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meadow_wind
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New Year's Eve coverage across Canada by CBC News... At first, I thought: "what a great concept to cover celebrations across all the different time zones of the country!"
What is the cultural identity of Canadians? What are our traditions and customs? From watching this video, all I get is that we don't have one anymore. They seemed to deem it proper and representative to interview certain types of people...
Performers in Whitehorse, Yukon
You can also look at 3:48:00 for more... representative Canadian citizens in Toronto.
I've been looking at other countries's New Year's Eve broadcasts, and of course, NY was quite revolting with the usual explicit sexual perversion from Hollywood. Nashville was pretty decent. Paris was ok, at least compared to the Olympics. Some Evangelist churches had nice songs with a choir and everyone was nicely dressed. Bejing had a beautiful outdoor display [p]https://www.youtube.com/live/1Od5arazwRw?si=0vd0Gq-UEK7Q-kgH&t=3068[/p]
What is the cultural identity of Canadians? What are our traditions and customs? From watching this video, all I get is that we don't have one anymore. They seemed to deem it proper and representative to interview certain types of people...
Performers in Whitehorse, Yukon
You can also look at 3:48:00 for more... representative Canadian citizens in Toronto.
I've been looking at other countries's New Year's Eve broadcasts, and of course, NY was quite revolting with the usual explicit sexual perversion from Hollywood. Nashville was pretty decent. Paris was ok, at least compared to the Olympics. Some Evangelist churches had nice songs with a choir and everyone was nicely dressed. Bejing had a beautiful outdoor display [p]https://www.youtube.com/live/1Od5arazwRw?si=0vd0Gq-UEK7Q-kgH&t=3068[/p]
Ina
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Maybe a Sports section from any MS newspaper could be more useful. Twice useful actually.
meadow_wind
Jedi Council Member
Remembering a Remarkable Talent from Quebec: Kim Yaroshevskaya
I’d like to share with you about a truly special person who may not be widely known outside Quebec due to her work in French and primarily in children's television. Kim Yaroshevskaya, a beloved actress, writer, and storyteller, passed away this past Sunday at the incredible age of 101.
Kim touched the hearts of countless children through her iconic role as Fanfreluche, a whimsical character who brought fairy tales to life on screen. Her storytelling captivated young audiences and left a lasting legacy in Quebec’s cultural landscape. Beyond her work on television, she was also an accomplished writer, contributing significantly to children's literature.
Though her work was mostly confined to Quebec, her impact was profound, fostering imagination and joy for generations. Her passing marks the end of an era, but her stories and the warmth she brought to so many lives will live on.
Let’s take a moment to celebrate the life and work of this remarkable woman whose artistry continues to inspire. If you're curious about her contributions, you can read more about her here:
ici.radio-canada.ca
ici.radio-canada.ca
Born in Moscow in 1923 to activist parents, Yaroshevskaya learned from an early age that her imagination could be freeing. In an attempt to instill strength in Yaroshevskaya, her mother would give her toy guns for her birthday instead of the dolls she wanted. That prompted the young Yaroshevskaya to wrap up household items and play with them as dolls.
It was maybe those experiences that planted the seeds for Fanfreluche — the role that introduced Yaroshevskaya to Quebecers. Fanfreluche first appeared in the children's show Fafouin in 1954. The character would later join the television series La boîte à surprise from 1956 to 1967. In 1968, Yaroshevskaya got her own show, for which she wrote and performed all the scripts. It ran until 1971.
In each episode, Fanfreluche literally enters a large book to change the course of history. The rosy-cheeked doll is curious, reckless and compelled by justice. The 50 episodes were broadcast many times by popular demand, and Fanfreluche became an idol for small children.
Yaroshevskaya maintained her strong bond with children in her role as the grandmother in the series Passe-Partout, from 1977 to 1987. In addition to her television career, the actress performed on stage, interpreting the works of Tennessee Williams, Ionesco, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Camus and RĂ©jean Ducharme. She appeared in about 50 plays and in several films, including those of Canadian-Swiss filmmaker LĂ©a Pool.
Yaroshevskaya was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a Compagne de l'Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec in 2017.
The embodiment of courage
Marie Eykel, the actress who played Passe-Partout alongside Kim Yaroshevskaya, describes the luck of having had this wonderful grandmother, but above all this friend and colleague. Her first meeting with Kim, during rehearsals for the show Passe-Partout, was particularly moving. "I became paralyzed. I had tears in my eyes, I was no longer able to speak. I said to myself: This is not possible, I'm going to work with my Fanfreluche!" she recounted on ICI RDI.
The actress draws valuable lessons from Kim Yaroshevskaya, including the rigor and courage to make choices in life.
"Every time she entered a story, everything that was unfair, what she didn't like, she had the courage to change things. I said to myself: That's life. We can enter life and change what doesn't suit us."
In short, Kim will be remembered as an artist who paved the way for intelligent youth programs, full of imagination and poetry, summarized Ms. Eykel.
As for actress Pascale Montpetit, she was at Kim Yaroshevskaya's bedside before her death: "There were several of us taking turns with her for a week, day and night," she told Téléjournal.
