BIARRITZ 2017
Shows …concerts…festivals…
Highlights
sport…exhibitions …trade shows
MEDIA CONTACTS
BIARRITZ TOWN
Claire RIPERT – Sophie VIVE
Tél : (33) 5 59 41 54 48
[email protected]
www.biarritz.fr
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BIARRITZ TOURISM
Maylis GARROUTEIGT – Isabelle EYHERABIDE – Olga DANYLYUK
Tél : (33) 5 59 22 41 71
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www.tourisme.biarritz.fr – www.congres.biarritz.fr
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MARCH
From 20 to 26 March : Week of the restaurants
7 days to promote the restaurants , the discovery of the local flavours and the delicious welcome of
the Pays Basque : 19€ for breakfast and 29€ for dinner excluding drinks
Information: www.tourisme.biarritz.fr
From 22 to 25 March: Bi Harriz Lau Xori : Week of the Basque expressions and foreign ones
Dance, music, circus,theatre: The contemporary Basque creation on stage.
Information : www.biarritz-culture.com
APRIL
1st April : Anne Etchegoyen Concert at Sainte-Eugénie Church
Anne Etchegoyen presents her new album « Compostelle – From Pays Basque to Saint-Jacques», accompanied by her guitarists, the Choir of the Basques Voice , and the dancers of the modern dance
company Aukeran, from Saint-Sébastien.
From 12 to 17 April – The Beautiful Days of music 2nd édition
The program will put the classical music in the center of a wide
musical panorama even more so with jazz, the music of the world…
5 concerts crossing their styles and their influences, in the divers
places in the town. The program : Katia & Marielle Labèque in
Love Stories, a show about the myth of Roméo and Juliette or two
pianists interpreting West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Star
Cross’d Lovers by David Chalmin in one choreography by Yaman
Okur for 7 dancers 12 Apr), James Carter Organ Trio, with the
saxophonist James Carter, one of the biggest in the jazz world,
in a concert giving tribute to Django Reinhardt in the soul
and funky version (13 Apr). World music with the player from
kora Ballaké Sissoko and the cellist Vincent Segal (15 Apr), and
to end the festival, a baroque concert: the works of Vivaldi
with the guitar soloist Thibault Cauvin and Orchestra (6 Apr.).
Information: Cultural affairs 05 59 41 57 50 [email protected] - Ticket
office on line on www.biarritz.fr
From 13 to 17 April – Antiques Design and Contemporary Art Trade show at Bellevue
It gathers 75 exhibitors from 3 universe in a single place: antiques, Contemporary and Design Art
50's-70's.
Information : www.salon-antiquites-art-biarritz.fr
From 22 April to 21 May : Patureau Expo at the Crypt of Sainte-Eugénie
We could speak, about the Patureau painting , " The Turner Effect ". The vaporous and powdered
light treatment erasing the outlines of the landscape sketches and floating figures, indeed evokes
the English master. Romantics, the atmospheres of Patureau entail the look well beyond the only
and grand nature where the human beings are modestly silhouetted.It is nevertheless these tiny beings which give the sulphurous light to the abysses ,filled or blazing with the warmth of orange, their
fantastic and spiritual dimension.
Information: Cultural affairs 05 59 41 57 50 - [email protected] –www.biarritz.fr
From 15 to 17 April : Surf : Biarritz Maider Arosteguy
The Biarritz Quiksilver Maider Arostéguy, the oldest surf competition in Europe opens the
ball for the surf competitions. The meeting at the Easter weekend at Biarritz gathers 250
surfers from the whole of France (Bretagne, Mediterranean, The landes, Pays Royannais,
Pays Basque) but also the Spanish, the Italians and other European nationalities.
In the presence of the grand champion Laird Hamilton who is coming to celebrate surfing in
Biarritz.
Information : www.biarritzmaiderarosteguy.fr
29 April : Arrival of the Tour Auto at the Cité de l’ Océan
230 cars involved in the 26th edition of the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo will finish their route
at the Cité de l’Océan on the 29th of April at the end of the afternoon.
