STREET THEATRE AND OTHER EVENTS ACROSS CANTAL AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
In 1999, ÉCLAT initiated the Préalables. While a local public fond of and connoisseur of street theater has gradually formed over the editions of the Festival, the desire to offer shows in towns and villages of the Aurillac area, the department and the region, imposed itself.
The Preliminaries were thought of as a pre-programming or an appetizer before the artistic frenzy of the Festival and at each performance, a very diverse audience met.
A week before the Festival, Cantal thus lives to the rhythm of street theatre and allows the event to be anchored a little more in the territory.
Since 2020, it’s the Champ libre format!, a real program in itself, which took over from the Préalables. This departmental tour (and beyond), ranging from 10 days to 3 weeks in August, is always organized in close collaboration with the municipalities. It aims to include art in the daily life of towns and villages by creating cooperation at the scale of a territory.
In 2023, more than 25 municipalities have made the committed and enthusiastic choice to defend culture on their territory and to welcome artists and the public with conviction.
