Normandy was one of the regions that contributed most to the settlement of New France in the 17th and 18th centuries. Even today, many French-speaking North Americans still remember their ancestors who made the long crossing. These migrants from another era took with them a part of their culture, including their songs. These songs have continued to be passed on, enriched and reworked on both sides of the Atlantic. Over time, they have also moved with the population movements throughout North America. From the shores of the St. Lawrence in Acadia to the plains of the Midwest or the bayous of Louisiana, via New England and the provinces of Western Canada, they tell us of the crossbreeding that took place through encounters with other communities and peoples. They also bear witness to their origins in France, and retain an unbreakable kinship with their cousins in Normandy.
This exhibition highlights this shared heritage, across time and space, and revitalizes the cousinships between the two sides of the Atlantic through original cultural material: songs, instrumental music and dance. A true invitation to travel!
An exhibition produced by the association La Loure, a resource center for oral music and traditions in Normandy, with the support of the Archives départementales.
This exhibition highlights this shared heritage, across time and space, and revitalizes the cousinships between the two sides of the Atlantic through original cultural material: songs, instrumental music and dance. A true invitation to travel!
An exhibition produced by the association La Loure, a resource center for oral music and traditions in Normandy, with the support of the Archives départementales.
