Saturday, August 1, 2026
interviews
Mickaël Fau in Voltige with Dorine Bourneton
When Dorine Bourneton enlisted Mickael Fau—a native of Tarbes—to stage a production based on her incredible life story, the result was Voltige, which was presented at the Avignon Off Festival.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
we saw
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Théâtre des Etincelles
While exploring the Avignon Off Festival, we saw the Théâtre des Etincelles’ production of The Little Prince, a staging that mirrors the book’s formal simplicity to preserve its essential…
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
we saw
While attending the Avignon Off Festival, we saw *Ici commence la mer*—a journey in pursuit of a lost stuffed animal that leads all the way to the Seventh Continent.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
we saw
During the Avignon Off Festival, we saw L'enfant de l'arbre, a tale about innocence and respect for the environment.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
interviews
Le Parvis is the beacon of culture in the department
In recent years, Le Parvis has increasingly opened its doors to artists and, more broadly, to cultural figures from the Hautes-Pyrénées region. Here is an interview with Frédéric Esquerré, who…
Thursday, June 25, 2026
we saw
The Storyteller at the Foyer Rural d’Odos
A delightfully intricate narrative for the young actors from the Odos MJC, who presented Alexis Michalik’s *Le Porteur d’histoire* on Friday evening.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
we saw
With A en perdre la tête
, the students of Collège Voltaire and their teachers deliver a show that is as delightful as it is dazzling.
Saturday, May 23, 2026
interviews
Claire Benoit writes, reads, acts, sings and climbs without limits
Singer, pianist, writer, actress. And just when you think you've got her figure, you discover it goes even further. An encounter with Claire Benoit, definitively elusive.
Monday, April 13, 2026
we saw
With his Histoire d'un Cid
, Jean Bellorini offers a journey through Corneille's play. At the risk of missing the point of Le Cid.
Monday, March 30, 2026
we saw
With France-fantôme
, Tiphaine Raffier delivers a dystopia that takes theatre somewhere between Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World
and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
interviews
Frank Grimaud, the operatic singing of Mariano to Pavarotti
A seismology technician at the Midi-Pyrénées observatory during the week, Frank Grimaud transforms into a tenor on weekends to share his love of operatic singing.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
we saw
Collectif Petit Travers
Quatuor Debussy
When the musicians of the Debussy Quartet meet the jugglers of the Petit Travers Collective, it is not simply a matter of juggling to music.