City center | Starting at 1 PM – Free
THE CARNAVALINA. It’s the Carnival virus, a virus that spreads joy, smiles, treats, and floral scents, making you want to celebrate.
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One foot in tradition, the other in provocation… A troupe of gleaming drums sows a whirlwind of madness in its rhythmic path. Deep and powerful beats that make hearts race and align spirits. A smooth or strident call that opens ears and awakens passion. A repetitive, staccato pulse that takes you by the hand and never lets go.
Since the dawn of time, people from all over have resonated with the sound of the drum. They are filled with hope, carry stories, and only vibrate at the threshold of passion.
The Drum Show is a musical street parade with powerful sounds, combining the roots of the famous French Drum with percussive traditions from around the world. … Rolling…
A gigantic mechanical toy, this large bird moves through the streets, coming to life through the actions of its operators. It extends its long neck and peeks into the windows of buildings.
Close to the ground, it observes the public around it and then launches into a dance that turns the street into the stage of an impromptu ballet.
The rhythmic and amplified sounds of the mechanics blend with the bird’s song, contributing to the created soundscape.
The stylized construction of the structure reveals its inner workings, highlighting the anatomical movement that brings the puppet to life.
The manipulation of this visible mechanism transports one into the world of animated toys.
The flamingo fits into the urban landscape as a poetic inscription and takes the public on an imaginary migration.
This group of friends has chosen to embrace eccentricity by uniquely blending retro-futuristic (or steampunk) fashion with Brazilian rhythms. The Very Insolent Percussions, a group of about twenty percussionists, are explorers of music and enthusiasts of varied, lively rhythms: traditional Brazilian, samba reggae, carioca, samba afro, and even funk or rock beats. Let yourself be swept away by their energetic and whirlwind street performance, and join the exhilarating journey offered by these lively, wild, and eccentric party-makers.
Deep within the oceans lie worlds whose existence we barely suspect.
Worlds inhabited by mysterious creatures. Strange shapes! Unexpected colors!
With us, dive into a luminous and fantastical world. Listen to the soft music of silence and see these graceful mermaids in their iridescent bubble, see these flying jellyfish with their long, dancing tails. See these elegant fish.
With us, dive into Aquatica and discover the people of the abyss!
Larger-than-life fish that are driven with a great deal of imagination and whimsy, visible through gears, chains, and cogwheels. Half fish, half machine; as Jules Verne might have predicted and described in his time.
With a lot of humor, the three colorful fish are led by the stern captain, the punctual cartographer, and the mischievous cook.
magine four whimsical seahorses invading your streets…
Flexible, they can pass anywhere and seem to dance together.
With grace, they begin a grand, majestic ball, symbolizing the luck and protection they represented in ancient Greece.
Two stilt walkers with green and blue scales lead the way, amidst a flow of bubbles, light, and artifice.
A roaming show inspired by the depths of the vastest oceans, from those unexplored realms where legends are born. This creation features Naya (a stilt-walking actress), one of the sovereigns of the deep, setting out to discover a world unknown to her. Driven by her thirst for adventure and curiosity, the Lady of the Deep, accompanied by her royal delegation—generals of the abyss (performers on pneumatic rebound stilts) and “wave” artists (musicians and circus performers)—will come close to the people above to exchange customs, share tales and legends, and deliver a message of peace, understanding, and generosity.
Dive into childhood memories with “Bubble”!
Inspired by Franco-Belgian comics, the adventures of “BULLE” are breathtaking. A dive into the strange world of a diver searching for a rare pearl.
In the Aquarium City, it’s the dance of the jellyfish, whales, sharks, and other octopuses. The hip-hop dancing penguins try to captivate a diva-like octopus. The walrus sailor sends messages to laughing seagulls… but where is the captain?!
The procession grows with each encounter. A mermaid informs the captain; they must stay on course. The sailors, like acrobats, are at work, but where are they all going?
To the grand ball! They are all heading to the grand ball: the nuptial dance of the jellyfish is about to begin.
The PourKoaPas offer an original and percussive street performance, both day and night.
In this “recyclable” show, the PourKoaPas play with musical instruments entirely created from recycled materials and waste from our trash bins.
Through a sonic and musical exploration, the PourKoaPas invite you to discover their world of upcycling! Fighting against waste and overconsumption, the troupe raises awareness about the alternatives that recycling offers.
Five peculiar characters give a second, musical life to everyday objects.
The “De-Constipation Brigade,” sworn in by Mother Nature herself, deploys in your city. Rejecting overconsumption and waste, they make us reflect on the alternatives that upcycling provides—through melodies, songs, and rhythms. Their repertoire consists of a series of pastiches, jingles, evocative refrains, and vibrant beats. More than just “object repurposing,” it is a true musical flea market advocating for eco-consciousness. By combating waste and overconsumption, the troupe inspires us to reconsider the possibilities of recycling.
A walkabout show that, without a single word, will speak to you about the improbable and the incongruous, about shyness mixed with curiosity, about the desire to go unnoticed when you are too conspicuous, about the famous “group effect,” about the loneliness of being separated from your own, and about so many other things…
A pathetic and hilarious walkabout, as surprising as it is unusual, The Crazy Penguin Show will rekindle in each of us the buried desire to one day be… an Emperor!
Shows designed for the street, based on life-sized toys, where poetry and machinery are supported by the absurd yet deeply human play of the characters.
The Scuba Autobianchi car is a remote-controlled aquarium, built into a revisited Autobianchi car, a mobile and interactive installation, it is “A street phenomenon for surprised and amazed spectators”!
The Commando equips itself with diving gear, puts on fins and a snorkel, checks the tire pressure of its mobile bathtub and all-terrain shower, and sets off to explore the city. A fan of Tino Rossi and with a pronounced taste for dance, it amazes young and old, makes even the most skeptical laugh, and surprises when it finds itself swimming above the public, climbing buildings and urban furniture in search of rare pearls and other treasures.
After dazzling the world and making the whole earth dance, from Las Vegas to Honolulu and from Macao to Dunkirk, Pat’Mouille & his Mouillettes are back for a second opus: “The FUNKY-GROOVE Session”!
New music, new choreographies, new costumes, new sets… everything is new in this musical show that will make your legs tremble and your knees twist, everything except… that irresistible desire to make the groove rise deep within your souls and when the music is good, they give themselves completely…
So move, swing, twist, do whatever you want with your feet. Have fun, whether you’re wise or crazy, that’s the main thing after all, and who cares about the rest!
Actor and icon of Parisian nights, Nicolas Ullmann has brought back to the nightlife world the Rock’N’Roll madness that had been missing for too long. Equally talented in music and acting, he knows how to spice up his sets with the most improbable exotic gems, film music, jazz, soul, solar swing, the genealogical tree of rock, his favorite material, offbeat covers, crooners, easy listening, third-type bossa nova… and karaoke!
