It is with great pleasure that we have finally opened the new theatre, Le Sésame, with the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario and the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est.
We would like to thank Member of Parliament Mark Garretsen, Member of Provincial Parliament Ted Hsu, Mr. Michelle Charron, school trustee of the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, Mr. Amin Aïdouni, superintendent of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, Mr. Normand Dupont, artistic director of the community troupe Les Tréteaux de Kingston, Jean Lord, president of the board of directors of the Centre culturel Frontenac, and Marie-Noël St-Cyr, former executive director of the Centre culturel Frontenac, for their speeches.
We also thank all the participants, our funders, and partners who made this event possible.
A big thank you to Théâtre Action as well for their partnership and for bringing us the 7th edition of the Feuilles vives program, which took place right after the inauguration. Our new theatre, Le Sésame, is already filled with beautiful memories from its first event. We would also like to thank our co-presenters, Les Tréteaux de Kingston, as well as our partners, the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est and the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario.
Our sponsors and partners
Canadian Heritage | Ontario Arts Council | Ontario Government | Fédération culturelle canadienne-francaise | PassepART | Kingston Arts Council | City of Kingston | ACFO Mille-Îles | Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario | Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | Réseau Ontario | Théâtre Action | Community Spirit Gaming Centre | Holiday Inn Express Kingston West I Les Voyagements | Les Tréteaux de Kingston I Réseau de Soutien à l’immigration francophone de l’Est de l’Ontario | Centre Maltby | La Route du Savoir | Réseau des services de santé en français de l’Est de l’Ontario | École élémentaire catholique Mgr Rémi Gaulin | École secondaire catholique Sainte Marie Rivier | École secondaire publique Mille-Île | École élémentaire publique Madeleine-de-Roybon | The Iron Duke | The Loyal Oarsman | The Duchess Pub | The Kick & Push Festival | Live Wire | Foodbank | Skeleton Park Festival | Kingtson Writers Fest | Kingston Canadian Film Festival | Reelout Queer Film Festival | Charitable Gaming Community Good