Grande Marée
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Edition 2024 — Grande Marée
The 20th anniversary edition of Grande Marée was held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, from Sautron to Villès-Martin beach. Ten invited artistic companies, a children's dance choreographed by the trio Amañ with 2,000 students, street performances blending acrobatics, circus, dance, and humor, and a closing concert by the Beninese group BIM on the beach.
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Grande Marée 2024: 20th Anniversary Edition
The 20th edition of Grande Marée celebrated its twenty years of existence on Saturday, June 1, 2024, taking over the Saint-Nazaire seafront from the Sautron green space to Villès-Martin beach.
The afternoon began at 3 PM in Sautron with the children's dance, bringing together about 2,000 students from 100 classes for traditional dances choreographed by the trio Amañ. At 5 PM, an introduction to Brazilian forró was offered by the association Les Pieds ont des oreilles.
From 6 PM, street arts companies took over the seafront and the beach: Cie Le Dénouement Qu'on Voudrait (comedy), Cie La Migration (circus and dance), Cie Kiaï (trampoline and acrobatics), Cie Joe Sature (clown quartet), and Cie Système B which hosted a three-hour participatory dance.
The evening concluded with a concert by the group BIM (Bénin International Musical) from 10:40 PM to midnight on the beach, offering vodoun-rock odes, raps, and African rhythms, accompanied by the traditional giant picnic facing the ocean.
Programme
Program for the 20th Edition
Afternoon – Sautron Green Space (3 PM-6 PM)
- 3 PM-4:30 PM – Children's dance choreographed by the trio Amañ (2,000 students)
- 5 PM-6 PM – Introduction to Brazilian forró by Les Pieds ont des oreilles
Evening – Seafront and Villès-Martin Beach (6 PM-Midnight)
- Cie Le Dénouement Qu'on Voudrait – Street comedy
- Cie La Migration – Circus and dance
- Cie Kiaï – Trampoline and acrobatics
- Cie Joe Sature – Clown quartet
- Cie Système B – Participatory dance (3 hours)
- Brass bands and big bands from the Conservatoire de Saint-Nazaire
- 10:40 PM-Midnight – Concert by BIM (Bénin International Musical) on the beach
Highlights
- 20th anniversary edition of Grande Marée
- Children's dance with 2,000 students choreographed by the trio Amañ
- Ten artistic companies invited for this special edition
- Closing concert by the Beninese group BIM on the beach
- Three-hour participatory dance with Cie Système B
- Cie Kiaï: trampoline and acrobatics show on the seafront
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Where does it take place — Grande Marée
Front de mer et plage de Villès-Martin
Front de mer, boulevard de l'Océan, 44600 Saint-Nazaire