Be careful, you’re going to get your eyes full and your ears full!
The shows will come one after the other to light up the end-of-year celebrations in the city center of Poitiers.
It starts strong and acrobatically on the facade of Poitiers town hall on Friday evening, December 20, 2024. The Compagnie In Fine arrived in town this Wednesday afternoon to set up its equipment, locate the locations and begin the first rehearsals. of the Impromptu.
An everyday monument seen in another light
At each location, a reinvented show unfolds. “This show is an opportunity for the public to understand an everyday place differently, to reverse the lines of perspective”explain the artists. “These are unique forms of spectacle, because they are created and reinvented according to each site and each context. »
This vertical dance show will begin at 7 p.m., a great appetizer, before enjoying the nighttime Christmas market.
Reindeer and queens
Saturday, the program expands. For three hours, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Sainte-Croix museum will host a Christmas party with a Queens and Reindeer party!
Whether in costume or not, participants will be able to enjoy the atmosphere driven by DJ Mathieu Guérineau (free). Santa Claus, who was already at the Christmas market, must also come and wiggle!
Moving in the city center is possible, the Compagnie Jacqueline Cambouis is planning a musical stroll from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Brass, accordion, singing, jingle bells and bells are announced by these immaculately white musicians.
Giant puppets will be animated by the dancers.
© (Capture Remue-Ménage Company)
At 6 p.m., a great journey into space is announced by the Remue-Ménage Company, which is used to performing in Vienne.
Around fifteen artists have been announced for this astonishing moving light fresco.
Faceted ball head
“For this creation overflowing with energy, we set out in search of the dreams and fantasies of those who wanted to cross the boundaries of the imaginable to conquer technology”explains the company.
The dancers wrapped in light will travel through the city center bringing to life giant puppets, robots with faceted ball heads that make the night shine.
