The art of passing onhaving fun

The art of transmitting while having fun

Every child develops through play, and there’s no doubt that the same applies to adults. In fact, it seems that a number of essential skills are learned through play. As far as teaching is concerned, this technique can even be traced back to antiquity with Plato and other philosophers. At Destination Granville Terre et Mer, it’s an adage that can easily be traced back to the traditions of the Granville Carnival: we share history, we pass on a skill or an art, we help people discover our heritage, but we do it while having fun!

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LES ENJAMBÉES

July 2024

The Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in the summer of 2024. The City of Granville and the Granville Terre et Mer Community of Communes have been awarded the Terre de Jeux 2024 label. The Olympic Flame will pass through Granville on 31 May 2024.

To celebrate this event, the company Tourner la Page and the multidisciplinary arts venue Le Leurre are organising LES ENJAMBÉES in July. The concept is to celebrate culture and sport ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Friday 26 July, with 2 events:

Friday 12th July

Les Détours Sportifs by 5 Granville artists.

5 multi-disciplinary artists, each representing one of the 5 rings of the Games, take over an emblematic sports venue in Granville to offer an unusual tour.

Changing rooms, playgrounds, ticket offices, refreshment areas, grandstands… all pretexts for an unusual, poetic and sporting encounter with the public. On the programme: poetic coaching, musical triathlon, physical culture, dressing-room confidences, the art of losing and dignity in the fall!

An artistic itinerary lasting around forty minutes in total, with “minute performances”, will be custom-designed, written and performed by the 5 artists: Chloé Lacan, Nicolas Cloche, Victor Duclos, Damien Dutrait and Fabrice Hervé. The show will be performed 3 times in a row for an audience of between 20 and 40 people.

Friday 19th July

Les Enjambées

An invitation to dance through the town of Granville, from Val-es-Fleur to the Quartier Saint Nicolas, via the Upper Town and the seafront.

In the afternoon, a series of four ball-minutes are staged in Granville. One time / One place / One dance in 30 minutes. Four invitations to dance acoustically in the public space. Each ball-minute like a new point of view on the city.

In the evening, to round things off in style, there’ll be a big picnic on a table and Le Grand Bal under the stars, where the dancing will continue in the open air with all the musicians and dance leaders. Interludes will allow the public to watch contemporary dance, poetry and theatre in the colours of dance and sport by professionals.

Alongside these highlights, workshops and a conference will be offered to the public and event volunteers (between 26 June and 17 July):

Ballroom Dances – From Traditional to Contemporary” workshops to introduce you to the dances to be performed at the Grand Bal sous les étoiles. It’s a great way to build bridges between the past and the present. Workshops open to all: “If you can walk, you can dance! “

A “Bodies Together” conference led by Sophie Rousseau, musician, dancer and teacher. It’s like taking a stroll through the dances of yesteryear and today, with stories and images, to grasp the relationship between dance and music (the rhythm of steps, instruments and voice) and learn a little more about the vital link that is rhythm.

As the artists co-producing the ENJAMBÉES say in unison:

“Get your legs ready, get dancing, take on the city!”

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The Game #4

New version on 28 September 2024

After the first editions in the Haute Ville of Granville, at the Abbaye de La Lucerne and on the various sites of Carolles, The Game returns in 2024 to the Château de Chanteloup with a new version offering an even more immersive adventure for 350 costumed players, this time in medieval times, and incorporating a multimedia dimension.

The event is still a work in progress, but the pre-programme is taking shape: registrations close in June to receive short video enigmas featuring characters to be found on the big day. The characters will be spreading clues throughout the summer, and of course will also be performing live sketches on site.

The closing drink on the afternoon of 28 September will take place in the courtyard of the château, a delight for fans of cult scenes from films, serials and comic strips.Not everything can be revealed, of course, when there’s a plot and a quest to pursue!

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Becoming a time herovia an application

The regions of Normandy and Brittany have joined forces under a destination contract to set up a heritage interpretation application for the whole of the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel: from Saint-Malo to Granville.

