“Music can do anything, take all risks and paint anything, as long as it charms and remains music at last and always.”
Maurice Ravel, “Esquisse autobiographique”, La Revue musicale, December 1938
A PROGRAM OFF THE BEATEN TRACK. Châtelet draws inspiration from its geographical location to be at the crossroads of styles, repertoires and arts by mixing poetry, dance and images with so-called “classical” music. From the Grand Foyer to the Grande Salle, via the Salon Nijinski, from midday to midnight, the public is invited to a series of encounters under the theme of originality and otherness. One rule: be willing to share the pleasure of music in atypical forms!
Under the auspices of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, who will be performing on the opening and closing evenings, the festival will be staging three original concerts: a Rave-L Party, featuring Les Apaches! under the direction of Julien Masmondet, exhume a jazz version of the Boléro, taking it to the very edge of techno music; Destins de Reines, a musical and poetic evening based around Patricia Petibon, with texts written by Olivier Py, with the ensemble Amarillis; and finally Cello 360 Break, which brings together a cellist and three hip-hop dancers, in a musical programme that takes you on a journey from Johann Sebastian Bach to the present day. And that’s not counting the musical brunches and concerts with students from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, as well as guest artists such as violinist Sarah Nemtanu, guitarist Kevin Seddiki and accordionist Théo Ould.
