On this Christmas Eve, at a time when “our society and our families need light and warmth”, Monsignor François-Xavier Bustillo, Bishop of Ajaccio for Corsica, invites the islanders “to stock up on hope during the celebrations and to meet again in joy”. Live in brotherhood with all, in joy and hope that echo the birth … Read more
The bloody clashes between the police and bandits push the prefect to use “the strong way”. Laval launches a vast operation “purification of the maquis” sweeping wide with 600 men and armored cars One morning in November 1931, the access roads to Ajaccio were blocked, the telephone and the telegraph cut off. Villages serving as … Read more
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 November at 8:30 p.m. at the Alb’Oru. Bastia year zero twenty Text (French, Corsican & Italian) and direction by Noël Casale (Éoliennes Editions, 2022) With Valerie Schwarcz, Alice Serfati, Xavier Tavera Scenography & Costumes Anne Lezervant / Lighting Pierre Peyronnet “Bastia, evening of April 14, 2020. Interior night. A woman, … Read more
“Hi, how are you? I’m super happy.” He talks like a Parisian (but is definitely not one), he loves to play, he loves stage and his audience. He repeats himself: “I’m very happy.” L’comedian Maxime Gasteuil plays at the municipal theater of Bastia this Wednesday evening and on October 27, then on the 28th at … Read more
From the “hypnotic” whirlwind of the Briton Anish Kapoor to the fantasized moon of the Chinese Mao Tao, from Californian street-art to Corsican or Marseille video creations, Bonifacio, in the far south of Corsica, is hosting its first international art biennial contemporary. In total, about fifteen French, Moroccan, American, British, Brazilian, Dutch, Turkish and Chinese … Read more