Gaëtan Delférière turns memories of being left out at school into Spécial, a solo comedy performed in Clermont-Ferrand. He builds his outsider persona around a mixed Belgian and French background, geek culture and the experience of never fitting in. Dark humour and absurdity shape his comic revenge on behalf of the children pushed to the margins of the playground.
Region: auvergne-rhone-alpes
Sois parfaite et t’es toi
In Sois parfaite et t’es toi !, a career-driven lawyer is transported into her grandmother’s past. Emmanuelle and Colette, now the same age, confront their different expectations of work, marriage and motherhood. In this Clermont-Ferrand comedy, Axelle Abela and Clara Thebaut combine dialogue, song and dance as the two women defend competing ideas of the ideal woman.
Roi de l’Oiseau Archery Final
An arrow through the bird-shaped target decides the King or Queen at the Roi de l’Oiseau archery final. The contest recalls the Papegai, a cloth bird once set atop a mast for Le Puy-en-Velay’s archers and arquebusiers. Its winner formerly held the royal title and privileges for a year. A Renaissance coronation ceremony accompanies the modern final.
La Chieuse et le Couillon in Clermont
Following her therapist’s advice, Virginie leaves city life for a camping holiday in La Chieuse et le Couillon. There she meets an entertainer who introduces her to life without wi-fi and to communal bathrooms. Alexandra Cholton and Philippe Souverville bring this clash of habits to Clermont-Ferrand in a play written by Philippe Souverville and Mathieu Olivier, with Souverville also directing.
On ne divorce plus in Clermont
Anna and Marc-André try increasingly unlikely ways to rescue their marriage in On ne divorce plus. Breaking familiar habits only leads the couple into fresh mistakes as they try to reconnect. Alexandra Cholton and Philippe Souverville perform the two-person comedy in Clermont-Ferrand; Philippe Souverville directs a script he wrote with Gabriel Francès.
Saint-Nectaire Market
Saint-Nectaire’s traditional market gathers local producers and craftspeople around products from the area. Shoppers can meet the people behind the stalls and browse both food and craft. Exploring the Romanesque church of Saint-Nectaire is another part of the invitation, alongside the market’s encounters with local makers.
Saint-Antoine Celestins Food and Flower Market in Lyon
Mythical market, impossible not to make a stop at this huge market at the weekend. A farandole of colours and a mixture of flavours, the stalls follow one another and do not look alike: fruit, vegetables, cheese, meat, bread, roast chickens, charcuterie..
Calf Market in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset
Weekly meeting between farmers and traders in the market hall where negotiations can be seen mezzanine’s vantage point. At 10 am the bell rings and the traders run to make sure they get the best calves! Itinerant and farmers’ market in the village
Exhibition in Le Puy-en-Velay: Gold Lace Artistry
Fragility at La Dentelle du Puy connects Sara Bran’s gold-lace work with Le Puy-en-Velay’s textile heritage. The exhibition treats lace as a living craft language, where metal thread, delicacy and natural forms meet in a reflection on beauty and vulnerability. It gives the city’s lace-making identity a contemporary voice while staying close to exceptional manual skill.
Picodon Train Exhibition in Dieulefit
The Petit train du Picodon is the subject of a permanent exhibition in Dieulefit. Old photographs and postcards show the railway line as it was recorded in the past. Documents relating to the train’s existence add to these historical views, while objects associated with the line are also brought together in the display.