Enjoy a truly unique experience by attending a La Cassine sound and light show in the Ardennes© near Vendresse. New show in 2026 with "Crazy Years: From Dream to Reality" The evenings will take place! Fridays and Saturdays from July 17th to August 15th, 2026.
A mobile grandstand unique in Europe
IImagine. It's night. Around you is a former Cordeliers convent and a vast park containing the ruins of a 16th-century castle.e century. You are invited to take a seat in a covered grandstand with over 1600 seats… The show begins. The first scene plays out, then the seating shifts to place you in front of the next scene… Over a total distance of 350 meters..
Amazing. The show literally unfolds before your eyes.
Great stories adapted into a sound and light show
The shows at La Cassine in the Ardennes© Each year they adapt great popular stories into a sound and light show: Germinal, Sans famille, Les Misérables, Robin des Bois (in 2022 and 2023)... And for the 40th anniversary show in 2024, it is the masterful work of Victor Hugo that is revisited "Notre-Dame, beyond appearances." New show in 2026 with "Crazy Years: From Dream to Reality"They are performed by nearly 150 volunteers during shows on Fridays and Saturdays from mid-July to mid-August. These shows by La Cassine en Ardenne© are widely acclaimed by the general public. These magical evenings begin with a meal for those who wish to have one. You might even run into some of the volunteers in the kitchen and serving that you'll later see on stage! 3 dining areas for 3 gourmet experiences.
In 2026, a new show entitled "Roaring Twenties: From Dream to Reality"
In the vibrant Paris of the 1920sAnna leaves her province with a dream in mind: to make a living on the stage. She finds refuge in a flamboyant cabaret, run by Denise and Georges, a couple as charismatic as they are mysterious.
But behind the glitz and carefree spirit of the Roaring Twenties, the wounds of war resurface. Buried secrets, growing tensions, and wavering ideals foreshadow a darker era.
From euphoria to disillusionment, Folles Années tells the story of the brutal transition from dream to reality, at the dawn of a world on the brink of collapse.
Fridays and Saturdays from July 17th to August 15th, 2026
The show HERE].
A year-round cultural season
Otherwise, La Cassine in the Ardennes© is a cultural and tourist siteIn addition to unusual accommodations (new for 2022), it offers several events. From March to October, the program is both original and welcoming: Behourd tournament, giant Cluedo game, open-air cinema, and craft market.
Selected by the Stéphane Bern mission
Urban artist this exceptional heritage, supported by the Heritage Foundation, was retained by the mission Bern safeguarding heritage at risk in 2019. It is indeed also a high-quality historical site where famous figures have passed through: the Gonzague (Charles de Gonzague founded Charleville), Henry IV, Cardinal Mazarin, the Grimaldi family. Guided and historical tours are also organized during Heritage Days..
9, rue du Couvent Des Cordeliers 08160 VENDRESSE
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