Going Out In Cannes Summer 2012
Cannes Salsa Festival
Basking in the glow of the success of previous years, the Cannes Salsa Festival returns to the Palais des Festivals: 3 days of fiesta for everyone, from the simple curious, beginners, to experienced dancers, at the heart of the Palais des Festivals, transformed for the occasion into an immense dance floor. Three days of shows, concerts, classes and fiesta with leading international artists and aficionados from around the world. For its third edition, the festival will open to the Kizomba, a sensuous and elegant dance that successfully swept through the dance floors.
Concerts by Mika Mendes and La Sucursal S.A: Mika Mendes' musical world of is a mix of Kizoumba and Zouk, enriched by R&B rhythms and Soul influences. Based in Barcelona and originally from Barrio de Raval, La Sucursal S.A. is part of a trend aimed at reconnecting with the authentic historical roots of Salsa, and giving it back all its popular and sociological meaning.
Come experience the Latin passion with Cannes Salsa Festival from July 6 to 8 - Palais des Festivals.
Informations on www.cannessalsafestival.fr
Fireworks Festival
A polychrome and musical joust in which 5 of the 6 guests countries are opposed as part of one of the most famous international competitions of its kind, to try to win a Silver Vestal and return in 2014 to compete for the prestigious Golden Vestal. 6 extraordinary evenings in the Bay of Cannes, animated by the alchemists masters of an art with extreme requirements, combining creativity, technology, high precision, and crowned of panache of calculated risk. Yes, the pyrotechnicians settle the arguments with gunpowder! But they are the only ones to have it say such nice things.
July 14, 21 & 29 - August 7, 15 & 24, 10/00 pm - Bay of Cannes
The Summer season 2012
Immersion in the "Good for the body and mind" cultural mix: reggae, bossa nova, salsa, classical, tango, jazz, hip hop, indie rock, indie pop, electro... all musics are there in a summer season boasting over 30 dates. These rhythms will share the bill for the Summer in Cannes and their tempos will be available in different modes of expression. The program allows free rein to the imagination and daring, a feature Cannes has been asserting for over ten years.
June 21 sets the tone
Fusion around the fraternal Music Festival for over 30 years, on June 21, Cannes is also launching its summer festivities in a cauldron of exotic cultures, with Paulo Costa Trio and Mystic Man. Paulo Costa invites you to be gently rocked by the delicate melodies of his contemporary Bossa Nova, drawing on the traditions and musical soul of Bahia in Brazil. Mystic Man mixes reggae roots with powerful African tempos. The energy of their performances have led them to perform more than 300 times, supporting the leading names from the French and International musical scene.
Thursday, June 21 from 9/00 pm. Free concerts on Esplanade Georges Pompidou
Music gains height
The Nuits Musicales du Suquet, from July 23 to 28, have been announcing since 2011 a new modernity in which the unexpected interfers in a conventional programming. Surprises abound, like Paolo Miccichè's visual design to meet Mozart, or singer Juliette inviting herself to the concert of two major soloists: Sarah Nemtanu, violin and Anne-Lise Gastaldi, piano. The iconoclast William Sheller, alone with his piano with whom he shares his thirty-six year career, fits perfectly to the identity of the Festival, a real ride through musical genres. "Chopin tells about Chopin" a program refined by two major artists, Laure Favre-Kahn on piano and Charles Berling through the excellence of his play acting. True to its reputation, the Festival opens up to greatest soloists. In 2012, it welcomes two singular artists, virtuoso Nigel Kennedy, violin, and atypical pianist Fazil Say. Besides its famous concert performers, the Suquet also likes to reveal unknown artists, in the courtyard of the Museum of La Castre will follow one another mysterious "Sculptures Musicales," Russian revelations and the new show of the Company Meditango
Jazz à Domergue: the gardens of Jazz
Of an intimate nature, Jazz at Domergue, from August 1 to 4, is a precious pearl. Magical and intoxicating, the gardens of the villa host for a decade jazz concerts in perfect harmony with the pristine site. Again this year the musicians, committed to their art, immortalize this place, which in 2012 are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the death of Jean-Gabriel Domergue. Some major groups on the program: Brunetaud Julien, Laurent Larcher, the collective 5 AM, and the singer Kellylee Evans. Jazz at Domergue is the essence of an inventive, passionate and free music.