Pascale Marthine Tayou - Afrodiziak...aphrozidiaque...afrosisiaque, Crédits photo:VanzieleghemThen in October, there was the Les Nuits Blanches, a similar event, but so far mainly in Paris and surrounds, and an all-day-all-night fest of contemporary art in its every form. This was started in 2002 when a visionary deputy mayor of Paris proposed the idea to the then mayor, Bertrand Delanoë.
Jardins du château de Versailles: Crédits photo:Mairie de ParisMaking art available to everyone, using to its full extent the space the city itself provides, creating a moment in time when everyone can be in harmony. An unmitigated success, and this year, once again, people will be able to come to Paris and revel in the originality and creative spirit of a large and diverse array of artists.
And now I discover another event which is just as amazing! In Nantes, every year, for the last thirteen years, a music festival of such immense and awesome proportions as I have never seen, takes place over a period of five days -- and appropriately called La Folle Journée. It started on Wednesday 31 January and finishes on Sunday 4 February. So get there quickly -- or make a note NOW in your diaries for next year! That is what I intend to do!. The genius behind this event is a certain René Martin, who dreamed of introducing classical music to everyone! And no easy feat this could have been --- to persuade so many of the greatest names in music to come perform in a venue which is not always ideal, --- a large cavernous conference centre no less! -- and to perform 'in competition' with dozens of other 'big names' at the same time -- as the music recitals of every kind -- and lectures on musical issues, are happening in anything up to 15 different venues in the same building at any one time -- from the Salle Dostoievski which seats 1900 people, to the smallest room which seats no more then 20, to the entrance lobby where people literally stand cheek to jowl, or should I rather say shoulder to shoulder, joined at the hip -- whatever your choice of expression -- the result is still the same: more than 5000 people squashed and intimate, but maxing out on amazing world-class music!
The programme is diverse and range from string trios to full symphony orchestras, solo singers, capella to massive mixed choirs, speakers on music, musicians and related subjects -- but whatever is there, it is thanks to La Folle Journée, that classical music has now firmly planted its roots in the city of Nantes.
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