Festival Induction
Multidisciplinary Festival at the Citadel of Bourg-sur-Gironde
2026
About Festival Induction
The Festival Induction takes over the Citadel and the medieval village of Bourg-sur-Gironde every summer. Labelled Scènes d'Été en Gironde, and having become a place of creation and international encounter, it features a multidisciplinary program — theatre, music, literature, performances, visual arts, fire jugglers, and contemporary writings — to «ignite joy in all of us». Organized by the Mata-Malam association, each edition is themed and welcomes a renowned artistic patron.
Festival Induction — edition 2026
Festival Induction — 9th edition « Our Mosaic Gazes », at the Citadel and in the medieval village of Bourg-sur-Gironde.
Labeled Scènes d'Été en Gironde, an eco-responsible event that has become a place of creation and international encounter, the Induction Festival presents a multidisciplinary program for its 9th edition: theater, music, literature, performances, visual arts, fire jugglers, and contemporary writings.
Hassane Kassi Kouyaté, Burkinabe artist and director of the Francophonies de Limoges and Récréâtrales in Burkina, is the patron of this edition: this eminent griot will lead a workshop « Storytelling and Orality » before sharing his creation « The Talking Tree ».
Another invited artist, Marc Vella, the nomadic pianist, celebrates the wrong note and vibration in profoundly human music, transforming each concert into a collective experience.
On the program: 12 professional shows, performances, readings, concerts, visual installations, poetic strolls, writing workshops, meetings with authors, ephemeral bookstore, participatory creations, and 2 cinema previews (July 3 and 9).
Highlights Festival Induction 2026
- 9th edition on the theme « Our Mosaic Gazes »
- From July 17 to 19, 2026 at the Citadel of Bourg-sur-Gironde
- Patron: Hassane Kassi Kouyaté (story « The Talking Tree »)
- Guest artist: Marc Vella, the nomadic pianist
- 12 shows, performances, readings, concerts + 2 cinema previews
- Multidisciplinary festival labeled Scènes d'Été en Gironde
Programme Festival Induction 2026
Previews (films)
- Friday, July 3 — 7 PM: Encipai, la joie (Fausses notes et sagesse Massaï), by and with Marc Vella — Villa Moncine, Saint-André-de-Cubzac — All audiences
- Thursday, July 9 — 8 PM: Tant qu'on vit, by Dani Kouyaté — Le Zoetrope, Blaye (les Amis du Zoetrope) — All audiences
Friday, July 17 — Bourg Citadel
- 6 PM — Festival opening: enthronement ceremony of Hassane Kassi Kouyaté, friendship drink (La Connétablie and La Maison du Vin de Bourg) — All audiences, free
- 7 PM — Totema · Cie Koz'Art (Cameroun) — All audiences
- 8:30 PM — Iqtibas, allumer son feu au foyer d'un autre by Sarah M. · Cie Baïna — Ages 12 and up
Saturday, July 18 — Bourg Citadel
- 10 AM — Storytelling and Orality workshop by Hassane Kouyaté — Ages 12 and up
- 2 PM — Jean Genet / Le funambule des 2 rives · Isadac / MC2A (residency exit) — All audiences, free
- 2:30 PM — Inductive surprises (dance, performances): Laetitia Vallade, Cours Florent, Louis Cavaleiro… — All audiences
- 4:30 PM — Award ceremony for the call for texts « Our Mosaic Gazes » — All audiences, free
- 6 PM — À nos chagrins ! · Cie Les 13 Lunes — Ages 12 and up
- 8:30 PM — L'Arbre à palabres (musical tale) · Hassane Kassi Kouyaté / Dramane Dembélé — All audiences
- 10 PM — Katalayi · Nanza Tata / Mualu Muela / Grace Kiyombo (theater-dance, Congo / Belgique) — Ages 12 and up
Sunday, July 19
- 10 AM — Citadel: Palabres inductives / Regards mosaïques · Hassane Kassi Kouyaté, Sarah M., Felwine Sarr, Ornella Mamba, Olivier Hamant, Fabienne Clerc-Pape, Valentine Cohen — Ages 12 and up, free
- 1 PM — Place de la Halle: Poets' release · Espace Lacroix-Davids — All audiences, free
- 1:30 PM — Place de la Halle: Poète le buréaliste · S. Dessenoix / Bourg Joie — All audiences, free
- 2:30 PM — Citadel: Metisseo, by and with Pierre-Louis Gallo — All audiences
- 3:30 PM / 5:30 PM — Citadel: Marc Vella workshop, the nomadic pianist — All audiences
- 6 PM — Citadel: Comme des silences qu'on dit tout haut · Milena Kauffmann / Cie La Châtaigne (theater-song) — Ages 12 and up
- 8:30 PM — Citadel: Marc Vella Concert — Unusual Piano! — All audiences
- 10 PM — Citadel: Les Fouteurs de Joie · fire jugglers
Prices Festival Induction 2026
Festival Induction — 2027 edition
The 2026 edition was held from 17 July to 19 July 2026. The dates for the 2027 edition have not been announced yet. This page will be updated as soon as the official programme is published.
Practical information — Festival Induction
Practical Information
On site
- Senegalese food truck, chouchous (candied peanuts), refreshment stand, ephemeral bookstore…
- Exhibition Hako Hanson / Idylla Marquez, Ledoeufre…
- Camping behind the swimming pool (Induction rate) and local gîtes
Ticketing and booking
- 3-day Pass (+ Cinema): from 39 € (presale) — Full price 45 € / Reduced price 42 € (all inclusive: 3 workshops, 12 shows, 2 cinema previews)
- Single show: 14 € (full) / 12 € (reduced) — free for children under 11
- «Suspended» tickets available on site
- Ticketing: HelloAsso — Mata-Malam Festival 2026
Accessibility
This event is accessible to people with disabilities.
Contact
Mata-Malam Association — 06 50 25 98 31 — [email protected]
A Multidisciplinary Festival in Bourg-sur-Gironde
Labelled Scènes d'Été en Gironde, the Festival Induction has become, over the editions, a place of creation and international encounter. Its multidisciplinary program combines theatre, music, literature, performances, visual arts, fire jugglers, and contemporary writings.
Organized by the Mata-Malam association, the festival takes over the Citadel and the medieval village of Bourg-sur-Gironde every year. Themed differently each edition and supported by a renowned artistic patron, it has established itself as a meeting place for artists from all over the world, rooted in sharing, openness, and participatory creation.
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