Les Belles Heures des auteurs is the 4th edition of a festive event to explore today's dramatic writing. Artcena, the Festival d'Avignon, the Maison Jean Vilar, France Culture and their partners invite all audiences to explore the diversity of contemporary texts and spot new writing: unusual walks, singular forms, mystery readings, self-portraits, debates and special moments to meet the authors.
Fiesta - 11am
Story and object theatre by Gwendoline Soublin
All ages 8 and up
Directed by Fiona Chauvin, Olivier Letellier
Le Partage de midi - 12pm
Meet the authors of La Récolte 2024: Guillaume Cayet, Dominique Hollier (translator for Angus Cerini), Daniely Francisque, Mathilde Souchaud, Marie Vauzelle.
Hosted by Matthieu MevelWith Elise Blaché and Simon Grangeat - co-editors of La Récolte.
Fiesta - 2.30pm
Story and object theatre by Gwendoline SoublinAll ages 8 and up
Directed by Fiona Chauvin, Olivier Letellier
Je crée et je vous dis pourquoi - 1.30pm and 4.30pm
A feminine manifesto. An in situ journey under headphones, recounting the desire to create by several authors.
Texts by Gaëlle Bien Aimé, Marie Darah, Daniely Francisque, Halima Hamdane, Hala Moughanie, Emelyne Octavie Directed by Aurélie Van Den Daele
Fiesta - 5pm
Story and object theatre by Gwendoline Soublin
All ages 8 and up
Directed by Fiona Chauvin, Olivier Letellie
Genet, the author and his double - 5pm
With Alban Cerisier, Arthur Nauzyciel, Guillaume Poix
Moderated by Olivia Gesbert
To the author who changed my life - 7pm
Text by Guillaume Poix
Reading by third-year acting students from the ERACM apprentice training centre - École Régionale d'Acteurs de Cannes et Marseille,
Reading directed by Robin Renucci
Authors' Banquet - 8.30pm at the Mahabharata
A convivial, festive get-together for the pleasure of being together and imagining new adventures with authors. Followed by a literary DJ set.
Distribution
In partnership with AF&C/Festival Off, la BnF, La Criée - Théâtre national de Marseille, l'ERACM - École Régionale d'Acteurs de Cannes et Marseille, l'Institut français, la Nouvelle Revue française-Gallimard, la revue La Récolte, la SACD, Scènes d'enfance-ASSITEJ France, Télérama, le Théâtre National de Nice - Centre Dramatique National Nice Côte d'Azur, le Théâtre de l'Union - Centre dramatique national du Limousin, les Tréteaux de France - Centre dramatique national, and the publishing houses - Espace 34, Les Solitaires Intempestifs, Théâtrales.
With the complicity of the Festival Bookshop.
Technical support from Radio Radio.