La Nuit du Conte

La Maison Française, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd, NW

Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, Louisiana, Acadia, Quebec…all of these areas share the same French heritage.

The memory of these common histories has survived in written legends and through oral storytelling tradition. Join us as storytellers take turns blending stories of today and yesteryear from the Greater Antilles,Louisiana, Acadia, Quebec, Morocco and West Africa, bringing them to life before your eyes:

Stories of animals, the origins of the universe, “fabrications,” and popular tales full of earthy, symbolic characters and popular morals that are sprinkled here and there with colorful expressions. 

This tour is organized by the Délégation générale de ’Alliance Française in the USA in partnership with the Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques and TV5 Monde.