the program for the weekend in Toulouse
On the program this weekend in Toulouse: shows to celebrate Christmas in the Lalande district, the last performances of the play Relative Calm at the Garonne theatre, the Occitania crafts fair or workshops, inflatable games, a climbing wall and a toboggan run at the Petit Capitole.
Last performances of Relative Calm in Toulouse
The Garonne theater in Toulouse welcomes last performances of the show Relative calm this week-end. A mythical piece reinvented by Robert Wilson and Lucinda Childs, 40 years after the creation of their opera entitled “Einstein on the Beach”, in which “Relative Calm” already appeared“ in 1981. Reworked by the duo, the piece is now presented by 12 dancers from the Italian company MP3 Dance project, directed by choreographer Michele Pogliani.
It includes of new sets, new sounds, new lighting and new video projections, presented for the first time in Rome in June 2022, then for the first time in France in the Pink City in December. And to encourage you a little more not to miss the event, the Garonne theater describes it as “a hypnotic machinery made up of movements, sounds, images and lights” which, when brought together, creates “a form of an unequaled, quasi-mathematical harmony”.
Practical information : Garonne Theater, 1 avenue du Château d’Eau, Toulouse. Saturday December 17 at 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 1h30. Prices: from 15 to 25 euros. Online ticketing.
A district of Toulouse celebrates Christmas with entertainment
The Maison de quartier Lalande is organizing another day this year to celebrate together the arrival of the end-of-year celebrations. On this occasion, families, friends and children are invited to attend two shows for young audiences. In the morning, the company Bachi-Bouzouk Production will present “Le tout petit voyage“, a play made of shadows and animated objects that together tell the story of a family living in the forest. In the afternoon, the circus company Le Poil Flou will perform “15m2“where two characters live together, have fun and argue in an extremely small space.
The little ones can also participate in the many activities carried out throughout the day. Members of the local association The Luminots will be present to animate thewooden games workshop in which the children can play alone, or with others, games of reflex, balance, chance or strategy, where the rules are extremely simple. After the lunch break, participants can also attend theworkshop for making and decorating wooden spinning tops. They can then test the balance of their creation in a dedicated arena.
Practical information : Lalande neighborhood center, 239 avenue de Fronton, Toulouse. Saturday December 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Shows and spinning top workshop: 3 euros.
The program of the crafts fair in Toulouse this weekend
The second edition of Fragments, the regional crafts fair organized by the Chamber of Trades and Crafts of Occitanie, takes place this weekend in Toulouse. The unifying event more than 80 professionals from 13 departments from the regional territory who have come especially to show you their know-how and their unique creations related to the work of wood, metals, glass, textiles, leather, ceramics or stone.
On the program: exhibitions, sales areas, demonstrations and moments of exchange with sculptors, mosaicists, cabinetmakers, upholsterers, stonemasons, jewelers, ceramists, potters, leatherworkers, dressmakers, master glassmakers, luthiers, cutlers, and so many others. The occasion of discover all the ancestral techniques perpetrated by passionate professionals, and to acquire superb pieces that will find their place under the tree to please your loved ones during the end-of-year celebrations.
Practical information : living room fragmentsHôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques, 2 rue Charles Viguerie, Toulouse.
Saturday December 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday December 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
Shows and games at the Petit Capitole in Toulouse this weekend
After the districts of Reynerie, Bellefontaine and Mirail, it is in that of Lardenne that Toulouse Métropole is organizing the fourth session of the Winter of Wonders. The activities will follow one after another throughout the day to the delight of the little ones, as well as their companions, in a festive atmosphere for which even Father Christmas will be ready to make the trip. The event will begin at 2 p.m. with creative workshops Christmas ornaments, candy jewelry and picture holders in the shape of a fir tree made by modeling the earth. The artists of the Nomadenko Company will be there to liven up the day with their colorful make-up palettes and hat-making tools made from recycled materials.
Children will also marvel at magic tricks, feast on hot chestnuts, have fun with wooden games, jump in inflatable structures, hurtle down a toboggan run, ride donkeys and climb a climbing wall. They could also attend multiple showssuch as the parade of the Raving Elves, the frenzied dance of Mister Bishop, the numbers of clowns and knights of a burlesque theater company or Christmas tales and Gingerbread.
Practical information: Le Petit Capitole leisure centre, 153 avenue de Dardenne, Toulouse. Saturday December 17 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free, by reservation on 05 62 14 10 54.