Politics is not just a matter for professionals. Politics is the everyday encounter of all citizens, the sharing of ideas, knowledge, and differences.
To promote this mixing, the Chapiteaux of the collective Aux Urnes ETC… will be set up in Nice, under the eucalyptus trees of Parc Auvare, from Thursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31, 2007.
Three days of dialogues, exhibitions, creations, and meetings, focusing on topics such as globalization, the environment, social policies, freedom of information, solidarity, and the sharing of knowledge and skills. Also, three days of festive spirit, with music and encounters with all forms of expression for an artistic mix.
As the presidential and legislative elections approach, artists, technicians, community activists, and citizens of the world plan to make their voices heard by participating in this political festival.
Friday, March 30, 2007
(from 5 PM to 9 PM under the 300)
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Afternoon for high school students: screening/discussions “Island of Flowers,” introduction to voting, pilo initiation, exploration of the city through the Nice language and culture.
5:00 PM: Screenings/debates: “cyber democracy and electronic voting”
What images of the world do the new media offer us? Featuring Vincent Thomas and Denis Pansu from the New Generation Internet Federation.
7:30 PM: Citizen Cabaret: Artistic encounters around a chat apéro.
Featuring appearances by Luc Martinez, Frédéric Alemany (multimedia), Serge Pesce (musician), Benoit Seyrat (musician), Sardine (visual artist, actress)
9:00 PM: Hurlements d’Léo (www.hurlements.com)
At the confluence of java, acoustic rock, and Eastern European music, HDL sing along with guitar, violin, accordion, trombone, drums, double bass, trumpet, saxophone, and piano sharing the stage.
Ministère des Affaires Populaires (festive popular rap) (www.map-site.fr)
MAP features two MCs, violin, accordion, and machines. They lay their lyrics over sounds from Oriental to Gypsy to musette. Their politically engaged texts are set to festive and warm music.
In Vrac (lyrical songs):
Accordions, guitars, percussion, violin, flute, sax, and vocals for festive and heartfelt lyrics.
End of the evening Videomaton
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Starting at 10:30 AM: “consume differently”
11 AM to 6 PM: Pilo match and initiation: An opportunity to (re)discover this Nice game or to compete in teams of 2.
Continuously from 11 AM to 6 PM: Exchange of odds and ends, community stands, local producers’ stands, and craft market.
12 PM: Shared apéro/meal (bring your own) with “Les Fanfarons des Diables Bleus”
2 PM to 4 PM: Roundtable discussions and workshops
Intermittence: Are social rights for artists a luxury?
Organic production: why choose another local production.
The environment: Fight in the Roya valley against the establishment of a technical waste landfill
Free software: An alternative to Microsoft, presentation and discussion
Writing workshop, paper creation workshop, expression wall, Graph performance by the association la Gamelle (continuous over the 3 days)
ALL THESE ACTIVITIES ARE OUTDOORS. IN CASE OF RAIN, PILOU, BRIC AND BROC EXCHANGE CANCELED!
(Under the 300-seat tent theater improv match cultural debate and social link), jukurparvati, and citizen cabaret)
2 PM: Theater Company Tapenade (6 actors, workers in CAT of Vence) performs a work by Karl Valentin
These Ladies and Gentlemen “everyone” act as mirrors to those who watch them. They explain the relationship between placidity, silliness, and joy of life.
3 PM: Dance Company Antipode “Escale” – A duo of dance theatre for a meeting during a waltz.
3:30 PM: Creation performed by the theater workshop Grain de Sable/CAT Epis “The God Child of Melquiot”
Khalifa, a kid from Dakar, arrives straight to heaven and finds out God has left, he has decided to do theater and no one knows where the keys that open the doors of paradise are.
4:30 PM: Discussion “Culture and social link” To find out the participants, visit the Blog 06.
6 PM: jukurparvati >> musical fusion, didgeridoo, tablas, Peul flute, Hang, and vocals.
6:30 PM: Theatrical improvisation match with the CLAJ troupe.
Two teams, subjects drawn at random (and chosen by you), 3 minutes to think and 2 minutes to play each in turn.
7:30 PM: citizen cabaret
Carte blanche to Johanna Piraino songs, theater, video, with Thierry Lagalla, Aurélie Peglion, and Christel Giumelli … for interactive performances!
9 PM: Concerts
Mélonious Quartet, Mandolin Quartet (www.meloniousquartet.com)
Mélonious Quartet shatters clichés about the mandolin, propelling it into a repertoire ranging from Poulenc to Zappa and from Brazilian choro to Mediterranean music.
Lo cor de la plana, dance polyphony (www.myspace.com/locordelaplana)
(say “lou couar dé la plane”) Six thrilling singers, accompanied by percussion (bendirs and tamburello) and stomping feet and clapping hands for a collective ecstatic rise.
Videomaton: It’s a booth where anyone who wishes can come and answer a specific question. Each evening, as part of the concerts, a montage of these interventions at the video booth will be shown.
