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Le Festival Theatre is a theatrical space created for Brest 2024. Centre stage will be Le Fourneau, France’s national centre for performance arts and Public Space at the very heart of the festivities.

The Festival’s organisation team carefully and skilfully crafts a blend of arts and sciences through a series of original and engaging creations. Designed to appeal to a wide audience, the shows will be put on every day at 17:00 hours, most of which will be followed by a discussion between the artistic teams and the visitors.

Sonar Tapes

François Joncour and its musicians will perform a concert recorded at the CNRS’ sound and submarine research

Fri. 12/07 | 17h

Ils remontent le temps

Le Théâtre du Grain in Brest, will give a conference concert and invite the public aboard an oceanographic vessel in the Southern Ocean

Sat. 13/07 | 17h

Le monde du silence gueule

The oceans’ inhabitants will be given free expression on a funny family stand-up platform created by Julia Duchaussoy

Sun. 14/07 & Mon. 15/07 | 17h - 18h10

Seascape

A concert-mediation will tackle the issue of the pollution of the sea bed

Tue. 16/07 | 17h

Glaz

La compagnie Paule will offer an immersive theatre show... aboard sailboats in the Marina du Château

Wed. 17/07

Heol

Creation of a live fresco about Commandant Malbert and his crew

Meet artist Heol on Quai Malbert

Tue. 16/07

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Cinema time in a green setting looking out over the sea every evening at 21:00 hours.

Côte Ouest, organizer of the Brest Short Film Festival, has designed a program aimed at family audiences, in association with the Brest Surf Film Festival, Cinémathèque de Bretagne, Paris Brest Productions, Zoom Bretagne and INA.

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Fri. 12/07

Opening night

Theme : Once upon a time there was a little boat


21h :

Morvac'h le cheval des mers, de David Boisseaux-Chical

21h30 :

Boats of yesterday and today

with the Cinémathèque de Bretagne

Sat. 13/07

2 short film programs to share with the family

Theme : Focus on our shores


21h :

Lighthouses and beacons

22h :

Shores and shells

with Zoom Bretagne

Sun. 14/07

2 short film programs to share with the family

Thématique : Up and at ‘em !


20h :

Peoples of the Ocean

21h :

Pirates and Captains

Mon. 15/07

2 short film programs at the heart of our archives

Theme : Memoirs of Brittany


21h :

Brest lyrics and images (archive selection composed by INA)

21h45 :

Mission E-Ty by Marie Hélia

With INA, Zoom Bretagne, la Cinémathèque de Bretagne, and Paris Brest Productions

Tue. 16/07

2 short film programs to surf the wave

Theme : Preserving the Ocean


21h :

Planet Ocean, plastic planet

21h45 :

Un programme by Brest Surf Film Festival

with the Brest Surf Film Festival

Wed. 17/07

Closing night

Theme : Brest, maritime city


21h :

Recouvrance, by Jean Lazennec (archive footage, short film)

21h15 :

Remorques, by Jean Gremillon (long métrage)

with the Cinémathèque de Bretagne

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For this 8th edition of the Festival there is a strong desire to offer unique and profound nocturnal spectacles in Brest.
As such, this offer will go beyond the traditional Bastille Day firework display with a series of modern, innovative shows to punctuate Brest by night.

Opening night

The opening night will be a first for Brest in the 5th basin : an oceanic-themed airshow lit up by hundreds of drones sur le thème des océans

It is a representation offered up by the port’s traders

Fri. 12/07 - 23:00

A spectacular history of the port

Video mapping will take over the Grand Large building and enable the public to get involved in the spectacular history of the port

Sat. 13/07 | Mon. 15/07 | Tue. 16/07 - 23:00

Fireworks

No maritime festival without fireworks ! It will be pulled from the south dike and will shine the harbor under a sky of light

Sun. 14/07 - 23:00

Closing concert

As the final bouquet of the Holidays, Yann Tiersen will accompany in music and live the great night closing parade, from the deck of a boat

Wed. 17/07 - 23:00

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Ligne de front show

By Paul Bloas and Serge Teyssot-Gay | Chantier du Guip
The painter creates two characters, giants on wood, fed by the musician’s guitar. For an hour, these improvisations and electric paintings are influenced, questioned and answered in a soundscape and drawn, painted and dreamed.

