Parler mal | Théâtre la Seizième

What is “good” French? Parisian French, Montrealer French, Brusselian French? Is there one correct way of expressing oneself, one accent that is above the rest? Long silent for fear of being judged, Bianca Richard and Gabriel Robichaud chose to face their linguistic insecurity and ultimately free themselves from it. As an act of resistance, the two Acadians from southeastern New Brunswick sift through the stigma of their reputation of being “bad francophones”.

Through a series of delightfully offbeat and skillfully documented scenes, Parler mal exposes w ith humour, yet painfully at times, the biases we have about language. In examining what language means to the construction of our identities and imaginations, this tribute to setting speech free echoes beyond borders to welcome the diversity of our ways of expression through language.

Presentation: Théâtre la Seizième and Alliance Française Vancouver

Production: Théâtre Gauche (Moncton)

Show in French, with English surtitles

Performances (70 minutes):

• February 6 and 7 at 7:30pm

Meet the artists, post-show talkback:

• Friday, February 6, in partnership with Radio-Canada – bilingual

Tickets: seizieme.ca