What to do in Marseille this weekend on December 20, 21 and 22, 2024?

For this weekend of Thursday 19, Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December, sporting, cultural, but also festive events await you in Marseille.

Exhibition and workshop around the world of circus and techno all weekend at the Chapiteau… Provence gives you its best ideas for outings and leisure activities for this weekend.

The Marseillaise Breaking Cup

An exceptional Breaking event which brings together an international jury made up of great dancers, recognized internationally.

Dates and times : Saturday December 21 at 4 p.m.

Lieu : Palais de la Bourse, 9 La Canebière, 13001 Marseille

Rates : free

Pierre Barbizet International Piano Competition

One of the traditions of the Chopin Society is the organization of international competitions. In France, it is this project that SMAC decided to bring to Marseille. The candidates will compete over the 3 days: access to the public will be free but by reservation. On Sunday evening the winners will perform a concert.

Dates and times : Friday December 20 and Saturday December 21 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Lieu : Ensemble Musicatreize – La Salle, 53 Rue Grignan, 13006 Marseille

Rates : free, except the Sunday evening concert at €15

United for Mayotte

An evening is organized for Fêt Kaf this Friday, December 20, a significant date in the history of Reunion since it marks the abolition of slavery. Remember to bring food and drink for a shared meal as well as your instruments. An opportunity also to support Mayotte, victim of a devastating cyclone, thanks to your donations.

Dates and times : Friday December 20

Lieu : Maloca, 47 rue Fortuné Jourdan, 13003 Marseille

Rates : from 1€

Official website : facebook.com/profile

Exhibition and workshop around the world of circus

As part of its exhibition “On the trail! Clowns, clowns and acrobats”, the Mucem offers various activities for children. This Saturday afternoon they will be able to participate in a workshop entitled “What is this circus?” which, after a visit to the exhibition, offers a discovery of the circus world, inspired by the objects, characters and artists exhibited. They will be introduced to acts, tricks and techniques of the great circus performers. From 3 to 6 years old.

Saturday December 21 at 4 p.m. at the Mucem J4 Workshop. Price: adult 5 euros and child price 8 euros. billetterie.mucem.org/fr-FR/products

An investigation to save Christmas

The L'Art Dû theater offers an interactive show: Nina the detective saves Christmas. This intrepid character must help Santa Claus find the missing presents. Children and their parents will have to lend a hand by scrutinizing every detail and maybe even dancing to teleport themselves into the magic of Christmas! Catchy songs also punctuate this first-rate investigation! From 3 years old. Saturday December 21 and Sunday December 22 at 3 p.m. Child rate 6 euros and adult rate 8 euros. lartdutheatre.fr

Magic and circus under big top

Mysterium, the Magic Grimoire, the new show from the Medrano Circus, promises an immersion in the land of fantasy, in an atmosphere inspired by Harry Potter. Under the big top installed on J4, the public, young and adult, will be able to discover classic juggling acts, clowns, acrobatics, but also modern shows with luminous lasers and, above all, great magic illusions. Friday December 20 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Saturday December 21 at 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday December 22 at 10:45 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. spectacle-mysterium.fr

Kemmler, the fervor of Marseille hip-hop at Espace Julien

Kemmler will perform this Thursday, December 19 in the Cours Julien room, where pieces fromAlainhis album released in May. For several months, the artist has been embarking on his “Alainfini” tour, which follows the release of his fourth album, Alain. A record dedicated to the singer's father and his fight against cancer, notably recounted in the eponymous single. Throughout the thirteen tracks that make up this project, Kemmler pushes introspection a little further, he who sang “I only have my father as my eternal idol” in the song Autopsie, in 2022.

Moments of life, but also of personal rebirth. While transforming his pain into poetry, Kemmler's world opens with each song in his new album. If his father's illness initially cut off the desire to make music, the rapper immersed himself in his emotions, while being more than ever in support of those close to him, to better describe them. His talent for words, the power of which has regularly been compared to those of Orelsan, captivated his audience, who were dithyrambic at the moment of discovering Alain. Album for which Kemmler once again played on one of his strengths: surrounding himself with a solid team and creating effective collaborations, with the artists Loud and Naë.

Dates and times: Thursday December 19 at 8 p.m.

Lieu : Espace Julien (6th)

Tariff: 27€

Official website: https://www.espace-julien.com/fr/

“The Funambulist” or the fall of the angel

Philippe Torreton shares the stage with a wire roper and a musician to give flesh to Jean Genet's text. A declaration of love to the acrobat and to art, to be discovered at La Friche/Gymnase hors les Murs. Dedicated to his lover, the acrobat Abdallah Bentaga, The tightrope walker by Jean Genet is a long poem which exalts the artist “who risks his life to dazzle us“and the circus,”one of the last dangerous games with bullfighting and poetry“. To embody him on stage, Philippe Torreton takes on the role of the writer Jean Genet alongside the fildeférist Julien Posada, object of desire and fantasies, and the musician Boris Boublil. The latter establishes a subtle link between his two characters and a dramaturgy, made of angry riffs on the guitar to express the helplessness and revolt of the injured Abdallah, or conversely of Arabic and playful piano notes when he triumph.