Information : www.tourauto.com
30 April at 4pm : The Ballet of Bordeaux National Opera at the Gare du Midi
With several creations within their program « The Four Tendencies ».
Information: www.malandainballet.com
MAY
3 May : « Noé », new creation of the Biarritz Malandain Ballet at the Gare du Midi
After having previewed at the Teatro Victoria Eugenia of Donostia / San Sebastián last January before settling at the Chaillot National Danse Theatre from 10th to 24th of May,
Thierry Malandain will be presenting Noé, his latest creation in Biarritz on the 3rd of May ,
a ballet for 22 dancers, to music by Rossini (Messa di Gloria).
Malandain directed an abstract Noé which is not only the christian reference to the new Adam
album but also a figure common to various civilizations having lived a deluge and saved by a
providential and protective man.
Information: www.malandainballet.com
Early May : Inauguration of the indoor skatepark
With its surface of 325 m² on the
ground of which 1 414 m² of gliding
area, this new covered equipment is
going to be a known urban centre in
a triangle connecting Bordeaux, Toulouse and Bilbao. The town of Biarritz
has wished to accomplish this structure according to the standards of the
Federation with the ambition to make
a point of federal activity and to position itself as a training structure .
The new skatepark could satisfy the
beginners as well as the experienced
and receive competitions at national and international levels. Among the planned
modules: a bowl, a street area of the type « Streetleague »At two different
heights, the elements to relaunch, a transition block which assures the connection
between the bowl, one of two central tables and the rest of the gliding area, a
three sided ramp and several mobile parts to allow the modulation of difficulty
and travel paths .
Lassosalai, an association which manages the accounts today for about 400 members and recorded more than 7 000 entries per year. By the number of licences
(about 200) and the competition results (several national podiums) the Biarrot Club
lies in the Top 5 of the French skateboard clubs and 2 of their members are members of the national team today.
Data sheet:
Reception capacity: 690 people among whom 400 in seats .Architecture : in echo with its
neighbour l’Atabal, both done by Master Rumeau with the same volume and identical materials, wood and and concrete.
Cost: 3,4 M€
Partners : The State , The National Fund for the Development of Sport, The Department of
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques, The Pays Basque Community of Agglomération, the town of
Biarritz.
From 27 May to 30 June : exhibition « The Russians in Biarritz » at the Crypt of Sainte-Eugénie
Presented as part of the 20’s in Biarritz », the exhibition returns to the middle of the XIXth century,
a date in which the Russian aristocrats come regularly to visit Napoléon III and the Empress at the
Eugénie Villa. Queen Nathalie of Serbia and the grand dukes of Russia are part of the the most prestigious hosts. From the end of the XIXth century , the jet-setting Russians are so numerous in Biarritz that a quarter of the population of the city speaks the language of the tsar.Every September
opens the "Russian Season" which offers luxurious parties of splendour of which still remain in the
memories of many.; Biarritz is then the theatre of a carefree and sophisticated life ….
Information : [email protected] – www.biarritzanneesfolles.com
From 20th to 28th of May : Biarritz Pays Basque receives The ISA World Surfing
Games 2017
The ISA World Surfing Games 2017 - World championships
by nation, will compete in Biarritz from 20th to 28th of
May. More than 200 athletes from around 40 nations will
take part in the 30th edition of the Mondiaux. Three years
away from the Tokyo Olympics and the first Olympic competition in the history of surfing, France is the host country to the SA World Surfing Games pour the 3rd time, after
the editions of 1980 (Biarritz) et 1992 (Lacanau) and it is
the applicant approved by Biarritz Pays Basque who has
been retained.
To an exceptional competition, exceptional sponsor with
the American Tom Curren, triple WSL world champion and
triple ISA world champion.
The principal spot will be the Grande Plage of Biarritz. The
village of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 will be planted
there. The championship spot of France 2015 and 2016,
the site of the Grande Plage is one of the most beautiful
sites in France. Flanked by The Bellevue and The Hôtel du Palais, It appears as a
real amphitheatre, a surrounding speaker dedicated to the surfing competitions.
