Magda Lena Gorska and Serge Tamas bring Trali-Vari to Amies Voix in Mondoubleau. Storytelling is accompanied by guitar and percussion. Their tales follow a tree that grows back after being cut and a young goat that was once a boy. The departmental media library presents this encounter with Slavic and Creole oral traditions. The performance welcomes audiences aged five and above.
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George Sand at the Bourges libraries
The Bourges library network marks George Sand through exhibitions, talks, storytelling, screenings and participatory activities. At Médiathèque Leïla Slimani, one of its venues, in the programme, an exhibition with works loaned by the Musée George Sand et de la Vallée Noire explores the writer’s literary, artistic and political legacy. Her independence and engagement with equality run through the display. The network’s other activities span its libraries; consult the programme for each venue.
Les 2 Lucioles : George Sand, une plume à soi
Les 2 Lucioles, a professional theatre company, turns George Sand’s correspondence into a staged reading. The chosen letters pass between the novelist and Musset, Michel de Bourges, Maurice Sand, Victor Hugo and Flaubert. The reading treats that correspondence as her major work, ahead of La Mare au Diable, Indiana and La petite Fadette. Berry is marking 150 years since the death of its Berrichonne writer, and Moulins-sur-Céphons takes its turn.
Beauce legends with Sandie Chapiseau
Sandie Chapiseau leads a nocturnal storytelling walk through Chartres. Dressed as a witch, she shares Beauce legends passed down through generations. The route follows the city’s narrow streets and the banks of the Eure. Mischievous devils, talking animals and buried treasures populate the tales. These popular stories bring the region’s oral traditions into the streets of Chartres.
Halloween au château des Comtes du Perche
The town of Nogent-le-Rotrou and its library bring a Halloween programme to the Château des Comtes du Perche. Families can explore the Mission Hôtel Dieu game booklet or join an escape game and outdoor laser tag. Storytelling sessions accompany the Super Chouette show and a puppet workshop, while a medieval play course and face painting add further activities around the castle.
Amies Voix : contes slaves et créoles à Villebarou
Magda Lena Gorska and Serge Tamas bring Trali-Vari to the village library as part of Amies Voix, the storytelling festival run by the Médiathèque départementale de Loir-et-Cher. Guitar and percussion carry Russian and Creole folktales. Audience members follow a tree that grows back as soon as it is cut down, a fawn who was once a boy and the song of a turtle. Families with children from five upwards are welcome, and seats are best reserved.
Clovis at Chartres? History and a Baptism Legend
Could Clovis’s conversion have followed a visit to Chartres? The Life of Bishop Solemnis tells that story, but the account was written long after the events it describes. This archaeological lecture examines how successive retellings shaped memory of the Frankish king, treating the proposed connection to Chartres as a historical question and a legend to investigate.
Jacques Cœur: Costumed Readings in Bourges
Volunteers from Les Amis de Jacques Cœur take on period dress to tell the story of the Bourges figure and his era. Their theatrical readings unfold beside the Nuits Lumières displays, adding spoken scenes to the visual setting. Costume, performance and historical narrative combine to bring a familiar name in Berry’s heritage into human focus.
Ramène ta pomme: Fruit Pressing and Family Activities
Ramène ta pomme turns apples, pears and quinces brought by participants into sterilised juice to take home. The CPIE Pays de Bourgogne pairs fruit pressing with land art, a music workshop led by Maïwenn Le Guyader and stories from Martine Forrer. Donkey activities, tree climbing and wooden games from the Autun Toy Library add to the programme; pressing slots require booking.