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Marie-Madeleine Remoleur
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June 9, 2024 at 6:10 p.m.
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” THE wind of history blows in this new cultural season many big celebrations », announces the team of Franciscans from Deauville (Calvados) which revealed its rich cultural program for the summer season composed of more than 60 meetings “between exhibitions, conferences, shows, interviews and invited festivals”.
Loving “mixing the uses of culture”, this Franciscan place offers “extremely diverse” meetings to reach everyone, whatever the artistic sensitivity or waiting,” underlines Philippe Augier, mayor of Deauville.
A diversity that echoes the “ major themes of the territory “, to exhibitions that welcomes this place of cultural life, but also to the very many celebrations celebrated during this period: the 80th anniversary of the Landing, the centenary of Les Planches, the 150 years of the birth of Impressionism or the 50th edition of the Deauville American film festival.
Overview of the main events of the summer.
A dialogue between Japanese art and impressionism
“It is an exceptional exhibition which is part of the Normandy impressionist festival which celebrates 150 years of the birth of this artistic movement,” insists Cyril Le Boulaire, cultural director of the Franciscaines.
Titled “Floating worlds, from Japonism to contemporary art”, this exhibition is co-designed with the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. “The point is to compare Japan and France, the way in which the first impressionists were inspired by Japan. In the same way, this exhibition shows how “Japanese artists today continue to draw inspiration from the first impressionists”.
A real dialogue between works by Hokusai or Hiroshige for example, “with absolutely sublime prints”, and those of Boudin, Rodin, etc. An exhibition composed of approximately 150 worksincluding an “incredible” installation of Yayoi Kusama.
Around this exhibition, a large appointment panel has been set up. Among them, two highlights. First the July 27 with Koki Nakanopianist “who was the disciple of Ryūichi Sakamoto, great film music composer”, and who will present his latest album accompanied by dancer Tess Voelker.
“Another artistic figure from Japan”, the dancer Kenta Kojiri will perform at the Franciscans on August 3. “It’s very rare to see him in France, he will offer a choreographic performance in dialogue with the koto, a traditional Japanese harp.”
An immersive and urban experience with Babel
Echoing the exhibitions installed in the Universes dedicated to architecture, Les Franciscaines invites the architect and visual artist Steve Salembier for an installation and an immersive performance, Babel. “He installs his models on stage, he walks through the heart of these models with a lamp and the performance is projected on a screen, which allows us to travel with him,” explains Cyril Le Boulaire. Babel is a way of questioning our contemporary solitudes in big cities. It’s a very poetic and very visual performance on man’s relationship to urban space.”
The Franciscan team adds: “His dissection of the contemporary cosmopolitan city is both ruthless and poetic. It looks at our galloping urban planning and raises the question of the place of life in such an environment.”
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80 years of D-Day with Robert Capa
For the 80th anniversary of the Landingthe Franciscans expose photos by war photographer Robert Capa.
Entitled “Icons”, this exhibition brings together 150 period documents, original prints, newspapers, books and even objects. “Robert Capa covered five wars, Spain, China, Second World War, Israel and Indochina, and each time brought back the best images, those that count and remain in history,” underlines Michel Lefebvre, curator of the exhibition which also shows Capa’s photographs taken in Deauville in August 1951for the American monthly Holiday.
The 100 years of the Planches resonate with the Franciscans
Finally, in 2024, Deauville celebrates the centenary of Les Planches. To echo this anniversary which will be particularly celebrated in the seaside resort July 6 and 7the Franciscan team participates in the celebration, in its own way, in particular by offering conferencesbut not only.
The cultural venue offers a virtual reality experience. “Our mediation teams worked with the Noovae studio to design a immersive virtual reality experience “. The occasion of immerse yourself in the Deauville of the 1920sbut also to wander around…and interact.
Finally, to immerse yourself in the excitement of the Roaring Twenties, the traditional Franciscan summer ball will be dedicated to this period. For this crazy ball, on August 24, the place of cultural life invites the company of David Rolland. “He is a choreographer who is used to getting crowds moving.” For this ball, dress code requires in the style of the Roaring Twenties, with feathers, beret, sequins and other mustaches.
“Friendly” festivals stop at the Franciscans
Like every year since its creation, Les Franciscaines welcomes several “friendly festivals” which come to stop off at the cultural hub.
After Deauville Green Awards on June 12 and 13 (read page 16), it’s July 13 for the Promenades musicales en pays d’Auge. “It will be a whole marathon day with violinist Julien Chauvin with percussion workshops and a major concert by the Lodge hosted by Nelson Monfort,” underlines Cyril Le Boulaire. After August Musical, which for this concert at the Franciscaines on August 4 will explore “Japonist works of the 20th century”, the cultural venue will host for the first time a prelude to the manga festival, the 2nd edition of which will be held from August 23 to 25 at the CID . “On August 17, we will have a day of introductory workshops on manga drawing or Taiko drumming.”
Sunday August 25, it’s the turn of the Summer Theater & Reading Meetings in Normandy to stop at Les Franciscaines for a meeting with actor and writer Denis Podalydès. “We know less that he is passionate about football, he even wrote a book on Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is his idol,” smiles the cultural director.
Finally, for the Deauville American Film Festival, Anne d’Ornano will come to share her memories and an INA evening will present an archive screening and a conference on the unforgettable moments of these 50 years of cinema.
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