Friday 29 May, 18:00

Opening Celebration – 4th Season

An opening celebration that inaugurates the new Estrade Sonore and the participatory Art & Inclusion project. Gabriel Valtchev presents a site-specific electronic set designed for eight benches, blending electronics with acoustic elements. The enigmatic duo MeTadoCa (Doca and Empire Sauvage) explores improvisation and traditional-contemporary rhythms in a laboratory of sound. Le Horla adds additional sonic textures, while Artemisia offers culinary creations that echo wild, forest flavours. The evening unfolds as immersive, communal listening and experimental conviviality.

Rue Élisabeth-BAULACRE,
Photo Credit: DR
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Photo Credit: DR

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