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The Soul of Russia

Under the ensemble’s masterful artistry, the sound of traditional instruments—balalaika, domra and accordion —will fill the hall, capturing the soulful beauty, warmth, and spirit of the Russian people.

 

Adding a special brilliance to the performance, Honored Singer of Russia Olesya Evstigneeva will grace the stage with her heartfelt vocals, blending emotional depth with the lyrical charm of folk song.

 

Join us for an inspiring evening that unites tradition and artistry, echoing the legacy of Lydmila Zykina and the enduring power of Russian folk music.

 

– Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Olesya Evstigneeva. Performer of folk and folk-pop music, romances and original music.

– Quartet of soloists of the Zykina State Academic Russian Folk Ensemble Rossiya.

 

The ensemble was created on the initiative of its members in 2016. The band consists of students from the country’s leading music university, the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, and laureates of international competitions: Timur Galinurov – accordion, Valentin Solgalov – balalaika, Svyatoslav Kaiser – domra, Igor Koksharov – balalaika-double bass.

 

The purpose of the ensemble is to popularize the performing arts on national instruments of Russia and Russian music in Russia and abroad, active concert activities, and the development of a concert repertoire for the ensemble of Russian folk instruments.

Initiation au théâtre avec Clémence Soupe

L’approche repose avant tout sur l’écoute de soi, du groupe et du collectif, comme point de départ du jeu théâtral ! En travaillant la disponibilité à l’autre, la respiration, la projection vocale et la réceptivité, chacun développe peu à peu sa capacité à entrer en lien, à se laisser traverser par l’instant, et à trouver sa propre manière d’habiter la scène.

 

Aucune expérience préalable n’est requise : il s’agit d’un cycle d’exploration, sans objectif de représentation, avec comme but premier le plaisir de la découverte, d’essayer et de partager prime sur la performance.

 

Objectifs :

  • Favoriser le lâcher-prise et la confiance en soi
  • Développer l’écoute au sein du groupe
  • Découvrir les bases du jeu théâtral par l’expérience directe
  • Travailler la présence, la voix et la projection
  • Renforcer la cohésion et la créativité collective

 

Petite biographie du professeur : Active sur la scène mauricienne depuis plusieurs années, Clémence Soupe collabore régulièrement, en tant que comédienne et metteuse en scène, avec des artistes et institutions culturelles de l’île autour de projets variés. Sur scène, elle a interprété des rôles tels que Stella Kowalski dans Un tramway nommé désir (mise en scène d’Ashish Beesoondial), Alice dans Intra Muros d’Alexis Michalik (mise en scène de Marie Ange Koenig), ou encore dans son premier seule-en-scène, La Voix Humaine de Jean Cocteau. Elle a également incarné Elizabeth dans le long-métrage The Blue Penny de Jon Rabaud. En parallèle de son parcours d’interprète, Clémence conçoit et anime des ateliers artistiques et théâtraux, où elle met à profit son expérience et sa passion du jeu scénique.

Krea’terre

Une journée conviviale, ouverte à tous, pour explorer la richesse et la créativité que suscite ce matériau millénaire.

En parallèle, le festival s’accompagne de l’exposition “La terre dans tous ses états”, présentée du 25 octobre au 1er novembre. Vingt artistes y dévoilent des œuvres inédites mêlant tableaux pigmentés, sculptures, tissus, installations, fresques, sons et expérimentations diverses. Chaque création explore les potentialités infinies de la terre, entre tradition et innovation, art et matière. Une immersion sensible dans les multiples formes que peut prendre ce lien universel avec la nature.

Frederic Chopin Conservatory of Music : Celebrating 25 years of Music Excellence

This concert is a demonstration of the students’ rigorous work and affirms the quality of teaching provided at the Frederic Chopin Conservatory of Music. It serves as a disciplined  platform for students to present their technical and artistic skill.

 

Program and Repertoire

The program will show range of the Conservatory’s multidisciplinary training. Performances will cover both classical tradition and contemporary music:

Piano: The repertoire will range from pieces from the Classical era to more modern works, integrating the present day  repertoire to cover historical and contemporary styles.

Guitar: Interpretations will be dedicated to classical music and contemporary creations, highlighting the required technique and discipline.

Flute and Violin: These instruments will be presented in chamber music formations and duo pieces. Students will explore the standard repertoire and introduce 21st-century pieces.

This program provides a concrete illustration of the training depth, ranging from foundational classical works to modern compositions

 

Launched in 2000 by pianists Dean Nookadu and Lilia Poustovoytova, the Frederic Chopin Conservatory of Music is a leading institution dedicated to the preservation and promotion of musical excellence across a wide range of disciplines. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, the Conservatory has established a deep legacy of nurturing talent, upholding rigorous standards, and significantly contributing to the local artistic community.

