{"id":992,"date":"2026-08-03T01:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/hommage-a-france-castel-une-soiree-unique-au-theatre-gilles-vigneault-le-20-octobre-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T01:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:03:06","slug":"hommage-a-france-castel-une-soiree-unique-au-theatre-gilles-vigneault-le-20-octobre-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/hommage-a-france-castel-une-soiree-unique-au-theatre-gilles-vigneault-le-20-octobre-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to France Castel: a unique evening at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles-Vigneault on October 20, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/?attachment_id=89902\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/France-Castel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695px\" height=\"380px\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89902\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the resounding success of the tribute show to Nanette Workman, which sold out in just a few hours last year and generated significant media enthusiasm, the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles-Vigneault is proud to unveil, with \u00c9conofitness as official presenter of the 2026 benefit evening, France Castel in Technicolor, a spectacular and deeply human event which will celebrate the immense career of France Castel.<\/p>\n<p>Presented on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles Vigneault, this unique evening will bring together a brilliant cast composed of V\u00e9ronic DiCaire, Marc Hervieux, Michel Barrette, France Beaudoin, Christian Marc Gendron, Monique Fauteux, Mia Tinayre, Virginie Cummins, Les Koristes from En direct de l&rsquo;univers, the vocal ensemble of the Acad\u00e9mie Lafontaine, and several surprise guests!<\/p>\n<p>Imagined and directed by Maxime Charbonneau, France Castel en Technicolor offers a vibrant journey through more than six decades of creation, television, music, variety, theater and cinema.<\/p><div id=\"linit-850537859\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>More than a simple tribute, this original creation wishes to celebrate the woman behind the artist: warm, unifying, funny, daring and immensely loved by the Quebec public. The evening will take on a very special dimension since France Castel herself will attend this tribute from the room, surrounded by the public and the artists who have come to celebrate her exceptional career. And if she received this show carried by the emotion of the moment, we bet that she would not be able to resist the desire to go on stage\u2026 for the duration of a song. \u201cFrance Castel occupies a unique place in our collective imagination. She has spanned the ages with disarming authenticity, incredible freedom and a larger-than-life stage presence. With France Castel in Technicolor, we wanted to create a large living, moving and festive fresco in her image. A generous, vibrant and deeply human show, which celebrates the woman as much as the artist. \u00bb \u2014 Maxime Charbonneau, designer and director<\/p>\n<p>France Castel in TechnicolorBenefit evening for the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles-VigneaultTuesday October 20, 2026Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles-Vigneault, 118, rue de la Gare, Saint-J\u00e9r\u00f4meShow at 7:30 p.m. \u2013 $125VIP experience from 6 p.m. \u2013 $195<\/p>\n<p>A benefit evening that makes a real differenceIn addition to offering a major artistic event, France Castel in Technicolor will concretely support the mission of the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles-Vigneault: making culture more accessible, supporting the next generation of artists and creating unifying and human experiences at the heart of its community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis benefit evening has become a major unifying event for our community, but also a cultural event that now extends well beyond the region. By celebrating an artist as important and beloved as France Castel, we want to create a unique and meaningful evening, while taking a concrete action to make culture accessible to as many people as possible. \u00bb \u2014 Guy Chevrier, general and artistic director of the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles Vigneault<\/p>\n<p>The Gilles Vigneault Theater would like to warmly thank \u00c9conofitness, official presenter of the 2026 benefit evening, as well as Mr. Alain Beaudry, honorary president of the event. We would also like to highlight the contribution of valuable partners who make this great celebration possible, including B\u00e2timent Pro, Fondation Richelieu and Services Immobiliers Asgaard Inc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"linit-542675641\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the resounding success of the tribute show to Nanette Workman, which sold out in just a few hours last year and generated significant media enthusiasm, the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles-Vigneault is proud to unveil, with \u00c9conofitness as official presenter of the 2026 benefit evening, France Castel in Technicolor, a spectacular and deeply human event which will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/France-Castel.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hommage \u00e0 France Castel : une soir\u00e9e unique au Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Gilles\u2011Vigneault le 20 octobre 2026","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}