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A 2025 Villa Albertine resident in Puerto Rico<\/strong>, Director Florient Jousse<\/strong> developed the project through an artistic exchange with Big Chief Juan Pardo<\/strong>, a prominent figure in New Orleans\u2019s Mardi Gras Indian tradition. Their encounter revealed connections between the cultural histories of R\u00e9union and New Orleans, later expanded through Puerto Rican musical traditions. Performed in Louisiana Creole, R\u00e9union Creole, French, English, and Spanish<\/strong>, Flamboyants!<\/em> explores how music and performance can preserve and reinvent collective memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago & Saint Paul\/Minneapolis Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

October 6 \u2014 Director Talk with Florient Jousse<\/strong>
Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Chicago<\/strong>
An evening with the director exploring the origins and creative process behind Flamboyants!<\/em>.
RSVP here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8 \u2014<\/strong> Flamboyants!<\/strong><\/em> Performances<\/strong>
Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago<\/strong>
\ud83d\udd50 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM<\/strong>
Tickets & information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 3\u20139 \u2014 Community Events & Workshops<\/strong>
Chicago<\/strong>
The Chicago visit will also include a series of workshops, story telling and community activities<\/strong>, offering participants the opportunity to engage directly with the artists and explore the musical, theatrical, and cultural traditions at the heart of Flamboyants!<\/em>.
Tickets & information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 13 \u2014<\/strong> Flamboyants!<\/strong><\/em> in Minneapolis<\/strong>
Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota<\/strong>
\ud83d\udd62 7:30 PM<\/strong>
Presented in partnership with the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Minneapolis\/St. Paul<\/strong>.
Tickets & information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supported by Albertine Theater<\/a><\/strong>, a program of Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9000214,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[227,473],"app_city_tax":[223],"app_event_type":[243],"class_list":["post-9000187","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-performing-arts","app_discipline-theater","app_city_tax-chi","app_event_type-performance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFlamboyants! \u2014 Three Creole Worlds, One Stage - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This fall, Flamboyants! brings the Creole traditions of R\u00e9union Island, New Orleans, and Puerto Rico to the stage in Chicago and Saint Paul\/Minneapolis.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/flamboyants-three-creole-worlds-one-stage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flamboyants! 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