Oloron: fantasy, poetry and laughter for the new cultural season of Jéliote

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The new director does not hide her emotion when presenting “the first theatrical season that I had the privilege of designing for the Jéliote space, a place recognized for its support of puppetry arts, as well as for the quality and the requirement of the contemporary creative works that it shares, all disciplines combined.”

Towards the paths of discovery

Claire Duchez will invite spectators at the Espace Jéliote to “walk together along the paths of artistic discovery” over the coming months. “Beautiful and large forms of all aesthetics, both accessible and fascinating, will mark this journey. The fantastic, the epic and the spectacular will compete with poetry, gentleness and laughter.”

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The season will open on Saturday, September 21 from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Espace Jéliote and its surroundings. During this afternoon like no other, there will be “open-air shows, karaoke, a party and other events to share at any age.”

Saturday, October 5 at 8:30 p.m., Inbal Ben Haim will stage aerial circus in Jéliote with “Pli”, “an aerial and poetic work bringing together the body and a new material: paper”.

The people of Oloron will be able to get excited about “Bad Blocks” on November 8 at 8:30 p.m. and November 9 at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.: this hybrid installation-show by the company La boîte à sel combines sound arts, digital arts, puppet arts and new magic.

Espace Jéliote will host for the first time a work by Norwegian director and puppeteer Yngvild Aspeli, on November 26 at 8:30 p.m. The renowned artist tackles Bram Stoker’s Dracula by focusing on the figure of Lucy, the first victim of the famous vampire, in a contemporary reinterpretation marked by feminism.

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You also shouldn’t miss the Wackids Rock’n’Toys concert on December 20 at 7 p.m., with the arrival of Blowmaster, Speedfinger and Bongostar, “three superheroes who reinterpret universal hits on children’s instruments.”

Clement Viktorovich puts himself on stage

You will have to quickly reserve your seats for “The Art of Not Saying”, on February 19, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. at Jéliote. The show features Clément Viktorovitch, a doctor of political science and famous popularizer, who has worked on France Info and in television shows such as Clique or Quotidien.

He appeared for the first time in the theatre in a scathing fiction where he played the communications advisor to the President of the Republic who, after being brutally ousted, seeks revenge.

When the Beatles met Purcell

Make way for music, on March 21 at 8:30 p.m., with Beatles baroque. The Paladins stage a highly improbable encounter, three centuries apart, between Henry Purcell and the famous “Fab Four”.

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A little later, we will travel to Saint-Goin, for a eulogy to slowness offered at the Château de Mesplès, on May 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be possible to picnic on the grass with the family, stretch during a yoga workshop, or even go in search of lost times with the puppet artist Juan Perez Escala during this special farniente event.

The entire program can be found on the website www.jeliote.hautbearn.fr.

Fun workshop for children

The team at Espace Jéliote also wanted to “take care of the welcome and living together”, with the creation of a new system in the form of a fun workshop that will allow parents to entrust their children to the association Drôlleries et Cies during certain performances reserved for adults. You will be able to enjoy these activities during the shows “Dracula”, “L’Oiseau de Prometheus” and “Phèdre”.

It is also planned to regularly open the bar space to cultural associations during certain show evenings, such as Jazz à Oloron, the Théâtre La Baraque, Drôlleries et Cies, Made in Béarn, or the La Haüt Social Center.

This will be an opportunity to extend the theatrical experience over a drink, and a perfect opportunity to meet the artists shortly after the performance.