As is traditional in autumn since 1996, the 17th edition of the Festival of Words and Books will take place from October 24 to 27, 2012.
A beautiful event, this “Festival of Words and Books,” which will take place from October 24 to 27, 2012, in Saint Laurent du Var…
An unmissable event for young story lovers…
Stories to watch, listen to, read, play, and share with the family!
For its 17th edition, the Festival offers 4 shows for children and a Childrenโs Book Fair featuring meetings and activities…
The program:
Wednesday, October 24 at 6 PM โ Thรฉรขtre Georges Brassens
Inaugural evening, meeting with the storytellers: Cie Alcantara (Emilie Atlan, Isabelle Bondiau-Moinet, and Sophie Sergio), Agnรจs Dumouchel, Claude Franceschi, Eric Frรจrejacques, Momar Gaye, Philippe Haudricourt, Nourhรจne Kelly, and musician David Faure-Brac, Annie Laligant, Aly MโBaye, Ludmila Perzinski, Isabelle Pozzi, and David Razon.
Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM โ in the 19 schools and 2 colleges
School Interventions: A special moment for children attending school in Saint-Laurent-du-Var. Each class will welcome a book artist and explore the mysteries of creation through writing and illustration workshops centered around a piece of work or a tale, and interviews prepared with teachers.
Thursday, October 25 at 6 PM โ Thรฉรขtre Georges Brassens
“The Enchanted Toys” – Musical and visual show by Collectif Main d’ลuvre
Friday, October 26 at 6 PM โ Thรฉรขtre Georges Brassens
“Ernest and Clementine have lost Simeon” โ Puppet show by the Company 1, 2, 3 Soleil, based on the book by Gabrielle Vincent โ Ed. Casterman
Saturday, October 27 from 9 AM to 5:30 PM โ Salle Roger Ferriรจre โ Esplanade du Levant
Day of meetings, book signings with invited artists, and all-day animation Comic creation workshops on flipchart “And hop… let’s sketch” with the Mรฉditerranice Comic School.
10:30 AM: Award ceremony for children who participated in writing workshops during the 2011-2012 school year
11:30 AM: Celebration cocktail for the 17th Festival of Words and Books, presided by Henri Revel, Mayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Var, and Michรจle Voisin, Deputy for Cultural Affairs. This cocktail will be animated by the students of the theater class of the Municipal Conservatory under the direction of Annie Ambroise.
from 2 PM to 4:30 PM Game animations “Stroll through the land of books”
Literary game for children aged 3 to 10, created by the Documentation Center Libraries animators. Drawing of 10 winners at 5 PM. The winners will choose a book from those of the invited artists.
4 PM “My Encounter with the Universe”
Award ceremony for the winners of the writing contest in correspondence style.
6 PM โ Thรฉรขtre Georges Brassens: “My Little Mermaid”
Musical tale by the Company A little voice told me
