ISSUE NO.5–Rediscovering Our Own Land

While previous issues of Common Language took us on voyages to faraway countries and cultures (including Japan, Senegal, or even the USA), this fifth issue proposes a destination which might seem more familiar because the issue is dedicated to France. Faced with the transformations provoked by the health crisis, rediscovering our own land seemed essential to us, plunging into its landscapes, sharing its talents, telling its stories. Thus, this issue welcomes two dancers with very different profiles who share the same passion: the star Letizia Galloni and the queen of waacking, Mariana Benenge. Both are equally distinguished by their courage to speak up in support of important causes. We find the same commitment with writer Grace Ly, who, in her book but also through the discussions she sets up, opens up a dialogue and reminds us that we always have much to learn from others. It's also the unbridled imagination of Bonnie Banane, who makes the French language sing like no one else.

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