Canticum Novum
ORIGINAL PROJECTSALL AUDIENCES
- Esther
- Canti di Gioia
- Envol(s) #1
- Envol(s) #2
- Hassan the traveller
- Samâ-ï
- Mediterraneo
- Theofáneia
- Ararat
- Paradaia
- Oyat
- Paz, Salam & Shalom
- Duo Manaraf
- Shiruku
YOUNG AUDIENCE

Canti di Gioia
Within a Middle Ages supposedly characterised by obscurantism and closed-mindedness, the 13th century stands out as a time of openness to the world, but an openness associated with the aggressive expansion of the West through commercial development and the Crusades.
Against this backdrop, the figure of Francis of Assisi stands out in more ways than one. A true ‘other Christ’, following in the footsteps of the first with radical joy, Francis breaks with tradition. He accompanies the crusaders with the ambition of converting the Sultan through gentleness, and returns horrified by the lamentable spectacle of the so-called fighters of Christ.
At a time when the West was beginning to exploit the living world, Francis spoke to birds, tamed a wolf, sang the praises of Creation, and brought animals into paradise by giving them souls. Francis thus gave new impetus to Western spirituality, and his mysticism spread to the East, notably thanks to the missions entrusted to the Franciscans in the East.
Cast - 10 musicians
Barbara Kusa, Emmanuel Bardon, vocals
Valérie Dulac, viols
Aliocha Regnard, nyckelharpa
Philippe Roche, oud
Spyros Halaris, kanun, lute & vocals
Marine Sablonnière, recorders
Artyom Minasyan, duduk, pakou, zurna & blul
Henri-Charles Caget, percussion
Ismaïl Mesbahi, percussion
Programme:
Laudario di Cortona, 13th-century Italian music
Cant de la Sybilla, 13th-century Spanish music
Traditional and liturgical music from the Kingdom of Armenia and Cilicia (13th and 14th centuries)
Traditional music from Cappadocia
Sufi music
Concerts
Saint-Etienne, France