Exhibitions, openings, literary meetings, shows and festivals. Val d'Isère has a rich cultural season ahead, including the 30th anniversary of Classicaval and the launch of Dimanches docu.
30 years of Classicaval (15 to 18 January & 11 to 14 March)
The 30th edition of this two-part classical music festival will be held from 15 to 18 January and from 11 to 14 March 2024. Artistic Director Anne-Lise Gastaldi presents the programme for this special edition.
"In this anniversary year, the three concerts in January will illustrate the unbreakable bond that exists between Val d'Isère, the music and its audiences.
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The first concert will celebrate the universal nature of music with Mozart (for Austria), Grieg (Norway), Dvorak (Czechoslovakia) and Mendelssohn (Germany).
The second concert is a tribute to Nature and the seasons of Classicaval's two opuses, winter and spring: Vivaldi and two of his Seasons, Debussy and Liszt with emblematic works on this theme.
The final concert will be the festive fireworks display we've come to expect on such an anniversary, taking us from classical to jazz improvisation.
27th International Adventure & Discovery Film Festival (15 to 18 April)
From 15 to 18 April 2024, Val d'Isère is staging the 27th edition of its International Adventure & Discovery Film Festival at an altitude of 1850 m.
A spring cultural rendez-vous, the four-day festival features 11 après-ski screenings at the Centre des Congrès, in cinemas and online.
The films in the selection are presented by travel writer Sylvain Tesson in the presence of the adventurers and directors.
What's at stake for the teams of the films in competition are the prizes: the Audience Award, the Ushuaïa Prize and the three prizes awarded by this year's jury, including the Golden Eagle.
de l'Aventure, recently awarded to "Mongolie, la vallée des ours" by Hamid Sardar (the trailer).
Documentary Sundays (3 December, 7 January, 4 February, 3 March and 7 April)
Val d'Isère is getting ready to launch its very first season of docu Sundays. This new cultural event is organised by the Maison de Val as a follow-up to the International Adventure & Discovery Film Festival.
Discover the other side of the mountain, that's the promise of these 5 Sundays of screenings and discussions around documentary films in the presence of the directors and local guests.
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The first evening on 3 December 2023 will feature "Land Talk", by Laura Mahler (10 min), in the presence of Danièle Bonnevie, about whom the film is about, followed by "Yallah! Plus haut que le MontBlanc", by Margaux Meurisse and Julien Masson (52 min), in the presence of Julien Masson.
Other events will take place on Sundays 3 December 2023, 7 January, 4 February, 3 March and 7 April 2024 from 8.30pm at the Maison de Val, route de la Face, in Val d'Isère.
Other key dates
- 7 December: Opening of the Fabien Verschaere exhibition at the Barmes de l'Ours gallery.
- 28 December: Opening of the Jane Griffiths art gallery - 6pm, in the old village.
- 19 January: Reading Night - 8.30pm, Maison de Val.
- Date to come: Literary events at Les Barmes de l'Ours.
- From 18 to 24 March: Printemps de la poésie.
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