Beyond the severe multidimensional crisis that is devastating the Republic of Haiti both internally and externally, its culture and art remain intact. Dany Laferrière would certainly agree. The academician believes that despite the difficult situation the country is facing, "culture remains... Let the artists get to work because they are the hope..."

Invited to the ceremony where the Nuits d’Afrique award was presented to singer Rutshelle Guillaume last Monday at Montreal City Hall, the Immortal Dany Laferrière spoke to Le Nouvelliste not about the political situation, but about the state of art in Haiti. Although he never comments on political affairs in Haiti, the academician closely follows the cultural situation and artistic life in his homeland.