 

The Conservatory offers specialized instruction through comprehensive programs designed to develop both technical skill and artistic expression. Instruction is provided in the following core instrumental categories: Piano, Guitar,Flute, Violin.

Assemblage

Welcome to our gallery!

Assemblage was born of many conversations on contemporary art in general and regionally. Our gallery brings together a team of distinguished professionals and scholars from North America, Europe and Africa. We are assembling conversations, encounters and our deep understanding of people(s) and place. When a story is specific, it can be paradoxically universal. 

Artists are bearers of the future and holders of our past, their work a liminal space where both can meet. Here in Port Louis, Swahili was spoken just as Kreol, French and English today. Our geography is African, the Indian Ocean Region and the Mascarenes islands specifically, yet our stories and peoples have travelled across the globe for millennia. 

Assemblage is an invitation to a polyphonic experience in art. We cordially invite you to join us in the action of building this gallery as your own. 

 

 

Bienvenue dans notre galerie !

Assemblage est né de nombreuses conversations sur l’art contemporain, aussi bien tant dans sa dimension générale que régionale. Notre galerie réunit une équipe de professionnels éminents et de chercheurs distingués venant d’Amérique du Nord, d’Europe et d’Afrique. Nous rassemblons des dialogues, des rencontres et une compréhension profonde des peuples et des lieux. Lorsqu’une histoire est spécifique, elle est peut-être, paradoxalement, universelle. 

Les artistes sont les porteurs de l’avenir et les gardiens de notre passé, leur œuvre constituant un espace liminal où les deux se rencontrent. Ici, à Port-Louis, on parlait le swahili, tout comme le créole, le français et l’anglais aujourd’hui. Notre géographie est africaine, celle de la région de l’océan Indien et plus précisément des îles Mascareignes, mais nos histoires et nos peuples ont voyagé à travers le monde depuis des millénaires.

Assemblage est une invitation à une expérience polyphonique de l’art. Je vous invite cordialement à participer à l’édification de cette galerie comme si elle vous appartenait.

 

 

Bienveni dan nou galri !

Assemblage finn pran nesans gras a plizir esanz otour lar kontanporin, isi, ek partou dan lemond. Nou galri finn rasanble enn lekip profesionel avek bann serser depi Lamerik, Lerop, ek Lafrik. Ansam, nou partaz bann dialog, bann rankont, seki permet nou met an avan nou konpreansion bann diferan pep ek landrwa. Nou remarke ki mem si nou zistwar inik, li kapav iniversel.

Bann artis sarye lepase ek konstrir l’avenir. Zot travay kree enn lespas kot toulede kapav zwenn. Isi, dan Porlwi, dimounn fin koz Swahili, kouma Kreol, Franse ek Angle zordi. Zeografikman, nou dan Lafrik, dan Losean Indien, bann zil Maskareyn. Me nou zistwar ek nou pep fin vwayaze partou dan lemond depi plizir miliar lane.

Assemblage, se enn linvitasion pou vinn viv enn lexperyans kot plizir lavwa rezone. Anou kree sa lespas vivan-la ansam.

Brilliance of Russian Classics

Audiences will experience the richness of Russia’s cultural heritage through timeless compositions, interpreted with both technical brilliance and heartfelt emotion. This concert not only showcases the legacy of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky but also highlights the enduring power of Russian classical tradition as expressed by a new generation of exceptional musicians.

 

Sergey Davydchenko is a Russian pianist, winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He has repeatedly played with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev, and has also collaborated with other well-known orchestras and conductors, including Yuri Tkachenko, Alexander Sladkovsky, Vladimir Spivakov, Dmitry Yurovsky, and Ivan Nikiforchin.

 

Maxim Lisin is a Russian opera singer. In 2019, he graduated from the Khabarovsk Regional College of Arts with a degree in vocal art, and in 2024 – from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (class of Professor Vladimir Malchenko). Winner of the international vocal competitions named after L. V. Sobinov in Yaroslavl (2021, II prize), Natalia Shpiller “Masterpieces of Russian Music” in Moscow (2021, I Prize), S. Ya. Lemeshev in Tver (2022, I prize). In 2023, he won the Second Prize and a silver medal at the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition.

 

Ivan Sendetsky is a Russian cellist known for his mastery and interpretation of musical works. He performs at concerts, participates in music festivals, and collaborates with various orchestras and musicians. Winner of many Russian and international music competitions. Recent notable awards include the Fourth Prize at the Tchaikovsky International Competition (St. Petersburg, 2023), the Third Prize and special Prize for the best performance of a Beethoven sonata at the Schoenfeld International String Competition (Harbin, 2023), and the Second Prize and special Prize at the Fifth International Competition in Moscow. Manhattan (New York, 2020).

