Festival La Turbulente

A theater creation festival in the Mauges

Born in 2021 from the imagination of Elsa Duret and Léo Lebreton, the Festival La Turbulente has found its home in Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges, a delegated commune of Sèvremoine, in the heart of the rural Mauges region in Maine-et-Loire. This theater creation festival has quickly established itself as an original summer cultural event, promoting a vision of popular, committed, and festive theater.

Open-air theater creations

Every summer, for about ten days in late June and early July, the Compagnie La Turbulente presents its own open-air theater creations at the Georges Raymond stadium in Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges. The festival generally features three original plays exploring contemporary themes: life paths, youth aspirations, identities, and revisited myths. In 2024, the theme of sport was highlighted in echo to the Paris Olympic Games.

Music, festivities, and conviviality

Beyond theater, the festival celebrates music and popular festivities. Each edition includes musical events — DJ sets, concerts, blind tests — that extend the evenings in a friendly atmosphere. The festival traditionally concludes with a closing concert that brings together festival-goers and local residents. Performances are also offered in the commune's EHPADs (nursing homes), demonstrating the company's social commitment.

Strong territorial roots

La Turbulente cultivates a deep connection with its territory. The festival extends beyond the Georges Raymond stadium, engaging other venues in Sèvremoine — Place Sainte-Marguerite, the nursing homes of Saint-Germain-sur-Moine, Saint-Crespin-sur-Moine, and Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges. This itinerant approach allows it to reach a large and diverse audience, true to its ambition of popular theater accessible to all.