Clameur(s)

« En Corps »: The 14th Edition of Clameur(s)

For its 14th edition, the literature festival of the City of Dijon places the body at the heart of its programming. Since January 2026, the Clameur(s) literary meetings have been exploring this theme in all its dimensions — physiological, sensitive, social, cultural, and political — through novels, comic books, children's albums, performances, and workshops, leading up to the closing weekend on June 12 and 13, 2026.

A Festive and Free Closing Weekend

The main weekend unfolds over two days, from Friday evening to Saturday night, in several locations in Dijon's historic city center: the cour d'honneur and Académie hall of the Municipal Library (5 rue de l'École de droit), Place François Rude for the publishers' market, Hôtel de Vogüé for the youth exhibition and family workshop, and the Salle des États of the Palais des Ducs for the "Pleadings for a Detective Novel".

Leading Authors

The 2026 edition notably brings together Georges Vigarello — historian and sociologist of the body, director of studies at EHESS — for the inaugural meeting, Floriane Soulas (Soma, Robert Laffont) and Blanche Sabbah (La Cité des dames, Dargaud) at the literary brunch, Séphora Pondi (Avale, Grasset) and Grégory Le Floch (Peau d'ourse, Seuil) for « Corps à la merci » (Body at Mercy), Hélène Laurain (Tambora, Verdier) and Anna Meril (Les Fruits rouges, Le Nouvel Attila) for « Corps de femmes – corps de mères » (Bodies of Women – Bodies of Mothers), as well as comic book authors Chloé Wary and Antonin Crenn. The entire program is designed by Sonia Déchamps, literary advisor for Clameur(s).

A Festival Rooted in Dijon's Heritage

Beyond the literary meetings, the weekend offers a publishers' market from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (22 publishers present, organized with the Agence Livre & Lecture BFC), an exhibition « Mille et un corps » (A Thousand and One Bodies) resulting from the artist residency with Lucie Albon, plastic arts workshops, a contemporary contortion performance by Lise Pauton (RaieManta Compagnie), the Pleadings for a Detective Novel in partnership with the Dijon Bar Association, flash tattoos from Mazette Tattoo Studio, and a closing DJ set by Dijon artist Païkan.

Friday, June 12, 2026 — Official Opening

Académie Hall and Cour d'honneur of the Municipal Library, 5 rue de l'École de droit

• 6:00 PM — 6:15 PM · Opening Speech by Christine Martin, Deputy Mayor for Culture
• 6:15 PM — 8:00 PM · Inaugural Meeting and Contemporary Contortion Performance — Meeting with Antonin Crenn (Rue des batailles, Actes Sud), Georges Vigarello (Les logiques du corps, Seuil) and Chloé Wary (Rosigny Zoo, FLBLB), moderated by Sonia Déchamps. Performance « RÉ-FLEXION » by Lise Pauton (RaieManta Compagnie).
• 8:00 PM — 8:30 PM · Book signing session

Saturday, June 13, 2026

• 9:00 AM — 6:00 PM · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Publishers' Market · Place François Rude · 22 regional publishers (Atelier des Noyers, La Belle Étoile, Le Chemin de fer, Le Citron bleu, La Clef d'Argent, Coxigrue, Les Doigts qui Rêvent, L'Entre rêve, Grinalbert Polymédia, Gunten, Laure et Amon, Méta Jura, Mutine, Nouvelles sentes, La Passerelle, Perspective, Le Petit Rameur, PVH, Sekoya, Les Sportives, Tache papier, Virgile) — in partnership with Agence Livre & Lecture Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• 10:00 AM — 3:00 PM · Exhibition « Mille et un corps » · Hôtel de Vogüé, 8 rue de la Chouette · Artist residency restitution with Lucie Albon — free entry
• 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM · Clameur(s) Literary Brunch · Cour d'honneur of the Municipal Library · Meeting with Floriane Soulas (Soma, Robert Laffont) and Blanche Sabbah (La Cité des dames, Dargaud), moderated by Sonia Déchamps
• 12:00 PM — 12:30 PM · Book signings Floriane Soulas and Blanche Sabbah
• 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM · Meeting « Corps à la merci » · Académie Hall · With Séphora Pondi (Avale, Grasset) and Grégory Le Floch (Peau d'ourse, Seuil), moderated by Sonia Déchamps
• 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM · Family Plastic Arts Workshop with Lucie Albon · Jardin de l'Hôtel de Vogüé · From 7 years old, accompanied by an adult · Free upon registration on bm.dijon.fr
• 3:00 PM — 3:30 PM · Book signings Séphora Pondi and Grégory Le Floch
• 3:00 PM — 6:00 PM · Plastic Arts Workshop with Lison Barrier · Municipal Library, Févret room · Reading of the album « La nuit de Mara » followed by a silkscreen printing workshop led by Julian Lagoutte from Tache Papier
• 4:00 PM — 5:00 PM · Meeting « Corps de femmes – corps de mères » · Académie Hall · With Hélène Laurain (Tambora, Verdier) and Anna Meril (Les Fruits rouges, Le Nouvel Attila), moderated by Anne Douhaire (France Inter)
• 4:00 PM — 11:00 PM · Flash Tattoos · Cour d'honneur of the Municipal Library · Four tattoo artists from Mazette Tattoo Studio — reserved for 18 years and older, payments by PayPal transfer and cash
• 5:00 PM — 5:30 PM · Book signings Hélène Laurain and Anna Meril
• 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM · Pleadings for a Detective Novel · Salle des États, Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne, Place de la Libération · In partnership with the Dijon Bar Association. Three authors summoned: Olivier Bocquet (Omnivore, Seuil), Rose Mallai (Ne reste que la nuit, Gros Caillou) and François Vignolle (Albertine a disparu, Glénat) — defended by Me Nicolas Bensa, Me Emile Santiard-Daillant and Me Maylis Schiller
• 8:30 PM — 9:00 PM · Book signings Olivier Bocquet, Rose Mallai and François Vignolle
• 8:30 PM — 11:00 PM · « Danse en corps » — Clameur(s) DJ set · Cour d'honneur of the Municipal Library · Electronic set by Païkan (Space Disco, Indie Dance, Italo Disco) and the librarians

Continuous Activities

• Urban Quotations · June 1 to 15 · Text fragments from invited authors displayed in libraries and partner bookstore windows (Autrement Dit, Gibert, Momie Dijon, Grangier)
• Bar and Refreshments · Saturday 4 PM - 11 PM · Cour d'honneur · Managed by the Tache Papier association (card and cash accepted)
• Partner Bookstores · Present at all meeting locations throughout the weekend for sales and book signings

• Exceptional inaugural meeting with Georges Vigarello, historian and sociologist of the body, director of studies at EHESS
• Literary brunch with Floriane Soulas (Soma) and Blanche Sabbah (La Cité des dames)
• Contemporary contortion performance « RÉ-FLEXION » by Lise Pauton (RaieManta Compagnie)
• Market of 22 publishers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté on Place François Rude
• Pleadings for a Detective Novel at the Salle des États with the Dijon Bar Association
• Closing DJ set by Païkan in the cour d'honneur of the Municipal Library
• Entirely free festival and open to all

Practical Information

Access

The festival takes place in the historic center of Dijon (squares, courtyards, gardens).

• By tram: Lines T1 and T2, République or Godrans stop.
• By car: City center parking lots (Darcy, Grangier, Trémouille).
• By train: Dijon-Ville station (15 min walk to the center).

Hours

• Main weekend in June (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).
• Preparatory meetings from January to May.

Prices

• Free festival and open to all.