Forget everything you know about puppets. Very often considered as childish, they are put forward during a festival which is aimed at young and old alike. RéciDives, an event organized every year in the town of Dives-sur-Mer. 

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The setting

It is in Dives-sur-Mer that the festival settled down several decades ago. Born in 1986, the puppet festival of Dives-sur-Mer was baptized in 2013 “RéciDives, festival of puppet theater and animated forms”. Since 2018, the event has been supported by “Le Sablier, center for the puppetry arts in Normandy – Conventioned Stage of National Interest, mention art and creation".

Performances 

At each edition, the festival notably presents the aesthetic diversity of puppets, through several performances: 

  • Shows 
  • Paint 
  • Works that use digital technologies

“A discipline that is aimed at everyone, with simplicity, depth, poetry and humour, at the crossroads of theater and visual arts, close to cinema and comics, giving a large place to music” : this is how this art is described by aficionados of the genre. And for good reason: a puppet theater is multidisciplinary and hybrid, and therefore contemporary. 

For this 38e edition, 20 shows and 2 exhibitions make up the program, of which 5 works were created in collaboration or from texts by contemporary authors.

Les RéciDives: a festival on a human scale

Here, there is something for young and old: it is therefore the ideal place for families wanting to share great experiences. Friendly, the festival even offers the public the opportunity to meet the artists. Music fan? You will be served! A few festive musical moments are organized throughout the four days of the event.

What should I do with my young children if I want to participate in a show that is not suitable for them?

Don't panic, the festival organizers have thought of everything (yes, even that): a nursery where you can drop off your toddlers while they attend the performances displayed for teenagers and adults is set up for each edition. Paradise, you say?

Some practical help!

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