Information : www.surfingfrance.com
From 25 to 28 May: Festival of Street Entertainments
Biarritz will be once again adorned with ephemeral esthetics and with surprising experiences.For 3
days, a theatrical breath will take the public from a place to another one to offer original street
shows, by rebirthing the delights to the young and old , in the theatre , in the fairground art, in the
dance.
Information : www.biarritz-evenement.fr
JUNE
2 , 3 and 4 June: The Roaring Twenties Biarritz
Exhibition, conference, shows and performances , big costumed parades, antique
cars… to relive the era of a weekend in the twenties in Biarritz. Numerous demonstrations include a costumes gala evening at The Hôtel du Palais on the 2nd of
June , the farmers market and the big parade in town on Sunday on the 4th of
June.
Information : www.facebook.com/biarritzanneesfolles
3 and 4 June : The 2017 Skateboard Stage French Championship
Barely opening its doors , the brand new Biarrot Skatepark will welcome the 5th
and final stage of the skateboard French Championship on the 3rd and 4th of next
June. During the national finals competition, the titles for champion of France for
the various categories will be handed out. There will also be a selection of the
best athletes for the French team.
From 14 to 18 June : Wheels & Waves at the Cité de l’Océan
The sixth edition of Wheels and Waves will take place, for
the third consecutive year in the gardens of the Cité de
l’Océan in Biarritz. The program includes several surfing
and skateboard contests for all levels with legendary riders, concerts in the evenings, a village of exhibitors. But
also a Flattrack "El Rollo » race on the Hippodrome in San
Sebastian, a sprint race "Punk’s Peak" on the Jaizkibel,
and an exhibition « Artide » in the port of Pasaia. Between
15 000 et 20 000 visitors are expected this year.
Information : www.wheels-and-waves.com/wheels-and-waves2017
From 15 to 9 June : Biarritz Fair – Côte Basque at The Halle d’Iraty
New exhibition for the amateurs of novelties, curiosities and new experiences.
Information : www.foireexpobiarritz.com
From 23 to 28 June : The Casetas at The Côte des Basques
Made up of bodegas and restaurants, the village of Casetas .It is above all a unique
opportunity to take advantage of one of the most beautiful sites of the côte basque
around an intergenerational and friendly party.
Information: www.biarritz-evenement.fr
24 and 25 June: Biarritz Belza Classic at The Côte des Basques
JULY
From 7 July to 3 September: 60 years of surf in Biarritz
Summer 2017 : Biarritz celebrates 60 years since the appearance
of surfing in France… And it celebrates this special occasion !
An anniversary which confirms Biarritz as the cradle of the European
surfing, a beautiful opportunity to assert a historical legitimacy and
to reveal the sports, cultural and identity development of surfing
between the 50’s and today.
Exhibitions, concerts, contests, surf art, surf movies : Biarritz makes up
a whole program of animations around the surf culture, from 7 July
to 3 September. These dates qualitative and new, will be open to
all and will take place on various symbolic sites of the city.
From 8 July to 17 September : Expo Ramiro Arrue, between avant-garde and tradition at Bellevue
The grand summer exhibition at Bellevue will be consecrated to a retrospective
around Ramiro Arrue (1892, Bilbao – 1971, Saint-Jean-de-Luz) : more than 150 works
(oil, gouaches, drawings…) from the Museums of the Fine Arts of Bilbao, Vitoria, San
Sebastian, Bayonne, Bergara and private collections.
Ramiro Arrue, painter, illustrator, ceramist dedicated all his work in the Pays Basque which he
represented figuratively.
Indeed, even if he is a painter of appreciated landscape, Ramiro Arrue is nevertheless more
known to the general public for his « basques types », characters that one could consider artificial so much they symbolize the Basque imagination on the verge of the idealized image. The
grand themes of the collective life are illustrated in a timeless way because Ramiro interprets
and recreates them into images of maternity, mourning, works, parties, games and Basque
sports.
Information : Cultural affairs 05 59 41 57 50 - [email protected] –www.biarritz.fr
July and August: Colorama
After the success of the 1st édition of the Street Art festival , in the « former Foch
garage », Colorama returns to Biarritz and will ,this year, dress certain walls and
facades of the town: To put the specific urban landscape of the seaside town in
narrative (surf, ocean, waves) to develop a new situation, in accordance with the
natural and foreign elements.
