TO JEAN. Sète. August 24th 2012

In the event of the 100th anniversary of Jean Vilar, son of the village of Sète and founder of the national people’s theatre and the Festival of Avignon, Comediants created a theatre parade involving the creators of the stage arts. The parade ran along the town bridges, piers and canals, encouraging audience participation and creating a final meeting of actors and public in front of the Mairie, for the gift offering to Jean. The final goodbye to the sound of the moving Festa dé l’Issanka, a symbol of the cheerfulness of the citizens of Sète, sung in Occitan, and under the fireworks in the night, became a homage to the man who fought for theatre to become a public service, such as water, gas or electricity.

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