Contes et Rencontres Festival
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Edition 2025 — Contes et Rencontres
34th edition of the Contes et Rencontres festival in Lozère. Two weeks of traveling contemporary storytelling performances across the department's towns, with 12 artists on tour for 35 shows in the Lozère rural foyers.
34th Contes et Rencontres Festival - 2025 Edition
The 34th edition of the Contes et Rencontres festival took place from February 8 to 22, 2025 throughout Lozère. The festival offered 35 performances by 12 touring artists in the rural foyers and municipal halls of the department.
The opening took place on Saturday, February 8, at La Genette Verte in Florac with the show La Trouée, road-trip rural by Compagnie Le Compost. Among the programmed artists were Daniel L'Homond with L'Accent Fantôme, Florant Mercadier with De Chez Moi à Chez Moi, as well as numerous storytellers and actors exploring the boundaries of storytelling, theater, and music.
The closing took place on Saturday, February 22, at the Maison de la Terre de Peyre in Aumont-Aubrac, with a bookstore in partnership with La Livreraie starting at 5:30 PM, followed at 6:30 PM by the show La clé suspendue, Alégrie – une enfance by storyteller Marie Tomas.
Highlights
- 12 artists on tour for 35 performances
- Opening at La Genette Verte in Florac with La Trouée, road-trip rural
- Daniel L'Homond: L'Accent Fantôme
- Florant Mercadier: De Chez Moi à Chez Moi
- 100 Nuits d'Attente
- Requin Chagrin
- Contes du Pays de Nulles Part
- Vous avez demandé des Contes
- Closing in Aumont-Aubrac with Marie Tomas
- Storytelling practice workshops for amateurs and experienced participants
Where does it take place — Contes et Rencontres
Communes de Lozère (festival itinérant)
10 quartier des Carmes, BP 113, 48000 Mende