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NTM, Orelsan, Damso, Jeanne Added, Juliette Armanet, Eddy De Pretto, Jain, Julien Clerc and "a party" to Véronique Sanson: there will be all the colors and all audiences at the Francofolies of La Rochelle, from Wednesday to Sunday.
"The" Francos "want to be a family event and popular, which brings together all generations. For five-six years, there has been a lot of opening work in the art direction. We have adapted programming to what people are listening to, "says Florence Jeux, Executive Director and Artistic Director.
A Showcase of Francophone Productions
Created in 1985 by Jean-Louis Foulquier, who was its director for twenty years, the Francofolies were for a long time the unavoidable summer rendez-vous for French songs. Since 2004, headed by Gérard Pont, via his company Morgane, an opening to current music has been operated. "The tank the French song is exhausted and it also tires the public a bit. It has become more complicated to fill the festival only with Benabar, Zazie, etc. We must be the showcase of all French productions, with the artists who have marked the year, but also with those who will mark the next, "argues Florence Jeux.
"We are once again a festival that really counts, anchored in the news and who does, too"
As such, the 2018 plateau looks very balanced and ticket sales are right to the organizers, since three evenings on the Jean-Louis Foulquier stage are already complete. In this case, those of Thursday (Roméo Elvis, Damso, NTM), Friday (Lorenzo, Bigflo & Oli and Shaka Ponk) and Saturday (Eddy De Pretto, Jeanne Added, Jain, Orelsan) who give pride of place to rap and other current music.
For these artists, all massively watched in streaming on the internet and whose tours fill the halls of the Hexagon without difficulty, the "Francos" had to be a must stop on their festival routes. "Until recently, a few years ago, they had a rather dusty image of the festival. Today it's changing. We are again a festival that really counts, anchored in the news and who does it too, "says Florence Games. A festival that also continues to attract the world, since 150,000 people (including 90,000 payers) attended in 2017.
"Things we do not see elsewhere"
To make this year as well, "we try to do things we do not see elsewhere," says Florence Jeux. "We will organize musical documentaries every morning at the cinema, where the public will be able to meet the film crew. There will also be an exhibition of Albin de la Simone, who will show his drawings for the first time. "We are also trying to personalize the shows. Artists are offered to have guests, to do a little different things. They do not always want it because it requires investment, work upstream, repetitions not always easy to implement, "she continues. Reason why, there will be no creation this year. "There have been several refusals, recognizes Florence Games. It's always hard to ride. To approach a new repertoire, to appropriate it, it is complicated, it is a risk taking at the same time personal, media.
Football at the party?
"But there will be Wednesday this great party to Veronique Sanson, which ultimately looks like a small creation," she said. The singer will perform with several guests such as Alain Souchon, Jeanne Cherhal, Vianney, Tryo. But also and especially his former companion, Stephen Stills, and their son, Christopher. "It will be a real event, quite unexpected," says the director of the Francos. Stalled between the concerts of Raphael and Calogero, it is not yet complete. Ditto for the closing party, Sunday, with Juliette Armanet, Jane Birkin ("Gainsbourg Symphonique"), Brigitte and MC Solaar. That day, the World Cup-2018 will come to an end, with a final that could compete in France. A match before the concerts and retransmitted on giant screens. With a little luck, the party could be more crazy than expected.
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