Story telling by William Malvina & Joseph Sinon
Independence House, Victoria |
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12:00 |
Creole Lunch - Seychelles
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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14:30 |
"The Traditional Wedding" (A talk by the staff of National Heritage and the Prize giving ceremony for the Wedding Speech Competition)
National Library, Victoria |
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16:00 |
Street Performance
Music by "Jabba Steel Band"
Story telling by "Pti Konter"
Percussion music by Remy Zialor, Keven Valentin, Kwame Achille Luc & Vincent Isaac / Dance Performance by "Sa Nou Menm" & "Alpha One"
Independence House, Victoria |
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17:00 |
"Laserenad" (Street procession from the College of the Arts, Mont Fleuri, through Victoria to the Music Stadium) |
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18:00 |
Festival Kreol 99 Music Award Ceremony
Music Stadium, Victoria |
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19:00 |
Creole Dinner - Seychelles
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs75) |
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19:00 |
A Taste of Creole (Authentic Creole Buffet)
Moutia and Kamtole music / bonfire/ visit to a traditional house / weaving of palm leaves / mending of fish traps
La Réserve Hotel, Praslin
(A paying event - Rs225) |
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20:00 |
"Lakadans 99" Grand Musical Show
Artists: Taanchik (Comores), Bilo (Madagascar), Zotsa (Mauritius), Kayambe (Réunion), Jean Marc Volcy/Hudson Dorothe (Seychelles)
Music Stadium, Victoria
(A paying event - Rs25) |
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21:00 |
"Maloumbo" (Moutia dancing till dawn)
Anse Boileau |
Sunday 31 October
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08:00 |
"Tou le Zour dan Lari Bazar"
(Sale of goods & cultural animation in Victoria Market)
Market Street, Victoria |
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12:00 |
"Boukan" (Traditional Barbecue)
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs50) |
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14:30 |
"Sware Kreativite" (A variety show by school children)
International Conference Centre, Victoria
(A paying event - Rs20 & Rs30) |
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19:00 |
"Boukan" (Traditional Barbecue)
VYE MARMIT Restaurant, Traditional Village, Au Cap
(A paying event - Rs50) |
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19:30 |
"Lanbyans de Zil" (Creole Buffet)
Tropical Fashion Show by Mangouya Studio
Music by Bilo from Madagascar
Casino des Iles, Praslin
(A paying event - Rs190) |
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20:00
to
06:00 |
"Bal Asosye" (Traditional Ball)
Kreol Institute, Au Cap
(By prior booking) |
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Koutwazi / Courtesy of The Creole Clearinghouse |
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