Three Gauls Amphitheatre

With seating for 26,000 spectators, it was the second largest amphitheatrein Gaul in the second century. The amphitheatre was a site for performances as well as place of suffering for Christian martyrs, in particular in the year 177. It was rediscovered in 1956..

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Previous years

Lavender Field

Revealed by the magic of ultraviolet light, the bluish glow of a lavender field emerges from the night, transforming the winter atmosphere into a midsummer night's dream in Provence.

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2014 Festival

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40 Hexahedrons

Forty Plexiglas cubes compose a visual and acoustical symphony. As you watch this moving work, you will be impressed by the permutations of time and space, as well as by the varied aspects of multimed

2013 Program

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Constellation of Martyrs

In memory of St Blandine where the first Christian martyrs were tortured, the light comes to reveal the deep symbolism of this site, full of history. An interplay of LED lights, candle lights and proj

2010 Program

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Ring[Z]

The artist has drawn his inspiration from the most obvious shape in this site steeped in history: the circle. Several discs have been installed in the amphitheatre and are animated by light and musica

2012 Program

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Cosmogole

A central sphere of 3 meters irrigates 60 light globes, like the 60 Gallic tribes gathered at the beginning of our era in order to find the first nation in our history. The scenographer, Philippe Morv

2011 Program

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