On the occasion of the European Night of Museums, Saturday, May 23 at 8:30 pm, the Association of Friends of the Etang de Thau Museum and the museum team offer a cine-concert: “Etang makes its cinema.”
The evening will be hosted by the Jean Vigo Institute with which the association has been collaborating for several years to collect amateur films around the Etang de Thau. The association has already integrated several family films into its website “Living with the Etang,” all of which have been reviewed at the Jean Vigo Institute to be preserved and digitized. The association is taking advantage of this Night of Museums to relaunch the collection, which had been somewhat neglected in recent months. On May 23, a montage of short films shot around the Etang de Thau from amateur deposits and preserved at the Institute will be shown.
There will be an intermission at 9:30 pm, followed by a montage of films by Jean Painlevé, a pioneer of French scientific cinema. Jean Painlevé, a filmmaker and biologist specializing in underwater fauna, was known for over 200 scientific documentaries. But his films go beyond just science, combining art and science, highly appreciated by surrealists. You will be able to see “The Octopus, The Sea Urchins, Stories of Shrimps,” and “Acera or the Witch’s Ball.”
The entire evening will be accompanied by the music of Thierry Gomar, a percussionist, improviser, multi-instrumentalist playing the vibraphone, zarb, piano, and percussion. He will improvise on the vibraphone.
Moreover, Jean-Louis Martire, a local artist, will be offering visitors the opportunity to discover his temporary exhibition “L’Armaneur” from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
To learn more about the film review, contact: amusthau@laposte.net. Etang de Thau Museum, quai du port in Bouzigues.
Contact Midi Libre correspondent: 06 80 21 86 03.
