FESTIVAL 31 NOTES D’ÉTÉ – ABBAYE DE BONNEFONT

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After the sightseeing, come and enjoy the show "LA VESPA COUGOURDON OURCHESTRA".

SIGHTSEEING, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURS

COMPULSORY REGISTRATION

*9.30 am > guided tour Landscape and history of the Nanking Road

Take a guided walk along the Nanking Road with Alistair Brockbank and discover the landscape, its geohistory and the history of its uses. Illustrate your own booklet of landscape readings and go home with your own personalised map of the exploration. All the necessary materials will be provided: colours, supports, tracing paper, etc.

Duration: 2h30

*2pm > Drawing in black & white workshop with artist Jata

The artist Jata will be holding a special workshop in the Porterie room of the Abbey, as part of his AstrOlabe exhibition of drawings. Together, the artist and participants will reflect on how to draw using only black ink and paper. After an overview of techniques, using the twelve works in the AstrOlabe as examples, the workshop will consist of experimenting with the creation of a drawing, from reflection on the subject, the choice of framing, the pencilling phase, right through to inking.

Duration: 2h30

*4pm > historical guided tour of Bonnefont Abbey

Plunge into the heart of history with Bonnefont Abbey, a majestic Cistercian abbey founded in 1136. Today, only a few vestiges remain, but they still bear the echo of a past grandeur. During your visit, you'll discover how the abbey functioned, the role of the different buildings and, above all, the daily life of the monks, punctuated by work, prayer and perfectly regulated organisation. After several centuries of expansion and influence, the abbey went into slow decline, until the French Revolution and the dramatic sale of the Biens Nationaux. Why was Bonnefont dismantled? How was it destroyed?

Let us guide you through the incredible and fascinating history of Bonnefont, a human, spiritual and heritage adventure that continues to fascinate to this day.

Duration: 1 hour

*5pm > guided tour of the medieval garden

Discover the secrets of a medieval monastic garden, a place of peace and learning where monks grew medicinal, aromatic and vegetable plants. On this guided tour, explore the ingenious organisation of this symbolic and utilitarian garden, and immerse yourself in a world where each plant had its place, its function and sometimes even its spiritual virtue. A timeless interlude to understand how nature, work and spirituality intertwined at the heart of monastic life.

Duration: 1 hour

SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS ON SITE FROM 7PM

6.30pm > MUSICAL CONFERENCE GUINGUETTE BREAK

COUGOURDONNESQUE LECTURE

A quirky and enlightened musical moment around the fascinating cougourdon

A blend of scientific knowledge and artistic performance, the two speakers retrace the history of this thousand-year-old plant, from its agricultural use to its metaphysical applications. This journey through time and continents (China, Africa, Latin America) is punctuated by sound improvisations and the presentation of an instrumentarium unique in the world.

Cast: Jérémy Couraut: vocals, espina – Jérôme Désigaud: instrument maker

Running time: 1 hour

Support and co-production: Production Grand-Romeo

9pm > CONCERT

LA VESPA COUGOURDON OURCHESTRA

Organic carnivalesque trance band

A shaman, a singer, a dancer, calabash trumpeters and percussionists invite you to take part in this strange pagan festival of roots, rock'n'roll and organic sounds.

Dressed up in costumes and make-up, let these 11 intriguing characters and their unique instrumentarium of gourds take you straight from the earth to the stage…

Cast: Jérémy Couraut: vocals, espina – Jérôme Désigaud, Simon Kastelnik, Priscilla Mure, Maxence Camelin, Nicolas Frayssines and Claire Lascoumes: trombas – Marc Oriol: cascavaliera – Antoine Perdriolle: trombas, percussion – Alice Alban-Zapata: dance, cicadas – Lilli Stefani: pétadou

Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Support and co-production: Production Grand Roméo – Co-production Le Sonambule and Convivencia