SOREZE
Weekend programme:
Events and activities centred around the ‘Garde à vous’ exhibition
Performances, workshops and demonstrations with the participating artists.
Saturday:
– Afternoon: portrait session with Bastiaan Ruys
– Drawing workshop/demonstration with Julie Eugène from 2.30 pm to 5 pm
– From 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm: Guided tours of the temporary exhibition ‘Garde à vous’
– From 10.30 am to 11.30 am: Short guided tours in the Salle des Illustres at the Abbey School (duration: 15 minutes)
– At 2.30 pm, 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm: Guided tours setting off to explore the Tapestry Room, which is usually closed to the public.
Sunday – artistic performance by Victoria Nikki inspired by the site’s graffiti
In the spirit of the Royal Military School:
– Activities inspired by the pupils’ lives: games, role-play, an insight into schooling in days gone by… to gain a better understanding of the daily lives of boarders in the 18th century.
– 15 giant wooden games
– From 10.30 am to 11.30 am: Guided ‘Petits points’ tours in the Hall of Notables at the Abbey School (average duration 15 minutes)
– 11.00: Introduction to / demonstration of calligraphy
– 14.30, 16.00 and 17.00: Fencing demonstration in the Hall of Notables
– 14.30, 15.30, 16.30, 5.15 pm: Commentated demonstrations in period costume in the Hall of Illustrious Figures
– 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm, 3.30 pm, 4.30 pm: Guided tours departing to explore the Tapestry Room, which is usually closed to the public.
