Resonating Differently: For a Music Industry at the Service of Inclusion
ROUND TABLE
Moderated by
Elsa Da Costa
Executive Director, Ashoka France
A graduate of EM Lyon and ESJ Paris, Elsa Da Costa launched the Avis de Mamans site in 2012 after 10 years in digital marketing. Spotted by France 5, she became a society columnist on the program Les Maternelles and then a political columnist on LCI. Convinced that journalism is educational and resolutely citizen, she created Clarté Production and then signed 3 documentary series “Génération Climat”, one of which was rewarded at the Deauville Green Award Festival in 2018. Her commitments also led her to coordinate the first Declaration of the Rights of the Planet written by 310 European children submitted to Ursula von der Leyen. In 2021, she became CEO of the NGO Ashoka France, whose role is to profoundly transform society by revealing the power of all to act. She is also the author of the book “Dreaming big: these children who are committed to the planet”.
A graduate of EM Lyon and ESJ Paris, Elsa Da Costa launched the Avis de Mamans site in 2012 after 10 years in digital marketing. Spotted by France 5, she became a society columnist on the program Les Maternelles and then a political columnist on LCI. Convinced that journalism is educational and resolutely citizen, she created Clarté Production and then signed 3 documentary series “Génération Climat”, one of which was rewarded at the Deauville Green Award Festival in 2018. Her commitments also led her to coordinate the first Declaration of the Rights of the Planet written by 310 European children submitted to Ursula von der Leyen. In 2021, she became CEO of the NGO Ashoka France, whose role is to profoundly transform society by revealing the power of all to act. She is also the author of the book “Dreaming big: these children who are committed to the planet”.
Alessandra Andouard is in charge of coordination on issues related to equality
women men at the National Music Centre. For over 4 years,
She accompanies music professionals in their
approach to gender equality and inclusion in order to promote equality
access for all to the professions of music.
Nourished by jazz music, soul, Afro and RnB, ÉNAÉ's music is placed at
confluence of these genres, which allow it to deploy all the nuances and the
facets of his voice. Influenced by artists such as Lauryn Hill, Amy
Winehouse or Jorja Smith, her music that is both contemporary and timeless, attempts
to enhance the voice-instrument relationship. Of American-Haitian origin on the side of his
Father, French, Spanish, on his mother's side, Énaé sings in several languages
that she combines together, creating a language of her own in the service of groove and
emotion. With 528Hz, his project released in December 2023, ÉNAÉ declares his love
to love and all its faces, the fracture of abandonment (Pardon), the poison of
toxic romantic relationship you can't get out of (Don't waste my time), passion
carnal (All Night), the sensuality of an irresistible attraction (All Eyes on Me). On
stage, ÉNAÉ offers total performances, where her voice and her words are carried by
dance, with pieces redesigned in acoustic version. It's a celebration
of love, feminine, energetic and embodied, with moments of celebration and others
more intimate, where you hold your breath so as not to miss any nuance of sound
interpretation that is always accurate, always virtuoso. Énaé will release his 3rd project entitled”
Les Ailes” on February 14, 2025.
Gisèle Magnan, an exceptional pianist, was committed to the democratization of classical music from an early age, after a prestigious education at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and with international masters. At 19, she put her concert career on hold to perfect her art, before shining on major French and international stages from 1981. In 2002, she founded the association Les Concerts de Poche to bring classical music, jazz and opera closer to remote audiences, organizing workshops and concerts in rural areas and working-class neighborhoods. In 2007, she ended her career as a soloist to devote herself entirely to this mission, which now brings together renowned artists and affects thousands of participants. Distinguished by several national medals, she continues to transmit her expertise to young musicians and at conferences, affirming her key role in musical pedagogy.