Everyday 19h

Brass band day

With 160 musicians

The "apéro des fanfares" at the heart of the festival, on the Atlantic stopover

Wed. 17/07 | 18h

Distro

By C'hoari | Atlantic stopover
There is but one step between the bistro and traditional dancing. The dancers take inspiration from the popular bar ambiance embodied by the Irish pubs and the Breton taverns.

From Fri. 12/07 at Mon. 15/07 | 11h

Breakdancing conference

By La fierté des nôtres | Olympic Village
A showcase for Breakdancing, a new discipline for the Olympic Games and a fine opportunity for visitors to plunge into this universe with introductory sessions surrounded by enthusiasts.

Everyday | 19h à 20h45

Theatrical singing show

By De la Plage au Jardin | Aboard a boat open to visitors
45 local musicians and comedians get aboard a boat in a special creation at the Maritime Festival, in what is an unprecedented programme! Duration: 3 x 15-minute sessions.

Sat. 13 and Sun. 14/07 | 14h to 18h

Special creation – Bastille day

The Lann-Bihoué Bagad (Breton pipe band) and Music by the French Navy | Kids' Village

Two of the French Navy’s music groups will come together for a colourful concert combining their respective universes. The combination of the traditional tones of the Breton bagpipe and the bombarde, blended with those of the wind and percussion instruments of the Orchestre d’Harmonie, will sweep you up in an unsuspected and unexpected musical soundscape coloured by a spirit of sharing and friendship.
A unique musical interlude that simply must not be missed !

Sun. 14/07 | 17h30 to 18h30

Galerie iD Pod

Jean-Christophe Podeur | Quai Malbert
An exhibition of works by Breton artists, works of art are created live with the following artists :
Pod, Nibor, Gwendal Lemercier, Pakone, Pierrick Citharel, Olivier De March, Alain Carpentier, Gildas Java, Wen2, Audrey Et Loic Moyou

Everyday

Bigouden Light

By Anime tes rêves | Quai de la douane
Bigouden Light is a show made up of seven scenes. Inspired by the life of the women of Brittany, the artists link together choreographies in completely luminescent costumes, inviting you on a journey beneath the stars.

From Fri. 12/07 at Mon. 15/07 | 23:45 à 00:30

L'idole des grandes houles

By la toute petite compagnie | Kids' Village

A walkabout with Tabarly in all his glory, for all audiences. A genuine guided tour of the family through the life of the famous sailor, as well as a district, a park, a public or a private space. This street show takes the public on a journey where fiction and historical facts intertwine and respond to one another.

Everyday

Maison Feu

By Xav to Yilo | Pointe de la Rose
An original Circassian musical score paying tribute to lighthouse keepers.
“Wisdom dictates that fools guard lighthouses because they’re the only ones capable of guiding the world.”
Five characters filled with their own strangeness invite us into their lives, a shared and perfectly ordered routine, yet one where the imagination can run wild.

From Mon. 15/07 to Wed. 17/07 | 18h at 19h

Theatrical improvisation

By À Petits Pas |Fun and frolics around the queues for the boats
For the Brest International Maritime Festival, Leonor Canales is keen to develop a light, dynamic, clownish, poetic and playful form with a troop of amateur comedians and three professional comedians. A multicoloured journey through sound, which aims to sprinkle festivalgoers with a ‘ripple of words’ designed to awaken the ears like a joyful wave that ‘comes and goes’, leaving in its wake a desire to discover the stories of the sea, the pirates and the boats that make up the rich tapestry of Brest’s history !

Du Sat. 13 to Tue. 16 juillet | 14h to 17h

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Beyond the walls

Brest au rdv

Brest front and centre

Les Ateliers des Capucins

The Parvis

Mediterranean Stopover & City tourism Village

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Wednesday, July 17

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Mediterranean Stopover
City tourism Village

The Parvis

Stopover English Channel and Celtic Sea & Atlantic Stopover

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Tuesday, July 16

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Stopover English Channel and Celtic Sea
Atlantic Stopover

The Parvis

Protection of the ocean Village & Maritime heritage Village

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Monday July 15th

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Maritime heritage Village
Protection of the ocean Village

The Parvis

Sea rescue and the french state’s action at sea Village

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Sunday, July 14th

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Sea rescue and the french state’s action at sea Village

The Parvis

Polar Stopover & Pacific Stopover

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Saturday 13th July

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Polar Stopover
Pacific Stopover

The Parvis

Olympic Village

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Friday, July 12

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Olympic Village