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(T) TECHNICAL Frédéric Platteau pulled off a great exploit: the setting up, exploitation and dismantling of hundreds of métamorphoses, exhibitions, parties and live shows. Among the traditional balancing acts such an enterprise implies, we can note the «rehabilitation» of the Tri Postal and the setting up of three sizeable exhibitions (Robots! Voitures du futur and Prime time). In merely five months, this venue was made ready to receive the public on 6 December 2003. At the same time, the opening ceremony alone required 450 technicians: stage managers, handlers, lighting engineers, sound engineers… All the professions of the entertainment industry were represented. Some parts of the year were particularly intense. For several days in July it took nearly 200 technicians to undertake the dismantling of the Barnum des Postes(>), the launching of Z ingaro’s show (>) and the Fête des Géants (>). TERRITOIRE (TERRITORY) From Hesdin to Antwerp, Boulogne-sur-Mer to Mons-Belgique, Lille 2004 covered a huge territory. The Euroregion now really exists! (>see map) THEATRE From the masterly sobriety of Peter Brook (Tierno Bokar at the Théâtre du Nord) to the post-reality exuberance of Constanza Macras (Back to the present at the Idéal de Tourcoing), theatre is abundant during Lille 2004. The Météores of the Hippodrome de Douai host African shows. Jean-Marc Chotteau works in Tourcoing on the theme of working-class history. Dominique Sarazzin and la Découverte evoke the wartime Occupation period. The Scènes Etrangères of the Rose des Vents (Villeneuve d’Ascq) carry on this groundwork. The technological theatre of Canadian Denis Marleau is performed in Lille Fives. The Théâ tre d’Arras invites the totally zany Délices dada and Cartoun Sardines. Stuart Seide and the Théâ tre du Nord revisit Shakespeare in six episodes. TOURISM The success of 2004 can be seen in the way Lille became such a highly prized destination. Tourists had already been flocking to the capital of Flanders for a decade or so. But in 2004, thanks to the efforts made by a special commission for tourism presided over by Martine Filleul, a Lille 2004 team co-ordinated by Benjamin Bellet, the Office de Tourisme de Lille and all sorts of other professionals, Lille became a city where you could hear German, English, Spanish, Japanese and Dutch spoken everywhere…Hotels regularly had to put out the «no vacancies » sign. And the people of Lille could sense that something massive is going to happen. Today, we have statistics which support the feeling that 2004 was a real phenomenon. Moreover, it could well continue. Over 70 tour operators, including the biggest in Europe, added Lille to their 2004 brochures. It was the first time for over half of them. Many are commited to continuing. The infatuation with Lille became clear in the tourism salons held at the end of 2004 with the participation of the Office du Tourisme de Lille and the Comité Régional de Tourisme of the Nord-Pasde-Calais. Another indicator is the dramatic rise in the number of visitors at the Office de Tourisme. A 66% average rise over the December 2003-November 2004 period, with a peak of 8,000 people in a single day on 6 December. The number of foreign visitors rose by 50% compared with 2003. In a general climate of tension in France, Lille’s hotel business played a smart game, achieving an average rise of 24.6% in custom compared to December 2002-November 2003. Foreign tourists played a major part in this improvement, as the 160.3 % rise in Dutch customers illustrates! The number of hotel nights booked also rose, by 27.2%. Results are more moderate in the wider metropolis, with a rise in visits of “only” 1.8%. Overall, we may observe a diversification of custom in the hotel trade, with a notable influx of German visitors. This continues to establish Lille as a holiday destination. In the region, all tourist offices who were active in organizing events enjoyed an increase in visits. We can observe the importance of «organized groups» visiting large exhibitions in regional museums. TRANSFRONTALIERS (PROJETS) (CROSS-BOR- <strong>DE</strong>R PROJECTS) Forget the border! Or rather, capture its energy… Lille 2004 reinforced the tendency of cultural organisations from the Nord/Pas-de-Calais to been able to work with their Belgian counterparts. It is highly symbolic that three of the twelve Maisons Folie (>) are in Belgium. This is probably the first time such a large-scale logistical outfit crossed a border. There were plenty of artistic projects to go with it. The Borderline festival brought together eight organisations, four of them French and four of them Belgian. The Monde Parallèle Solo soli offered Zao Wou-Ki’s exhibition in Dunkerque contemporary dance on both sides of the border. Rubens could be found in Antwerp, in his collector’s guise. In September, Tournai put on a Monde Parallèle related to its traditions, and provided the setting for some magnificent street entertainment…The month after, Audioframes, a festival devoted to innovators in sound techniques, was held in Lille and Courtrai at the same time. TRI POSTAL THE venue of Lille 2004. In a matter of weeks, this imposing 5500 sq. m, three-storey building, formerly for postal workers, becomes the emblem of the European Capital of Culture. The exhibitions and installations are daringly contemporary (Robots! Voitures du Futur, Game On, Audioframes, Gonflables!