Tag: gascon-tradition

  • Journées du patrimoine – Eglise de Capbis

    Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget becomes the setting for Journées du patrimoine – Eglise de Capbis, with Gascon tradition guiding the experience. Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget sees dance and exhibitions gathered into one programme. The regional-language thread gives the event a local voice and keeps the focus on living tradition. The event’s format gives Gascon tradition a visible public shape.

  • Guinguette La Joyeuse, atelier danse Gasconne: Local Making

    La Bastide-Clairence hosts Guinguette La Joyeuse, atelier danse Gasconne, where Gascon tradition shapes the town gathering. The event offers a fun-filled evening and (re)The visit covers Gascon dances. Its interest lies in treating local speech, dance or song as material for a public gathering. Gascon tradition gives the visit a reason to exist beyond general entertainment.

  • Rendez-vous au Quillier in Saint-Julien-d’Armagnac

    In Saint-Julien-d’Armagnac, Rendez-vous au Quillier works as a concert shaped by local landscape. If you listen carefully, you’ll notice that in dedicated areas known as “quillers” or “plantiers”, the pins collide. 3 in front, 3 behind, the players throw the mallet to leave just one pin standing, and the combinations used to achieve this have the names of birds.

  • Bois en fête in Noguères: Makers And Local Goods

    Bois en fête sets woodcraft in motion across Noguères. Woodworking trades will take center stage, from sawyers to carpenters, woodcarvers, cabinetmakers, and woodturners, as well as chair caners and upholsterers, all in a traditional Gascon atmosphere. Lectures on forestry and the history of Béarn furniture. Its interest lies in treating local speech, dance or song as material for a public gathering.