Danserien Sant Ke is the cercle de danse bretonne of Saint-Quay-Portrieux, and it opens its practice to the youngest beginners. The cercle’s own members lead the figures, so children pick up the steps from the people who perform them. It is held in the Salle le Celtic, where the cercle also holds its galette des rois. Admission costs nothing and places are held by reservation. The same cercle runs the Festival Eskemm.
Tag: beginner-friendly
Les secrets de la coquille Saint-Jacques, marinée et snackée
Chez Kabañ, a cooking studio in the village of Saint-Suliac on the Bords de Rance, hands its kitchen to seven cooks at a time. The scallop is the subject: a tartare de Saint-Jacques aux clémentines et kasha, then the shellfish seared in citrus butter beside farz noir. That buckwheat farz belongs to the Breton table, and the menu ends on le traditionnel gâteau breton. The studio cooks Kig Ha Farz and la cotriade bretonne on its other dates.
Les Théâtrales du Kreiz Breizh
Eight shows travel three communes of the Kreiz Breizh: Gouarec, Rostrenen and St Gilles Pligeaux. The programme is théâtre populaire, open to the amateur companies of the region, and comédie holds a settled place in it. One session, Attroupons-nous, hands a salle des fêtes to troupes of the Centre-Bretagne, who introduce themselves or play an extract of a creation in progress. Every aesthetic and every language is welcome there, at any stage.
Folk dance with Laurent Papon in La Châtre
Bourrée, polka, maraîchine, mazurka, chapeloise and rondeau make up this practical folk dance workshop in La Châtre. Laurent Papon guides participants through the steps and choreography. Dances for pairs, fours and groups offer different ways to join in, with cultural variations explored along the way. Everyone is welcome to learn, and an apéro Jam Trad follows the dancing.
Coat of Arms Workshop in Château-Renard
Créer ton blason is a heraldry workshop in Château-Renard, part of the Pas à Pages library’s heritage programme. The task is to create a personal coat of arms. The activity draws on the centuries-long use of blazons to identify a family or village. The workshop welcomes beginners and enthusiasts. Families and children can take part, with registration required.
AMI calligraphy for beginners
AMI’s calligraphy workshop introduces the history and practice of handwritten Latin scripts. The models range from Onciale and Foundational to Chancelière and the monks’ gothic Textura. After examining the tools, participants trace letters before making their own cards, poems or stories. Materials are supplied, and each participant keeps the nibs used during the session.
Millésimes à la Carte: Voyage en 1ers Crus
Millésimes à la Carte traces Burgundy through six Premiers Crus, served with gougères. The tasting moves between Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with wines from appellations including Pouilly-Fuissé, Meursault and Gevrey-Chambertin. Commentary explores the estates, their Climats and the character of the wines in a seated group limited to ten people. No previous wine knowledge is required.
Ar Boutoù Nevez Breton Dance Classes
Ar Boutoù Nevez introduces Breton dancing in Roscoff through classes for newcomers. The association began with four friends at the bar de la Marine, where its first lessons took place on the pétanque ground. Its Breton name means ‘new shoe’, and its history includes appearances at Gouel Rosko and the Fête de l’Oignon de Roscoff.
Kig Ha Farz Cooking Workshop in Saint-Suliac
Kig Ha Farz takes centre stage in a hands-on Saint-Suliac workshop led by a chef from northern Finistère, the dish’s home territory. Participants cook the broth, vegetables, pork and beef, then prepare both white farz and buckwheat-based black farz with the indispensable lipig sauce. The session ends around the shared meal, keeping the recipe’s Breton names, textures and communal character intact.
Kafé Breizh
Kafé Breizh is an informal Breton-language conversation gathering in Plouescat, welcoming fluent speakers, beginners and anyone returning to the language. Participants listen, talk and practise at their own pace, with conversation and mutual help shaping the session. The exchange keeps Breton in everyday use and turns a simple community meeting into a living expression of Finistère’s linguistic culture.