At 101, [her death] happened the way she would have wanted it to happen. She avoided CHSLDs, [...] she walked, she talked, she danced, she laughed, said Ms. Montpetit about her long-time friend.
Ms. Montpetit also had a special bond with Kim Yaroshevskaya, since the latter had entrusted her with the public reading of her book Mon voyage en Amérique. She experienced tragedies, but she never talked about them. I never heard her complain. She had dignity, a fairly rigid ethic, and refused to let herself sink into self-pity, she recounted, with tears in her eyes.
A woman with a head
In an interview with RDI, theatre man René Richard Cyr was full of praise for Kim Yaroshevskaya.
For him, this woman of her word, this woman of character, will have succeeded in finding a place for herself in a man's world and will have been both audacious and innovative. René Richard Cyr, who worked with Kim Yaroshevskaya in 1993 on the production of Albert Camus' play Le Malentendu, also remembers a curious, available and attentive woman, who had an openness to listening to others.
"She didn't just have a voice, she had ears. [...] When Kim asked you "how are you?", she listened to the answer", he explains. "I was very, very impressed by this woman, by this journey."
Kim Yaroshevskaya will never die
Michel Faubert, author, singer, and storyteller, cites Kim Yaroshevskaya as a source of inspiration in the practice of his profession, the storyteller having taught him the magical existence of wonderful tales, poetry and the sense of wonder.
"When we tell stories, we work with our child's heart. And today, it is my little boy's heart that is touched", he declared on ICI RDI, his voice broken with emotion.
For Mr. Faubert, the storyteller's talent lay in her unique way of approaching the cruel and difficult aspects of traditional tales. "She knew how to slightly circumvent them, but never dismiss them. She took the tales with respect. [...] She had a Fanfreluche way of taking our hand, of making us travel and of telling us: 'Look, it's not dangerous.' "
"Her child's heart kept her intact. She was the personification of the tale and that's why she couldn't grow old. That's why she's eternal. Kim Yaroshevskaya will never die." A quote from Michel Faubert, author, singer and storyteller.
I’d like to share with you about a truly special person who may not be widely known outside Quebec due to her work in French and primarily in children's television. Kim Yaroshevskaya, a beloved actress, writer, and storyteller, passed away this past Sunday at the incredible age of 101.
Kim touched the hearts of countless children through her iconic role as Fanfreluche, a whimsical character who brought fairy tales to life on screen. Her storytelling captivated young audiences and left a lasting legacy in Quebec’s cultural landscape. Beyond her work on television, she was also an accomplished writer, contributing significantly to children's literature.
Though her work was mostly confined to Quebec, her impact was profound, fostering imagination and joy for generations. Her passing marks the end of an era, but her stories and the warmth she brought to so many lives will live on.
Let’s take a moment to celebrate the life and work of this remarkable woman whose artistry continues to inspire. If you're curious about her contributions, you can read more about her here:
Le Québec salue Kim Yaroshevskaya et sa manière de raconter
Artistes et politiciens du Québec saluent la comédienne Kim Yaroshevskaya, son charme et sa sensibilité, elle qui est décédée dimanche à 101 ans.
ici.radio-canada.ca
Kim Yaroshevskaya est décédée
La comédienne, qui a incarné Fanfreluche et Grand-Mère à la télévision, a marqué des générations d'enfants en plus de jouer au théâtre et dans plusieurs films.
ici.radio-canada.ca
Born in Moscow in 1923 to activist parents, Yaroshevskaya learned from an early age that her imagination could be freeing. In an attempt to instill strength in Yaroshevskaya, her mother would give her toy guns for her birthday instead of the dolls she wanted. That prompted the young Yaroshevskaya to wrap up household items and play with them as dolls.
It was maybe those experiences that planted the seeds for Fanfreluche — the role that introduced Yaroshevskaya to Quebecers. Fanfreluche first appeared in the children's show Fafouin in 1954. The character would later join the television series La boîte à surprise from 1956 to 1967. In 1968, Yaroshevskaya got her own show, for which she wrote and performed all the scripts. It ran until 1971.
In each episode, Fanfreluche literally enters a large book to change the course of history. The rosy-cheeked doll is curious, reckless and compelled by justice. The 50 episodes were broadcast many times by popular demand, and Fanfreluche became an idol for small children.
Yaroshevskaya maintained her strong bond with children in her role as the grandmother in the series Passe-Partout, from 1977 to 1987. In addition to her television career, the actress performed on stage, interpreting the works of Tennessee Williams, Ionesco, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Camus and RĂ©jean Ducharme. She appeared in about 50 plays and in several films, including those of Canadian-Swiss filmmaker LĂ©a Pool.
Yaroshevskaya was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a Compagne de l'Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec in 2017.
The embodiment of courage
Marie Eykel, the actress who played Passe-Partout alongside Kim Yaroshevskaya, describes the luck of having had this wonderful grandmother, but above all this friend and colleague. Her first meeting with Kim, during rehearsals for the show Passe-Partout, was particularly moving. "I became paralyzed. I had tears in my eyes, I was no longer able to speak. I said to myself: This is not possible, I'm going to work with my Fanfreluche!" she recounted on ICI RDI.
