Story 13: Living the Culture
Since the end of the 19th century, inDeauville
has been a land of inspiration and creativity
arousing the curiosity of painters, photographers, filmmakers...
Today, their history inspires a permanent cultural program
which aims to support creation, innovation and discovery
by welcoming artists for festivals or creative residencies
or creative residencies and to organize moments of meetings and sharing
and sharing with artists and their works.
The transmission to young audiences is a constant
that we find in most of the events.
THE EASTER FESTIVAL
Created in 1996, the Easter Festival welcomes young chamber musicians to perform rare and ambitious programs in public, from trio to orchestra, from Baroque music to the great pages of modern music, combining voices, strings, winds, brass, percussion and keyboards. Each year, the concerts are held in the exceptional Salle Élie de Brignac, with its ideal woodland acoustics.
Easter Festival
THE BOOKS & MUSIC FESTIVAL
In spring, the Deauville Books & Music Festival celebrates writers inspired by music. Dozens of authors and musicians take part in a different theme each year. On the program: readings, concerts, meetings, debates, workshops, signings and school days.
Books & Music Festival
SOIREE MEDIEVALES DE TOUQUES
The Middle Ages as if you were there! Every year since 2011, the town of Touques has offered its preserved heritage as a backdrop for medieval festivities. For one evening, step back in time to the era of the Dukes of Normandy, Vikings, troubadours and knights.
THE SAND SHOW FESTIVAL
In more than 30 years, the Sable Show Festival has established itself in the landscape of current music festivals. From French song to rock and funk, the festival does not restrict itself to anything, in a mix of sure values and discoveries. It takes place every summer evening on the beach of Villers-sur-Mer.
Festival Sable Show
THEATER IN VILLERVILLE
In Villerville, the theater blooms at the end of August. Since 2014, we reweave the thread of the artistic history of the city and perpetuate its soul with the renewed ambition to have artists reside there. It is not just another festival, but a mosaic of artistic initiatives.
THE FESTIVAL OF NEW TALENTS AND GUESTS
A flagship event for classical music on the Côte Fleurie, the Festival of New Talents and Guests draws on its scope an original program. Its only requirement: to combine the excellence of the music with a strong interaction with the public.
Festival of New Talents and Guests
MUSICAL AUGUST
Every summer, theAoût Musical de Deauville, the happy and studious antechamber of the Easter Festival, brings together around thirty of the most promising young musicians of their generation, offering rich and contrasting concerts, from Baroque music to 20th century masterpieces.
VILLERS-SUR-MER BOOK FAIR
Created in 2015, it invites about forty authors and personalities to Villers-sur-Mer to meet and exchange with their readers. Each year, a short story contest is organized to invite everyone to participate in this literary event.
Book fair
THE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Since its inception in September 1975, the Festival has been the must-attend event of the fall film season with the presentation of over 100 films and the presence of American actors and directors in Deauville. Independent films, tributes, documentaries, premieres and screenings punctuate a festival in perpetual evolution, open to the general public with 60,000 festival-goers each year.
American Film Festival
CONTACT SHEETS
A festival of photographic creations, Planches Contact presents the work of photographers invited to Deauville for a residency, in order to match their photographic universe with the town. The festival's programming is structured around four themes: new and monographic exhibitions, the young talent springboard, the 25th Longines Hour competition and the monumental exhibition on the beach.