The Timetravel Corp, “the first time travel agency in the solar system”, is entrusted with a mission of the utmost importance: to find its field agent, Ric. He was lost in Granville in 1940 while investigating the German occupation of the town during the Second World War. Al, the liaison officer, explains that you have to go undetected in the various time mission zones. To do this, you have to put on the occupier’s uniform or pretend to be a local. You have to be careful not to be unmasked, or you risk being drawn into the shadows of Pointe du Roc.

Practical information Time Travel

Follow Dominicthe guide, sometimes a privateer's mousse, sometimes Polo the whelk's reporter

Polo, tell me about the fishing port – For children aged 6 to 11
“Polo the whelk takes you on a tour of Granville’s fishing port. Polo will tell you all about the history of fishing, past and present. Use the many clues he’ll give you to fill in the little booklet you’ll be given. Keep your eyes open and your ears open so you don’t miss a thing! You’ll leave with your booklet, which you can use to repeat the tour with friends or family. “

Pirates and privateers attack the ramparts – For children aged 8 to 12
“Storm the ramparts! Follow in the footsteps of Pléville le Pelley by answering the riddles correctly. He’ll guide you and you’ll discover the key events that marked Granville’s Upper Town. “

Information on guided tours Tourist Office

Investigations and gamesto discover the region

Get out your magnifying glass to become a detective and explore the sites of Destination Granville Terre et Mer, whether you’re a child, teenager or adult. Riddles, answers with explanations, a complete booklet for each investigation is available from the Tourist Office. All that remains is to decide who will be the Master of the Game.

Several investigations with intriguing names await the detectives of the day:

Pour quelques gouttes d’alcool, Qui a volé la cloche, À la recherche de Mistinguett, Qui a mis le feu? Who stole the Roc du Cap Lihou? Who will discover the cold woman of Chanteloup? Who knocked out the rail cows? Who saved the Coudeville marsh? Which is the forbidden path?

Practical information about police investigations at the Tourist Office

Events

that convey the identity of Destination Granville Terre et Mer

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Festi Récréfrom 17 to 24 April 2024

For 17 years, Festi Récré has been the festival for young audiences during the spring holidays.

The Tourist Office is offering children aged 2 to 14 250 events at 35 sites around Granville Terre et Mer. 47 partners are opening their doors to festival-goers. Through workshops, walks, shows and other intergenerational activities, they will be sharing the values of the Destination: maritime heritage, preservation, resourcing, simplicity, creativity and conviviality.

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Viking and Norman village27 and 28 July 2024

The Viking and Norman Village is a tribute to the first Normans who founded Normandy. At the heart of the site of La Lucerne Abbey, a Viking camp has been reconstituted to (re)discover Viking Normandy through encounters with craftsmen and regional historical re-enactment troupes:
– craft activities: smelting, forging and goldsmithing, leatherwork, braid weaving and Viking domestic hygiene, daily camp life with object smelting and woolwork, Viking art sculptor;
– a traditional Norman market with stalls selling local products: craft beers inspired by Nordic tales
a traditional Normandy market with stalls selling local produce: craft beers inspired by Nordic tales, cheese, pottery inspired by medieval ceramics, melting turins and bread from the bakery of yesteryear!

La Ferme en Foliefrom 22 to 31 October 2024

The Destination is home to many small producers, breeders, craftsmen and designers who draw on their local resources to make, cook and imagine 100% local products “made in Granville Terre et Mer”.

This festival, the little brother of Festi Récré, is dedicated to children aged 2 to 14 during the All Saints’ Day holidays. From the farm where the produce is grown or reared to the restaurant, via the processing workshop, all the links in the chain share their passion through workshops, demonstrations, etc…

And for its 10th anniversary in 2024, the festival will last 10 days, with a highlight every day for all the young festival-goers and their parents and grandparents.

Other themes in the 2024 press pack

Childhood joys and creativity