2 July: United Women’s Race at the Biarrose
Information:la-biarrose.fr
From 13 July to 24 August: Thursdays of the Jardins de l’Océan
For the 4th year, Biarritz invites the public to share their summer evenings, on Thursday, in
the gardens of the Cité de l’Océan. After the beach, between friends and family, until sunset,
this summer meeting proposes a selection of exceptional artists : concerts or duo accoustics,
circus or acrobats, contemporary or urban dance, open air exhibition or cinema :A program,
poetic and rich in discoveries which merges the arts and proposes original works.Among the
already confirmed artists : Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains, Peter Harper, Mathieu Boogaerts, Fishbach, ….
Information: www.biarritz.fr / http://www.facebook.com/JJOBiarritz
14 July and 15 August: Village of bodegas in the plateau of the lighthouse
Culinary stands, bodegas, ball with a dj . Fantastic view over the fireworks.
Information: www.biarritz-evenement.fr
22 July : Celebrations at the Port des Pêcheurs
Information : www.biarritz-evenement.fr
From 31 July to 9 August: International Classical Piano Festival
This year, the 8th edition of the festival offers 14 concerts with 17 artists including
16 pianists among the stars and the best artists of this new generation. The program
will be eclectic, ambitious et uninhibited. There, one will find the composers of the
great repertoire, some least known (such as Ponce, Lecuona ou Villa-lobos, etc),
contemporary and jazz composers. The star pianist Fazil Say will be headlining the
stage with Khatia Buniatishvili who is coming back after her triumph in 2016, Kit
Armstrong, Lukas Geniusas (The new star of the Russian piano), and Simon Ghraichy,
(new label recruit) Deutsche Grammophon etc... the revelations of the French piano
will be present with the pianists Alexandre Kantorow, Natahalia Milstein and the
young duo Jatetok.
Information : www.festivalpianoclassique.com
From 31 July to 23 August : The 41st Cesta punta Golden Glove Professional at l’Euskal Jai
d’Aguilera
Information : Biarritz Athlétic Club 05 59 23 91 09 – www.cesta-punta.com
AUGUST
From 6 to 11 August : The Biarritz International Dance Academy
350 trainees of all backgrounds, all levels, professionals from Russia, from Japan, pre-professionals
from schools of the National Opera of Paris or again the Scala of Milan, and the lovers of dance share
a unique experience in Biarritz.
Information : www.biarritz-academie-danse.com
The 9, 10 et 11 August: The Beauty and the Beast with Biarritz Malandain Ballet at the
Gare du Midi
Part of the summer of Biarritz Malandain Ballet.
Information : www.malandainballet.com
15 August: Magical night
Grand fireworks display at 10.30pm on the Grande Plage.
Information : www.biarritz-evenement.fr
From 21 August to 21 September : Exhibition on Zoo Encryption Contemporary Drawings at the Crypte of Sainte Eugénie
Organised by the commissioners Jelodanti &in collaboration with Philippe Djian.
An exhibition gathering artists who use the animal kingdom as a filter to decrypt humanity.
Information : Cultural affairs 05 59 41 57 50 - [email protected] –www.biarritz.fr
SEPTEMBER
From 8 to 17 September : Time to love the dance
Biarritz lives to the beat of the dance during the days of the festival and proposes
several shows a day in very varied styles and also free public repetitions and animations in the street.
For this 27th edition, among the companies already announced: Kibbutz contemporary
dance company (Israel), Aterballetto (Italy), le Ballet de Nice, le Ballet de Lorraine, Jean
Claude Gallotta, the hip hop company Pockemon Crew, Hervé Koubi, Système Castafiore,
a company which has no equivalent to the landscape of French live art, mixed dance,
sophisticated images, sound installation, ….
Information: www.letempsdaimer.com
From 8 to 10 September : Rat’s Cup at the Côte des Basques
The Côte des Basques welcomes the the 15th edition of Rat’s Cup. The program
includes surf competitions, free concerts and skateboard demonstrations.