 

Polina Shabunina is a Russian opera singer, Winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. In 2019, she graduated from the Academic Music School at the Moscow Conservatory. In 2024 — Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (class of Lydia Chernykh (Yatsynych). At the Opera House of the Moscow Conservatory, she performed the roles of Annina (La Traviata by G. Verdi), Brigitte (Iolanta by P. Tchaikovsky), Zemfira (Aleko by S. Rachmaninoff), Mimi (La Bohème by J. Verdi). Puccini), Lauretta (“Gianni Schicchi” by J. R. R. Tolkien). Puccini), Tatiana (“Eugene Onegin” by P. Tchaikovsky).

Viento Pulsado

Pianist and composer Abe Rábade and flamenco and jazz flute player María Toro propose an intimate concert format featuring a piano and flute duet, occasionally expanding the expressive palette with the inclusion of voice and percussion through the pandeireta.

 

The recital lasts approximately one hour and includes original compositions by both musicians, as well as traditional music from Galicia—their native land—presented in unique arrangements. These arrangements create a hybrid musical language that draws from jazz, popular, flamenco, and experimental elements, offering a fresh and contemporary perspective.

 

This collaboration marks their first joint project, despite sharing remarkably similar musical backgrounds and sensibilities. Until now, they had not had the opportunity to prepare an artistic program together in such a dedicated way. This occasion allows them to do so exclusively, with the aim of promoting and sharing the richness of Galician traditional music beyond their borders. In open dialogue with popular songs from across the Spanish territory, the program highlights the cultural diversity and richness of their country.

 

 

Abe Rábade

Pianist and composer, he has sixteen albums as lead musician (“Tempo de Cor”, the most recent, released by “Karonte Records” in 2024), has premiered two symphonic compositions (“Tránsitos” in 2015 and “Tempos Velados” in 2018), and holds three other poetic-musical works (“Rosalía 21” in 2008, “Travesía dos Poetas” in 2010 and “Lorca Namorado” in 2019).

He is the author of 200 compositions in styles such as jazz, classical, experimental and roots music. He performs with numerous internationally renowned figures in concerts and festivals around the world. He also offers multiple masterclasses in specialized centers. Graduated Cum Laude in Jazz Composition and Piano Performance from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA) in 1999, he currently teaches at the Conservatories of Music in Galicia and Portugal.

 

 

María Toro

María Toro has been leading her own project for fifteen years. From her native Galicia, where she graduated in classical music, specializing in flute and flamenco jazz in Madrid, Switzerland, New York and Rio de Janeiro.

The cultural crossroads in which she immersed herself allowed her to record different works on different scales, always as the main author and performer. In Switzerland she starts composing her first album, “A Contraluz”, recorded in New York in 2014. In Brazil she releases “Araras”, accompanied by Hermeto Pascoal, in 2017. She goes on to present her repertoire in Europe, America and Africa, where she culminates the strength of her musical heritage in her work “Fume”, presented in 2020 as the end of a vital trilogy, with the collaboration of Chano Domínguez.

 

Her latest album “Mestura” (2025), continues to bet on cultural exchange as the inspiration and basis of her music.

The Dodo and the Pirate Boy -The second adventure of Louis the Dodo

Over 3,000 copies of “The Dodo Who Wanted to Fly” book have been sold on the island, and the six performances of the show were sold out. Ever since, there have been countless requests for a sequel.

 

Now, Louis the Dodo is returning to the stage to the joy of his thousands of old and new fans! And he is bringing endearingly funny friends with him this time! Funny pirates with surprising quirks will sing and dance the night away, whilst a bonkers monkey king will drive you crazy!

 

Katrin Caine (Author/ Composer/ Producer)
Zandria Selby (Playwright/ Stage Director)
Corine Nisin (Costumes & Stage)
Attitude Dance Studio (Choreography)

 

Louis the Dodo: Corine Nisin
Luca the Pirate Boy: Maely Nisin
Grisgris the Tortoise: Michele de Gennaro
The Marlin: Samson Thierry

 

THE MONKEYS:

King Mojo: Jerôme Rochecouste / Alan Easton
Zigzag: Annabelle Ribot

 

THE PIRATES

Capt’n Shenannigan: Joël Ramdoo
“Slick” Sam Seagull: Joanne Bartlett
“Stinky” Saloman: Jean-Bernard Kung
Barnacle Billy “Bubbles”: Freddy Carnel
“Pegleg” Paddy: Jean-Luc Veder
“Ironhook” McGraw: Eric Bienvenu
“Stickler” Sid: Laurent Sambadoo
“Greedy” Gustave: Fernand Espitalier-Noël
“Squawkers” the Parakeet: Zoey Veder
Old Luca: Désiré Permal

 

Rainbow Voices Children’s Choir
Attitude Dance Studio Dancers
Amelia Stars Gymnastics