The binious will not ring, the bombers will not resonate next Saturday, March 7 at Paris La Défense Arena, in Nanterre. The Nuit de la Bretagne was canceled this afternoon after its organizers received a ban from the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture due to the coronavirus epidemic.
No less than 180 musicians, dancers and singers, including the emblematic Alan Stivell and Dan Ar Braz and the bagads of Lann-Bihoué and Kemper, 200 technicians and more than 20,000 enthusiasts of Breton culture were expected in the largest indoor performance hall Europe.
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The event's executive producer, Olivier Sévère, is bitter: “We can only bow to this decision, but it is a year of work reduced to nothing and therefore a very painful feeling of frustration. The Nuit de la Bretagne had not taken place in Paris for six years ( Editor's note: in January 2014 in Bercy ) and we are delighted to return. After the government announcements this weekend ( Editor's note: to ban gatherings of more than 5,000 people in confined spaces ), we were starting to prepare for a cancellation, but we were hoping until the last moment. "
No new date yet
Ticket holders are invited to have their tickets reimbursed where they bought it, in store or online. Because for the moment, the organizers do not envisage a new date. "It's too early to say if we will do it again," admits Olivier Sévère. It is as if we fell from a bicycle one kilometer from the finish of the stage… We are in shock. We will first look with insurance and artists. »Will the losses be significant? "I am careful, I hope we will limit the damage. "
At the head of the company BVC Organization, based in Lorient and producer of many shows and events in Brittany, Olivier Sévère looks forward to the next few weeks. “If the coronavirus epidemic continues until the summer, our profession will be severely impacted. There will be technical unemployment, even keys under the door. "