At the opening of the piece, Philippe Torreton picks up a handful of sawdust from the ground which he throws into the air and which transforms into gold flakes. His gesture symbolizes the magic of the circus and art: sublimating reality, rising to beauty, such is Genet's philosophy. The play is full of staging ideas. The setting, an old circus where the ghosts of Fellini or Wim Wenders' acrobat hover, is superb. Death lurks there: the bed looks like a stretcher, the Abdallah/Julien Posada costume hanging on the wall is slashed with stab wounds like in a fairground act. However, Philippe Torreton chose to play a character the opposite of himself by playing Genet, the tormented and perverse writer with his lover. Without merit, Julien Posada is not the celestial, sparkling being described by Genet either. It's hard to believe in this hot couple. Despite these reservations, we must go to the Friche to listen to the dark and disturbing poetry of the Funambule, this flower of evil which speaks to us so much of our humanity.

Dates and times: from Thursday December 19 to Saturday December 21 at 8 p.m.

Lieu : in La Friche

Tariff: 10/38€

Official website: lestheatres.net

Adel Fugazi at Art Dû, Alisson Assandri at Garage, Bouba at the Old Port

An escape from everything we hear outside, like the outside hubbub, the news, the positions taken… This is how Adel Fugazi designed his show Pauseto find Saturday at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Art Dû (€20, lartdutheatre.fr). With his absurd and unifying universe, the man who always loved to make people laugh overcame his shyness by launching himself on stage after abandoning his university course. Since then, his artistic trajectory has continued to rise. After distinguishing himself in Montreux, he joined the Jamel Comedy Club troupe.

He will make his return to the Comédie Club Vieux-Port, where he had a full house last September to launch his first tour. Bouba, who became an actor in 2013 for The Lascars on Canal +, launched into stand-up barely a year ago. For his first show, he notably recounts his time in More beautiful life and his love story which inspired an idea: to write his show in nine months. Dubbed by Ahmed Sylla, the comedian will perform Saturday at 8 p.m. (€8.95 comedieclubvieuxport.com). On the Garage Comedy side, Alisson Assandri will also perform her first show, Sunday at 9 p.m. (€7 and takeout, garage-comedy.com). Titled Who is it ? Like the othersthis pure stand-up show addresses childhood, parental relationships and differences. Launched four years ago on the Marseille comedy scene, the actress has honed her skills step by step in preparation for this great premiere, for which she is counting on the support of the public.

A real

where we dance and have fun is offered by the Agence de Voyages Imaginaires, the fun and surprising artistic company, tomorrow evening at the Théâtre de La Criée. With mixed and well-known music, which mixes sixties rock'n'roll, Cuban rumba, musette waltz, Broadway swing, the show is hosted by a frenzied troupe of musician-actors. Their mission? Make the audience dance for two hours and get their shirts wet. Without complexes, in a warm and friendly atmosphere, everyone is invited to share, meet and dance. Entrance is free and there is a musical welcome from 7:30 p.m., without reservation. The company advises you to come early!

Dates and times: Friday December 20 at 8:30 p.m.

Lieu : La Criée Theater

Tariff: Free

Official website: https://theatre-lacriee.com/

Nostalgia for 90s RnB parties

Say My Name is Makeda's night to dive into old-school RnB vibes. From Blackstreet to Ciara, from Destiny's Child to Brandy, including Mary J. Blige, the DJs liven up the dancefloor for a pressure-free Friday night. Sets provided by DJ Thug Dance, DJ Soon and MC MRbenoitD. Friday from 10:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. at Makeda (5th). 10€. lemakeda.com

Techno all weekend at the Chapiteau

For techno lovers, head to the Chapiteau tomorrow and Saturday. The Earthquake evening will be held tomorrow, more focused on bass and breakbeats, while Saturday's Hors-sol edition provides a more electro trance program. Two evenings that will electrify the Chapiteau until 4 a.m. Tomorrow and Saturday at 10 p.m. at the Chapiteau (3rd). From €5.59 to €10.59. lechapiteau-marseille.fr

Swift Guad and Ol Zico: from Parisian rap to Molotov

Two for the price of one: Swift Guad, aka Narvalo, and Ol Zico share the stage at the Molotov on Saturday night. They collaborated musically this year with the album Orage released in November, their second joint opus. The alchemy of the two Parisian rappers, evident on record, continues on stage for an explosive show. Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at Molotov (6th). 15€, lemolotov.com