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Bretons are fond of festivals and art galleries and other cultural centres.
celebrations, and they are also Those who do not wish to spend all their
enthusiastic communicators. Music, time on the beach will find more than
film and cartoon festivals, as well as enough to entertain them at the many
live performances, take place all over venues and events throughout the
Brittany throughout the year. The region region. For details of local festivals, see
also has a great variety of museums, Brittany Through the Year (see pp34–7).

General Information Music Theatre
The regional newspapers The passionate enthusiasm Besides the high-quality
and magazines (see p263) are that Bretons have for music programme of plays performed
the best source of information (see pp28–9) goes back to by the Théâtre National de
regarding festivals and other their ancient roots. Many solo Bretagne in Rennes, theatre
events (see pp34–7). Lists of musicians and groups who in Brittany comes to the fore
upcoming events are also began their careers in Brittany at the annual Festival Tombées
available from the Comité have gone on to achieve much de la Nuit (see p34), which
Régional du Tourisme, for wider fame. In this respect, Ubu, takes place in the city in July.
the whole of Brittany, the arts centre in Rennes, stands Other theatres with dynamic
and the relevant Comité out for its policy of promoting programmes are in Nantes
Départemental, for each region avant-garde musicians. and Brest.
of Brittany. Local tourist offices Brittany also hosts many
are another convenient source major music festivals. Among
of information. the greatest is the Festival Cinema
des Vieilles Charrues in Carhaix Several annual film festivals
(see p35), the Route du Rock take place in Brittany. Estab-
Buying Tickets in St-Malo (see p35), the lished over ten years ago, the
Tickets for shows and festivals Rencontres Trans Musicales in Festival du Film Britannique
for which there is an admission Rennes (see p37), the Flambée in Dinard (see p36) shows feature
charge are usually available Musicales in Fougères (see p37), films and organizes retrospec-
direct from the organizers of and the Festival Art Rock in tives. Prominent people from
the event. Shops run by FNAC St-Brieuc (see p34). For jazz the world of film, including
(Fédération Nationale d’Art et enthusiasts there is the Festival actors, directors, producers
de Culture), which can be du Jazz in Vannes (see p35). and distributors, attend.
found in large towns, also Traditional Breton music Travelling, a week-long
have ticket offices. is celebrated at the Festival film festival that takes place
It is worth bearing in mind Interceltique in Lorient (see p35), in Rennes in early February,
that most major events usually which draws 4,500 performers highlights the work of film-
draw very large crowds, and and 450,000 spectators each makers from a particular city,
it may be necessary to book year. The focus of the Festival such as London, Berlin or
your tickets several months de Cornouaille in Quimper is Istanbul. This is an opportunity to
in advance. world music. see some unusual productions.

Dancers at the Rencontres Transmusicales in Rennes

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