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Festival Evian La Belle Epoque

Since its inception, the "Évian La Belle Époque" festival has brought Evian's architectural heritage to life with a convivial and varied program. This year, the festival pays tribute to Prague and Belgium in 1900.

Cultural Festival Evian La Belle Epoque Évian-les-Bains

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On Thursday 08 August 2024
Évian-les-Bains (74500)

Program 2024 :
- Thursday 8: Historical walk*: the regionalist architecture of the Mateirons district, by Jean-Michel Henny. Departure Palais Lumière, 10 a.m. (1h30 to 2h) / Concert: Flamenco! A journey to "Spanish Flanders" with Yolanda Almodóvar (vocals), Gad de La Fuente (dance) and Miguel Catalayud (guitar). Villa du Châtelet, 8pm. 18 € / 10 € (-18 yrs) / Free (-12 yrs).
- Friday 9: Historical walk* : the architecture of lakeside villas ", by Jean-Michel Henny. Departure Palais Lumière, 10 a.m. (1h30 to 2h) / Lecture: The birth of Art Nouveau in Belgium, by Jean-Michel Henny. Villa du Châtelet, 6pm. Free admission. Musical reading: Émile Verhaeren's Contes de minuit et autres récits fantastiques. With Noëlle and Jean-Paul Casta (actors) and Barbara Morel (piano). Music by Grieg, Liszt and Lekeu. Villa du Châtelet, 8:30pm. 14 € / 8 € (-18 yrs) / Free (-12 yrs).
- Saturday 10: Stroll*: Évian, a literary journey: Rousseau, Guitry, Shelley, de Noailles, Proust..., with commentary by Jean-Michel Henny. Departure from Palais Lumière, 10 a.m. (1h30 to 2h) / Lecture: Fernand Khnopff and James Ensor: two Belgian masters of Symbolist painting, by Jean-Michel Henny. Villa du Châtelet, 6pm. Free admission / Concert Bruxelles Fin-de-siècle Music by Franck, Lekeu and Ysaïe. With Juliette Roeland (violin), Patricia Neels (cello) and Nicolas Martin Vizcaino (piano). Villa du Châtelet, 8:30pm. 18 € / 10 € (-18 yrs) / Free (-12 yrs).
- Sunday 11: Literary stroll*: In the footsteps of Marcel Proust in Evian by Jean-Michel Henny. Departure Palais Lumière, 10 a.m. (1h30 to 2h) / Musical conference: music in the spa towns of Evian and Aix-les-Bains by Théophile Bonjour (historian), with Barbara Morel and Magdalena Hirsz (piano). Villa du Châtelet, 6pm. 14 € / 8 € (-18 yrs) / Free (-12 yrs) / Aperitif dance "Le Petit Ballet
Apéro dansant "Le Petit Bal 1900". Grand salon and terrace of the Villa du Châtelet, 7:30pm. 6 € (cancelled in case of rain).
*Walks with registration: contact@evianchatelet.org. Free participation (cancelled in case of heavy rain).

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    Prices

    Adult: 8 to 18 €.

    Free entry for children < 12 years.

    Ticket booth at the entrance to each event.
    Free participation for walks.

    Dates

    From Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 August 2024.

    Access

    Villa du Châtelet 31 quai Paul Léger 74500 Évian-les-Bains

    More informations

    Information update on 11/07/2024 by Evian Tourisme et Congrès