From 25 to 30 September : Festival of Biarritz Cinema and Cultures of Latin America
A famous festival for the Latin American cinema.It
proposes three competitions of full-length films, short
films, and documentaries. Besides competing films, the
festival presents every year the focus around various
themes. The festival also proposes the discovery of the
latin-american culture in other forms with literary
meetings, exhibitions and university conferences.
For this 26th edition, a special program for the colours of Colombia will put in honour the richness of the
cinematography and the the country’s culture, in the presence of numerous guests.
Information: www.festivaldebiarritz.com
OCTOBER
From 13 to 15 October : BIARRITZ BEER FESTIVAL at the Halle d’Iraty
Biarritz BEER Festival, 1st Professional trade show and grand public in Aquitaine entirely dedicated
to beer.
Information : Biarrot Circle of the Beer Amateurs www.biarritzbeerfestival.fr
From 19 to 22 October : Invitation to go on a journey– Books on stage - Revolution(s)
After the success of the first edition on the theme of the exile last year which welcomed the great actors such as Jacques Weber, Françoise Fabian, Bruno Wolkowitch
around the works of Victor Hugo, Stefan Zweig and also Lydie Salvayre, INVITATION
TO GO ON A JOURNEY– Books on stage returns for the second edition,on the theme
Revolution (s).
Thought up by Claire Borotra, native of the country and Anne Rotenberg, director,
adaptatrice, artistic director of the Grignan letter writing festival for 15 ans, this
literature festival and the theatre brings to the scene new adaptations of literature
works on a theme. For four days it presents readings-shows, meetings and conferences.
The theme retained this year is « Revolution(s) » in the broad sense, as the reflection
of a world which changes, at a political level but also and specially at the societal,
technological, climatic, linguistic, scientific, artistic level… the range of possibilities
to speak about the revolutions is immense, novels , correspondances, poems, tries
are the reflections through centuries. From Galilée to Malraux via Jules Verne,
Léonard de Vinci, Picasso, Bracq or Marie Curie…The authors possibly revealed by
the new theme are countless…and a promising journey.
Information : [email protected] festival invitation to go on a journey
InvitationToGoOnAJourney Information : Office de tourisme 05 59 22 44 66
From 23 to 29 October : The Cesta punta World Cup
Biarritz received the Cesta Punta world cup which reunited
the best players from all over the world. This event will be
qualifying for the world championships of Barcelona in 2018.
The 5 best nations in Biarritz could be competing for the title
in Catalonia.
From 29 to 31 October : Halloween at the Jardin Public
The public is invited to participate in the workshops, to come dressed in disguises, to sculpture
pumpkins, to participate in the highlighting of the public garden and to come and celebrate at the
garden party.
Information: www.biarritz-evenement.fr
NOVEMBER
From 6 to 12 November : The week of the restaurants
7 days to promote the restaurants , the discovery of the local flavours and the delicious
welcome of the Pays Basque : 19€ for breakfast and 29€ for dinner excluding drinks
Information: www.tourisme.biarritz.fr
From 10 to 12 November : Lurrama – The Basque Farm at the Halle d’Iraty
Lurrama –The Basque farm is the window to the agriculture of the Pays Basque and the steps which
draw it towards excellence. The grand public will discover a tent of animals, the farmer markets and
lots of animations.
Information: www.lurrama.org
DECEMBER
2 and 3 December : Fitness and Bodybuilding World Championships at the Gare du Midi
Presented as an ultra sportive town and a site of exception, Biarritz has been chosen by
the IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness) to organise their world championships.
From 8 December to 7 January: Christmas market at the Halles de Biarritz
Information : www.halles-biarritz.fr
From 23 December to 6 January: Biarritz in lights
Biarritz in lights gives rise to the dream at the heart of the urban space. Artists and Magicians of the light liven up the symbolic places of the city. With its thousands of visitors , and
its artists who come to make the town trendy and fashionable,this demonstration is a moment of enchantment, delight and pleasure.
Information: www.biarritz-evenement.fr