“It’s a bit like Christmas when you see your family that you haven’t seen in a while. Comedian Erich Preach will moderate the cultural evening as part of the Gala Dynasty for the fifth time on Saturday evening. The event has been celebrating black excellence for seven years.
Last Thursday was the first of two Gala Dynasty evenings. The media evening hosted by Naadei presented 12 dynasty trophies and two honorary awards for personalities. Winners include Rebecca Makonnen (Icon Dynastie 2023), Richard Hétu (Journalist of the Year – Print Media) and Anne-Lovely Étienne (Opinion Writer of the Year),
Erich Preach, on the other hand, stood out in the TV presenter category. He is also nominated for comedian of the year at the culture evening on Saturday evening. He will face Richardson Zéphir, Tai TL, Garihanna and Mibenson Sylvain.
“Winning or losing, that’s not so important to me,” said the comedian before the two awards ceremonies. I don’t have that stress of wanting a price. I was called up for the Oliviers and I didn’t win. Not much changes. Just being there with like-minded people is fun. »
How important is the Dynasty Gala in 2023? “It’s basically a recognition of black excellence,” Preach replies. When people tell me that we don’t celebrate white excellence, I often say that we need to look at it more globally. [Au Québec], we created our own galas because we couldn’t quite keep up with regular Hollywood. You wouldn’t see Guy A. Lepage nominated for a Golden Globe or a People’s Choice Award. So we created our galas like the Olivier and the Gémeaux to be able to see our reality in Quebec. We did it in a similar way [avec le Gala Dynastie]. »
Among the categories that will be found at the cultural evening there are francophone artists or music groups, artists or music groups of the year with international achievements, author and musical revelation.
The culture evening will be broadcast on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on natyf.com.