Regards croisés Festival
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Edition 2025 — Regards croisés
The 25th edition of the Regards croisés festival was held from May 22 to 27, 2025, at Théâtre 145 in Grenoble. This edition brought together contemporary theater authors from France, Norway, Haiti, Germany, and Israel for staged readings of new plays, encounters, and the Naomi Wallace Prize awarded by 200 high school students.
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Regards croisés 2025 – 25th Edition
The 25th edition of the Regards croisés festival took over the Théâtre 145 in Grenoble from May 22 to 27, 2025, with an opening event on May 22 in Pont-en-Royans. This anniversary edition celebrated a quarter-century of commitment to contemporary theatrical writing.
Authors from Five Countries
The program brought together unique voices from France and elsewhere: Lauriane Goyet and Béatrice Bienville (France), Andrise Pierre (Haiti), Arne Lygre (Norway), Sarah Hassenforder (France), Sivan Ben Yishai (Germany/Israel), Nathalie Fillion, Simon Grangeat, and Marilyn Mattei (France). Translators Nicolas Raljević, Marianne Ségol, Julie Tirard, and Dominique Hollier also participated in the encounters.
New Texts Brought to Life
Among the plays presented in staged readings were: "La peau des autres" by Lauriane Goyet, "CHLRDCN. Trop beau pour y voir" and "La neige est blanche" by Béatrice Bienville, "La petite fille que le soleil avait brûlée" by Andrise Pierre, "Trilogie de la mémoire" by Arne Lygre (translated from Norwegian), "Bagarre" by Sarah Hassenforder, and "LOVE/Exercice argumentatif" by Sivan Ben Yishai (translated from English). About twenty professional actors, conservatory students, and high school students gave voice to these texts.
Round Table and Naomi Wallace Prize
On May 26, a round table titled "How Feminism Can Save the World" brought together authors Béatrice Bienville, Andrise Pierre, Sarah Hassenforder, Julie Tirard, and Magali Mougel at the Université Grenoble-Alpes. On May 27, the Naomi Wallace Prize award ceremony, a dramatic literature prize voted on by 200 high school students from the Grenoble academy, was held at the Grand Théâtre in the presence of author Naomi Wallace.
Programme
2025 Program
- Thursday, May 22: Opening evening in Pont-en-Royans – off-site reading
- Friday, May 23: Staged readings at Théâtre 145 – "La peau des autres" by Lauriane Goyet, encounter with the author
- Saturday, May 24: Staged readings – "CHLRDCN. Trop beau pour y voir" and "La neige est blanche" by Béatrice Bienville, "La petite fille que le soleil avait brûlée" by Andrise Pierre
- Sunday, May 25: Staged readings – "Trilogie de la mémoire" by Arne Lygre (translated from Norwegian), "Bagarre" by Sarah Hassenforder
- Monday, May 26: "LOVE/Exercice argumentatif" by Sivan Ben Yishai – Round table "How Feminism Can Save the World" at Université Grenoble-Alpes
- Tuesday, May 27: Naomi Wallace Prize award ceremony at the Grand Théâtre – encounter with authors and Naomi Wallace – high school student readings
Highlights
- 25th anniversary edition of the festival, celebrating a quarter-century of contemporary dramaturgy
- Authors from five countries: France, Norway, Haiti, Germany, Israel
- Round table "How Feminism Can Save the World" at Université Grenoble-Alpes
- Naomi Wallace Prize awarded by 200 high school students at the Grand Théâtre
- Seven new plays presented in staged readings
- All events free and open to the public
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Where does it take place — Regards croisés
Théâtre 145 (TMG)
145, cours Berriat, 38000 Grenoble