… ) yet pleasing to all the family. The clubbing (>) nights quickly make their mark, and in short, the place is immediately adopted…The Tri Postal is also a welcome area, a ticket outlet, a bar - perfectly designed by B-Architecten and Ludovic Smagghe (a young architect from Lille) - and a boutique. In September, a group of artists actually «live» inside their AVL installation (>design)… All this took place a stone’s throw from Lille’s two railway stations, amidst the speed rings (>) Didier Fusillier so appreciates. “Something’s really going on in this place”, you heard people say. So much so that people are now hoping for a bright future for the venue. (U) URBAN <strong>CULTURE</strong> In 2004, La Villette decides to export its festival ‘Les Rencontres’. Lille and Roubaix host the latest hip-hop acts. Lille 2004 regularly represents the «cultural vitality of the suburbs» and that of regional artists. The likes of Farid Berki (and his company Melting Spot in Lille and Dunkirk) and Farid O’ show their expertise as choreographers. All aspects of hip-hop (dance, rap, graffiti) are performed at the Barnum des Postes (>). Two rap festivals are organized. Graffiti is also on show at the Tri Postal with the gigantic fresco of New Yorkers Tats Cru. (V) VILLES (TOWNS). From Roubaix, who announced 25 projects (exhibitions, métamorphoses and a Maison Folie) to the Weppes villages who organised walks around the surrounding countryside, the participation of the 193 towns and villages is multi-facetted. Emmanuel Vinchon co-ordinates the participation of these partners for Lille 2004. Hence everyone interprets Lille 2004 the way they want. The Lille 2004 logo is officially «re-modelled» by each of these smaller towns. Throughout the towns and villages, the flags and banners bearing the effigy of the Jumper (>) remind inhabitants and visitors of the existence of a genuine sharing of ideas and values in the region. Is it a sign We can compare two places involved in the same adventure: Lille (212,000 inhabitants) and Torcy (142 souls)… (W) WAZ EMMES A vibrant part of the town, and the «second pulse» of Lille 2004, with its Maison Folie, hyperactive associations like Wazemmes l’accordéon, the Z em Théâtre, les Ajoncs, la Malterie, la Cie des Astres, le Tire-Laine, Montevideo, L’Attacafa… (X) X-RATED Some will have you believe they saw glimpses of eroticism, moments of pornography or even some anatomical eccentricities. Did you visit the AVL installations at the Tri Postal (>Design) Or the Chinese Monde Parallèle, which also took place in the nooks and crannies of the Tri Postal The young Japanese art of Akimahen, at the Maison Folie of Wazemmes The Richard Move freak-show at the Aéronef The striptease artists invited by Art Point M (> Clubbing) It’s difficult to be sure of what went on, unless you were there in the flesh…. (Y) YOGA Of course, to keep up with all the events of the year, you needed to learn to relax… (Z ) Z INGARO Sold out. Not a single seat left. Les Cheveux de vent, the latest show by Bartabas and his company, sells out in Lille. This ode to magical and mystical Tibetan divinities was performed fifteen times in an arena which was specially dedicated to Z ingaro (>technical – with the aid of the Conseil Général du Nord), attracting 20,748 spectators. Possibly the event of the year, along with Rubens. lille2004lille 64
ARTISTES (SUITE) Les origines géographiques sont multiples : près de 50% proviennent de la région N ord/Pas-de-C alais ; 33% de l’étranger et 17% de France. Une diversité de “cultures” dans laquelle on notera une présence importante des artistes asiatiques. La C hine et le Japon figurent incontestablement parmi les terreaux artistiques d’aujourd’hui. En 2004, les deux contrées sont valorisées par un Monde Parallèle. Tout comme Montréal et nos cousins québecquois. En parallèle, le Festival Sacrés belges (au Théâtre missionné et à la maison Folie d’Arras), le Monde Parallèle Gand Cru et de nombreux spectacles sont également venus prouver la vitalité de la scène artistique d’outre-Quiévrain. Le design néerlandais est à l’honneur en troisième saison avec Droog Design et A VL ( Design). L’Afrique invitée également, avec le S énégalais O u sm a ne S ow , un Monde Parallèle Afrique qui traverse l’Afrique de l’Ouest ou encore le Maghreb, notamment programmé par l’association lilloise A tta c a fa . Le doy en des artistes est d’ailleurs le maître de la rumba congolaise. W endo Kolosoy, 83 bougies au compteur ! Les gnawas de Marrakech dans les douces nuits de W azemmes en août. Rencontre au sommet : l’Opéra de Shanghai et le roi de la rumb a congolaise, W endo Kolosoy. Le monde entier s’est donné rendez-vous à Lille. 9 lille2004lille
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