Racks with a multitude of costumes drying, a piano that has taken on water, agents coming and going… At La Maison in Nevers, we are filling in the traces of the flood. Jean-Luc Revol, director, tries to measure the damage.
“Okay, today I’m better. When yesterday (Thursday November 28)I opened the costume designer's door, I didn't know what to expect,” says the director of the Maison de la culture, Jean-Luc Revol.
For some time to come, La Maison will carry with it the scars of the flood, which occurred during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Two meters of water following a burst pipe flowed into the basements
“It is due to the rupture of the joint of a major emergency pipe. It is a system with enormous pressure. If the building catches fire, it goes off. We started from below. We made a repair some time ago, it must have changed a little something,” relates Jean-Luc Revol.
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350 suits to dry
2 meters of water underground is a lot. Waterspouts that fell on quantities of costumes, traces of the shows, which here and there enlivened the cultural scenes. Jean-Luc Revol does the accounts. Between his company, the Théâtre du Caramel fou, and that of Olivier Broda from the Théâtre du Temps Pluriel, there are around 350 costumes. Today, they dry carefully on huge racks, stored next to each other on the plateau where they were repatriated, saved from the water.
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Questions, fears, doubts… It's been a bit of a storm in the last few hours for the teams.
What needs to change? Not to change? What will insurance cover? We didn't need that. We are already waiting for the budget cuts.
Jean-Luc Revol is crossing his fingers for a reopening and a resumption of shows in January. Tuesday January 21 will be the premiere of the new creation from the Fouic company (associated with La Maison).
“We’re waiting. We can only wait from day to day to find out what happens. Fortunately, the Nevers metropolitan area is working hard to get it reopened as quickly as possible. »
“If hemp has to be replaced, it is very expensive. »
Tuesday, December 3 is a big deadline for the coming days of La Maison. “We have the company that comes to see behind the scenes. This will define everything for the future. » The director of La Maison is a little afraid about the state of the hemps who handle the poles. “If they have to be replaced, it’s very expensive. »
Shows scheduled until the end of December are canceled. “And as luck would have it, they were all full. » The director of La Maison discusses the arrival of Roberto Fonseca, scheduled for Thursday November 28. “It was the French turner who managed it. We cancel knowing that we still pay the cost of the show except that we have zero revenue. »
The 2025/2026 program is almost complete
Jean-Luc Revol has decided not to reschedule these artists. This makes him think of bad memories of the covid period. The main reason which dictated its choice is above all that the 2025/2026 program is almost complete.
Words that augur delicious hours immersed in artistic discoveries.
Gwénola Champalaune
Photos Pierre Destrade
Video Lara Payet