Les Cris poétiques
 (Poetry)

Les Cris poétiques: an open stage for contemporary poetry

Since May 2005, in close collaboration with Jean de Breyne, poet and founder of the contemporary art and literature review “Galerie l’Ollave“, Les Cris poétiques give voice to poets who read texts (often their own) on stage.

Les Cris poétiques invite contemporary poets, speaking both in writing and orally, at the crossroads of the arts: poetic and scenic writing, performance, video, sound experimentation and object poetry. They carry a poetry that, without renouncing the timeless, is grounded in its time, written and spoken every day language.

Florence Pazzottu, a poet living in Marseille, joined Les Cris poétiques in 2015. This renewed collaboration projects the event into new ambitions, such as the creation of residencies of authors.

A partnership with the public library of Apt médiathèque La Halle aux Grains aims to the constitution of a unique contemporary poetry fund in Pays d’Apt-Luberon.

 

2005-2019: poets on stage during 30 Cris poétiques

Jacques Ancet, Amandine André, Alin Anseeuw, Giney Ayme, Luc Baba (Belgique), Alain Badiou, Hervé Bauer, Serge Bec, Patrick Beurard-Valdoye (+ 1 hors-série), Julien Blaine, Béatrice Bonhomme, Guillaume Boppe, Jean de Breyne, Mathias de Breyne, Hervé Brunaux, Marina Cedro (Argentine), David Christoffel, Roger Dextre, Patrick Dubost, Marc Dumas, Michel Foissier, Denis Frajerman, Bruno Geneste, Liliane Giraudon, Jean-Marie Gleize, Fred Griot, Laurent Guenat (Suisse), Frédérique Guétat-Liviani, Claude Held, Joël Hubaut, Andrea Iacovella, Anne-Marie Jeanjean, Françoise Johnen (Belgique), Charles Juliet, Nina Kibuanda (Kinshasa), Emmanuel Laugier, Sabine Macher, Gregorio Manzur (Argentine), Dominique Massaut (Belgique), Jacqueline Merville, Michèle Métail, Yvan Mignot, Catherine Monin, Bernard Noël, Maxime-Hortense Pascal, Florence Pazzottu, Juliette Penblanc, Virginie Poitrasson, Christian Prigent, Germain Roesz, Caroline Sagot Duvauroux, Annie Salager, Esther Salmona, Hélène Sanguinetti, Sacha Steurer, Lucien Suel, Jean-Marc Templeraud, Vincent Tholomé (Belgique), André Ughetto, Bernard Vargaftig, Véronique Vassiliou, Jean-Pierre Verheggen (Belgique), Jean-Jacques Viton

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Artistic Residencies

photo collectif milieu de terrain | résidence “Dénivelé”

Artistic residencies and companionship: Vélo Théâtre supports production, research and artistic experimentation

A residence at Vélo Théâtre consists in housing an artist or a company for at least 2 weeks, providing various means depending on the project. Residents benefit from the place in working order, technical support, accommodation and financial assistance for the duration of the stay, the amount of which is set according to annual budgets. The Vélo Théâtre team brings its artistic and administrative expertise, acquired through its experience as a company and a venue for shows. Residencies (on average 13 per year) are open to professional artists alone or as a company (local, national or international). Vélo Théâtre considers productions and artists who share the same philosophy. The proximity that Vélo Théâtre has with the inhabitants enables exchanges during open rehearsals, as well as participative experiences with the spectators or presentation of work in progress.

Contact: 

Vélo Théâtre Artistic direction artistique@velotheatre.com

Estimated schedule of 2023-2024 residencies:

September 4-13 > Compagnie Marinette Dozeville (Grand Est) “C’est comme ça que don Quichotte décida de sauver le monde” Acte I
September 28th – October 5th > Compagnie Atelier de papier (Pays de la Loire) “360° à l’écoute des sols”
October 16-21 > Compagnie Vélo Théâtre (Sud) “Une poignée de gens… Quelque chose qui ressemble au bonheur”
October 30th – November 5th > Compagnie Vélo Théâtre (Sud) “La fugacité des choses”

The Vélo Théâtre is also among the eight companies commissioned for the companionship (LCMC) puppet object theater by the Ministry of Culture in France, thus offering a national network of exchanges and allowing circulation of artists-companions. Within the framework of a three-year agreement, this kind of long term support, without limiting itself to performing the production of a new show, deals with the whole development of the artist’s practice. The purpose of the companionship is to help young artists to improve their creative and writing skills, providing them with a space, allowing them to experiment, to test and confront the public. This initiative is primarily designed for individual artists or companies working in the field of object and puppet theater, in a spirit of openness and crossover with other artistic languages. At most, two artists or companies can be supported for a period of three years.

Artists-Companions:

Rafi Martin / since 2022
Clément Montagnier / TAC TAC / 2017-2019
Yvan Corbineau / Collectif Le 7 au soir /2014-2017
Groupe n+1 / Les ateliers du spectacle / 2011-2014
Elise Vigneron / Théâtre de l’entrouvert / 2009-2011

 

 

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