Cahors Mundi - Festival for Peace
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Edition 2025 — Cahors Mundi
First edition of the Cahors Mundi - Festival for Peace, organized on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of Cahors as the first world commune without borders. Three days of conferences, debates, concerts, exhibitions, and screenings in Cahors and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie on the themes of peace, migration, and world citizenship.
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1st Edition - 75th Anniversary of Cahors Mundi
The first edition of the festival took place from June 27 to 29, 2025, marking the 75th anniversary of the Cahors Mundi movement and the World Route Without Borders. Organized in partnership with the City of Cahors and the Fabrique des Écritures (MMSH Marseille), the event took over iconic locations in Cahors and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.
On Friday, June 27, the festival opened with an inaugural ceremony on the steps of the Hôtel de Ville, accompanied by a performance by the Gramophone Company and artist Yuliia Nikitiuk. The evening continued with a conference by historian Michel Auvray on the history of the World Route Without Borders, followed by a screening-debate “Résister pour la Paix”.
Saturday, June 28, was marked by the inauguration of a symbolic Route Without Borders marker on Place Bessières, followed by debates, participatory workshops, and artistic performances. The day concluded with DJ sets by Global Industrial Culture and Harome.
On Sunday, June 29, the festival moved to Saint-Cirq-Lapopie for a more intimate and poetic day, with visits to the Maison André Breton and the Maisons Daura, a performance “Allocution fantôme” based on a text by André Breton, and an immersive workshop “La chambre d’utopie”.
Programme
Program of the 1st Edition
Friday, June 27 - Cahors
- 4:00 PM: Official inauguration at the Hôtel de Ville with a performance by the Gramophone Company and Yuliia Nikitiuk
- 6:00 PM: Opening of the exhibition “Poissons d’ici” by Louis Nespoulous (Square Jouvenel)
- 6:30 PM: Conference “75 years, Cahors Mundi and the World Route Without Borders” by Michel Auvray (Henri Martin hall)
- Evening: Screening-debate “Résister pour la Paix” with Nicolas Truong, Hanna Assouline, and Sonia Terrab
Saturday, June 28 - Cahors
- 10:00 AM: Inauguration of the symbolic Route Without Borders marker (Place Bessières)
- Day: Debates “Refugees Without Borders”, “Defending Peace in the World Today” with Jean-François Bayart
- Performances: “Caminavi”, “Hayashi – La Forêt”
- Screenings: “Lettre à Nikola”, “Colombes sans gravité”
- Evening: DJ sets Global Industrial Culture and Harome
Sunday, June 29 - Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
- Visits: Maison André Breton, Maisons Daura
- Performance: “Allocution fantôme” (text by André Breton)
- Debate: “UN Trial – Reinventing Peace”
- Workshop: “La chambre d’utopie”
Highlights
Highlights of the 2025 Edition
- 75th anniversary of the proclamation of Cahors as the first world commune without borders
- Inauguration of the marker for the World Route Without Borders on Place Bessières
- Conference by Michel Auvray on the history of the Cahors Mundi movement
- Artistic performances by the Gramophone Company and Yuliia Nikitiuk
- Day in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie at the surrealist sites of André Breton
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Where does it take place — Cahors Mundi
Place Bessières et centre-ville de Cahors
Place Bessières, 46000 Cahors