Published on 12 April 2023
Reading time: 3 min.
A festival-goer since childhood, Marie now enjoys each edition with her daughter Anna. Marie is a volunteer, street coordinator
Puppets are in the Carolomacerians' DNA.
Marie Parizot
Every 2 years
We are used to living to the rhythm of the Festival. Every 2 years, when he arrives, we wait for him; when it is there, we take advantage of it; when he leaves, we cry.
Marie Parizot
Born in Charleville-Mézières 39 years ago, Marie Parizot has been “linked to the festival forever! ". Having become a Rue volunteer as an adult, no doubt, for her, the World Festival of Puppet Theaters (FMTM) is entirely part of the local culture.
Exchange, conviviality, sharing
Great moment of exchange, conviviality and sharing, these ten days of shows and festivities bring together people from distant horizons. There are plenty of places to meet: Puppet bar at Espace Lebon, official bars and restaurants, alternative places… The offer is just as impressive in terms of programming: In, Street, Off du Off. More than 1000 performances! A euphoric and dizzying profusion.
Discover
Marine's tips for enjoying it: get the Rue program which offers “a lot of good shows”, "visit exhibitions of all types" and "explore!" It is such an extraordinary territory that it is absolutely necessary to discover it”.
Prepare well for your festival
- Choose your favorite
There are more than 400 demonstrations in the IN. A solution: rely on its sensitivity and the rubrication of the program (age, style of puppets, shows). There is also an advice service run by volunteers during the festival.
- Provide
One year before for accommodation (homestay, hotel, etc.), from June for IN shows, when the program is online. For the OFF room, it's in September, the day before the performance.
- Let yourself be carried away
Discover the exhibitions, the OFF spaces of the collectives and the festival space, listen to word of mouth... Artists are still playing outside the program, including some nuggets.
22nd edition from September 16 to 24, 2023
The FMTM is the biggest puppet theater festival in the world since 1961.
Program and reservations: June 2023
SIT fields – Please select a SIT offer
Article taken from the magazine of the Tourist Development Agency "Ardennes Inspirations" and recomposed for the web.
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