Cultural event of the summer, the Storytelling Festival offers a program of tales and storytellers who engage with the public in the middle and upper regions of the Azur coast.
From July 12th to August 2nd, this new edition promises once again to be full of surprises, including two major evenings dedicated to the Great War, as part of the centenary commemoration.
2014 Program from 9 PM:
Saturday, July 12: Opening of the Festival in Saint-Martin Vésubie (under the big tent)
Patrick TIMSIT: “Selection of readings”
Friday, July 18: La Colle-sur-Loup
Frédéric DIEFENTHAL: “Readings influenced by moods”
Saturday, July 19: Valberg
Emmanuelle BÉART: “Extraordinary stories” a selection of short texts
Friday, July 25: Gilette
Irène JACOB and Jérôme KIRCHER “Letters from my Windmill” by Alphonse Daudet, read by two voices
Saturday, July 26: Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
Christophe MALAVOY Special evening on the Great War “My Father, Soldier of 14-18” by and read by Christophe Malavoy
Friday, August 1: Contes
Clémentine CÉLARIÉ “The Invisible Collection” a story from “Fear” by Stefan Zweig
Saturday, August 2: Tourrette-Levens
Fanny COTTENÇON Special evening on the Great War Reading excerpts from great classics of literature related to the Great War: “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway, “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque, and “Journey to the End of the Night” by Céline,…
Additionally, in the late afternoon, talented storytellers from the department will enchant both young and old:
July 12: Sandrine Marneux in Saint Martin Vésubie
July 18: David Razon in La Colle-sur-Loup
July 19: David Razon in Valberg
July 25: Catherine Bouin in Gilette
July 26: Sandrine Marneux in Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
August 1: Catherine Bouin in Contes
August 2: Catherine Bouin in Tourrette-Levens