La Nuit sur l'étang is a Canadian music festival, held annually in
Sudbury,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
.
Established in 1973 by
Fernand Dorais and a group of students from
Laurentian University
Laurentian University (), officially Laurentian University of Sudbury, is a mid-sized Bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960. Laurentian offers a variety of undergr ...
who were established as the
Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario, the festival presents a concert program of
francophone
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ...
musical artists over a night. Franco-Ontarian poets and authors may also give short readings between musical performances.
The festival also stages an annual competition for new and emerging Franco-Ontarian bands, La Brunante. The winner of each year's La Brunante is given a slot on the Nuit sur l'étang bill.
The festival offices moved in 2022 to the new
Place des Arts facility in downtown Sudbury.
[Arron Pickard]
"Exterior design for Place des Arts revealed"
'' Sudbury.com'', March 29, 2019.
References
External links
La Nuit sur l'étang
Music festivals in Ontario
Festivals in Greater Sudbury
Franco-Ontarian organizations
Music festivals established in 1973
Rock festivals in Canada
Pop music festivals in Canada
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