The weather promises to be warm and even sunny for the penultimate weekend of October in Bordeaux.
For an outing with family or friends,
Le Figaro
has concocted several ideas for musical and cultural getaways in the city and its surroundings.
The international short film and short film festival
For its second edition, the international short film and short film festival of Bordeaux will present from this Friday, October 21 at the Utopia cinema a panel of 24 short films from around the world, selected from more than 400. Among the four genres of films ( fiction, documentary, animation and experimental film), three prizes will be awarded by the jury and by the public: for the best one-minute film, for the best very short film (one to four minutes) and for the best short- footage (up to 15 minutes).
The festival aims to be “
a friendly moment with the aim of showing and introducing the public to another window of contemporary and current cinema
”.
The screenings will take place from 8 p.m. at the Utopia, and tickets cost between 15 and 20 euros per person.
Bordeaux-Pessac Zoo
From this Saturday (and until November 6), the Bordeaux-Pessac zoo is decked out in Halloween colors.
“
A hint of pumpkins, a hint of make-up, a dose of enrichment, a touch of mystery around the lost treasure, all sprinkled with the reading of terrifying tales.
It is the daily potion that awaits visitors to the park during the All Saints holidays
, ”said the zoo in a press release.
A disguise contest and a mask creation workshop will be offered for children (reservation required by email).
A mysterious adventure also awaits visitors.
And in addition to the usual zoo activities, visitors may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the baby jaguar, born five weeks ago and now visible to the public.
The baby jaguar, born a few weeks ago at the Bordeaux-Pessac zoo.
DR / Bordeaux-Pessac Zoo
A festival of improvised concerts at the Pola factory
Since Thursday and until Saturday evening October 22, the Uppercut improvised music festival returns to the Fabrique Pola, located at 10 quai de Brazza, on the right bank of Bordeaux.
This is the first edition of this festival since the coronavirus epidemic.
Organized by the association Ensemble Un, Uppercut invites this time the Splitter Orchestra from Berlin.
The watchword being: "
if we can play at 25, then why not try to do it at 45?"
".
All day Saturday, the banks of the Garonne will therefore be "
inhabited by around fifty sound artists
" at the Pola Factory.
The doors of the place open at 10.30 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a "
tense space
" in the form of a "
gigantic flea market
" will be set up, and from 5.15 p.m. to 8 p.m., four groups of musicians drawn will present as many improvised concerts.
“
Destination Cosmos
” at the Bassins de lumière
A new immersive exhibition arrives this weekend at the Bassins de Lumière, in the former submarine base of Bordeaux.
The exhibition "
Destination Cosmos, the ultimate challenge
", developed in collaboration with the National Center for Space Studies, will be present from October 21 to November 19.
An "
adventure through our solar system
", which will plunge the viewer "
into a maze of stars, planets, nebulae and supernovae
", for "
a unique journey which begins in the heart of the Guyanese tropical forest and ends at the edge of the universe
”.
This exhibition will only be accessible from 5:15 p.m. During the day, the two exhibitions, "
Venice, From Canaletto to Monet
" and "
Sorolla, Promenades by the sea
" will continue to be screened inside this monumental building. , and this until January 2, 2023. Entrance tickets are on sale from 9 euros.
A unique space adventure, with images from CNES, ESA and NASA.
DR / Basins of Lights
WALL (street art)
This Friday, street artist Kazy Usclef is “
on the wall
” at the Chartrons from 6 to 9 p.m.
This is the 65th speaker at the MUR de Bordeaux, an open-air public street art space.
Street artist but also graphic designer and illustrator, Kazy Usclef uses many techniques, from stencil engraving to screen printing.
Located on Place Paul and Jean Paul Avisseau, the MUR (a modular, urban and responsive place) is a veritable mural of 35 square meters, permanently covered with original and ephemeral creations.
It aims to be both “
a meeting place for all, a new place of cultural life, a creative and recreational platform
”.
Launched by the Pôle Magnetic association, the place also seeks to be “
a bridge between a neighborhood and an artistic approach
”.