Revelations, episode 5, Groupe F au Château d’If
An hypnotic midnight vision of the Chateau d’If, whose enormous walls were home to Edmond Dantes, the mythic Monte-Cristo count, now taken over by Group F and their spectacular show, Revelations, part of a series running throughout the year in Marseille and Provence, as part of MP2013 We arrive on the boat to see the...
Quartiers d’été, L’institut Culturel Bernard Magrez @ Les Roches Brunes, Dinard
Always a pleasure to view an exhibition in this mythic landmark of Dinard But nothing beats the view from the terrace
Chucho Valdes 7tet, FJ5C, Palais Longchamps
Cuban evening at Palais Longchamps, we are sitted on thick mats on the floor in front of the scene and end up lavishly laying down..
Paolo Fresu 4tet, Festival de Jazz des Cinq Continents (FJ5C), opening concert, J4
Some pics of the free opening concert of the 5 Continents Jazz Festival, this year at the J4 esplanade, in front of the Mucem, magic location.. In the background, the digue du large installation
Rencontres Arles Photographie 2013: Arles in Black
The « Rencontres » d’Arles photographie run since 1970. They showcase famous or yet unknown photographers in different parts of taown, mainly historic buildings: desacralised churches, cloister, abandoned industrial sites sometimes only open their doors to this manifestation. This years « Rencontres » were (mainly) black and white. Amongst the wide offer that I had the chance to visualise,...
Festiva MIMI: Hôpital Caroline, Frioul
Yet another incongouus experience with the festival MIMI in the ruins of the Hospital Caroline, at the top of one of the hills of the Frioul Island. It was used as a quarantine spot until WWII, when it was bombed and subsequently abandoned. It all starts with the shuttle from the Vieux Port Another...
Marseille Rock Island festival
Played in the incredible setting of the fort d’Entrecasteaux dominating the Vieux port’s entrance, it’s definitely not one to miss if you like electro After the festival, a little stroll round the harbour admiring the Mucem by night..
Fort St Jean
The Fort St Jean is the XVIIth century fortress guarding the entrance of Marseille’s harbour. Unlike it’s neighbour, the fort St Nicolas on the south bank of the harbour, it has been closed to the public for several years, so it’s reopening is a blessing. Even well before the MUCEM’s inauguration, the promenade at the foot...
Opening of the Mucem
Just had to be amongst the first lucky people to get in after the preview week-end in January… so here am I, on friday june 7th, 9 am…. and the Mucem kept all of it’s promises: it’s totally glorious in the sun, as it embraces the blues of the sea and the skies between it’s...
Transhumance: bivouac a Istres, Cavaliers Butteri de Maremme
The TransHumance, a massive and poetic event including hundreds of sheep, horses, cows…and humans who are crossing the Camargue and hills of southern Provence to finally meet in Marseille, on sunday June 9th. On the way they are stopping for bivouacs here and there. As we unfortunately (damned !!!) won’t be in Marseille on the...
Samuel Bekett, Oh les beaux jours au Theatre Nono
An evening at the « Theatre Nono » is always an out of the ordinary experience… here we are all quite happily reclining on sun loungers: it helped us getting through some of the toughest parts of Beckett’s piece…with a few snores heard here and there, it was all in all a relaxed evening! It seems Serge...
Mon île de Montmajour, by Christian Lacroix
Mon île de Montmajour, an awesome location and sublime production by Christian Lacroix, running now until November 3, do not miss it !!