The actress draws valuable lessons from Kim Yaroshevskaya, including the rigor and courage to make choices in life.
"Every time she entered a story, everything that was unfair, what she didn't like, she had the courage to change things. I said to myself: That's life. We can enter life and change what doesn't suit us."
In short, Kim will be remembered as an artist who paved the way for intelligent youth programs, full of imagination and poetry, summarized Ms. Eykel.
As for actress Pascale Montpetit, she was at Kim Yaroshevskaya's bedside before her death: "There were several of us taking turns with her for a week, day and night," she told Téléjournal.
At 101, [her death] happened the way she would have wanted it to happen. She avoided CHSLDs, [...] she walked, she talked, she danced, she laughed, said Ms. Montpetit about her long-time friend.
Ms. Montpetit also had a special bond with Kim Yaroshevskaya, since the latter had entrusted her with the public reading of her book Mon voyage en Amérique. She experienced tragedies, but she never talked about them. I never heard her complain. She had dignity, a fairly rigid ethic, and refused to let herself sink into self-pity, she recounted, with tears in her eyes.
A woman with a head
In an interview with RDI, theatre man René Richard Cyr was full of praise for Kim Yaroshevskaya.
For him, this woman of her word, this woman of character, will have succeeded in finding a place for herself in a man's world and will have been both audacious and innovative. René Richard Cyr, who worked with Kim Yaroshevskaya in 1993 on the production of Albert Camus' play Le Malentendu, also remembers a curious, available and attentive woman, who had an openness to listening to others.
"She didn't just have a voice, she had ears. [...] When Kim asked you "how are you?", she listened to the answer", he explains. "I was very, very impressed by this woman, by this journey."
Kim Yaroshevskaya will never die
Michel Faubert, author, singer, and storyteller, cites Kim Yaroshevskaya as a source of inspiration in the practice of his profession, the storyteller having taught him the magical existence of wonderful tales, poetry and the sense of wonder.
"When we tell stories, we work with our child's heart. And today, it is my little boy's heart that is touched", he declared on ICI RDI, his voice broken with emotion.
For Mr. Faubert, the storyteller's talent lay in her unique way of approaching the cruel and difficult aspects of traditional tales. "She knew how to slightly circumvent them, but never dismiss them. She took the tales with respect. [...] She had a Fanfreluche way of taking our hand, of making us travel and of telling us: 'Look, it's not dangerous.' "
"Her child's heart kept her intact. She was the personification of the tale and that's why she couldn't grow old. That's why she's eternal. Kim Yaroshevskaya will never die." A quote from Michel Faubert, author, singer and storyteller.
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meadow_wind
Jedi Council Member
I just finished watching her interview from 2017 which was posted in one of the Radio-Canada publications from my previous post. This woman touched the lives of so many children, yet at the time, we didn't fully grasp the significance of certain things. Looking back now with adult eyes—understanding who she was, where she came from, and the deeper meaning behind her doll character, Fanfreluche—I realize how profound it truly was. She must have been a remarkable soul, likely an STO individual, dedicated to sharing truth and guiding generations of children in the right direction. Here are some profound words from her interview:
Her father was sent into exile in Siberia under Stalin's regime. Her mother died when she was 7, 1 month after finally giving her a long-awaited doll.
"For me, the doll is a symbol of many things, which I was not aware of when I invented my character Fanfreluche. She said everything I thought was good to say to children. To be fair, not to accept falsehoods, to have a personal dialogue with everything that happens to us. That's why I took a story, and every time there was something unfair in a story, I questioned it. And for me, it was a way of speaking to children with respect and maturity. In the Soviet Union at the time, children were much more respected. Here (in Quebec) they were spoiled and I was insulted to see the dolls or toys that were given to me, which had no meaning to me. Whereas in the Soviet Union, at first we had nothing, and the toys we received meant something. The story is a way of speaking and making reality understood, and of fighting what is not correct. Fanfreluche is also a way of revealing the importance of books to children. My father bought me books and read me Pushkin's Tales, which are so poetic, so wonderful..."
Her father was sent into exile in Siberia under Stalin's regime. Her mother died when she was 7, 1 month after finally giving her a long-awaited doll.
"For me, the doll is a symbol of many things, which I was not aware of when I invented my character Fanfreluche. She said everything I thought was good to say to children. To be fair, not to accept falsehoods, to have a personal dialogue with everything that happens to us. That's why I took a story, and every time there was something unfair in a story, I questioned it. And for me, it was a way of speaking to children with respect and maturity. In the Soviet Union at the time, children were much more respected. Here (in Quebec) they were spoiled and I was insulted to see the dolls or toys that were given to me, which had no meaning to me. Whereas in the Soviet Union, at first we had nothing, and the toys we received meant something. The story is a way of speaking and making reality understood, and of fighting what is not correct. Fanfreluche is also a way of revealing the importance of books to children. My father bought me books and read me Pushkin's Tales, which are so poetic, so wonderful..."
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