Festival Induction
Multidisciplinary Festival at the Citadel of Bourg-sur-Gironde
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.
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.
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).
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
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
Prices Festival Induction 2026
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]
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Where does it take place — Festival Induction
Citadelle de Bourg
Place de la Citadelle, 33710 Bourg