In La Roche, in Paris’s 14th arrondissement, the venue’s artists present Idylls in the Garden, a free journey weaving together painting, drawing, photography, video, installation, performance, and music for Nuit Blanche 2026, during the night of Saturday, June 6 to Sunday, June 7, 2026. The idea? Visitors are invited to wander freely through the garden and the spaces at La Roche, uncovering a series of artistic propositions centered on love, memory, connection, and the transformations that occur in human relationships.
The route was designed as a stroll, with no imposed order, letting visitors drift from one work to another at their own pace. The installations run continuously, with intermittent moments of artistic presence, allowing the evening to unfold without a rigid program. Hanging images, sound installations, participatory gestures, contemplative spaces and immersive experiences compose a deliberately varied tapestry. As night falls, the performative happenings of the Cirque Fier.e.s unfold, accompanied by a musical set from DJ Cœur Alexis.
With its open gardens, artworks to explore, and evening performances, La Roche directly embraces the core idea of Nuit Blanche: to pull art out of its usual settings and invite everyone to move through the city in a different way. This 2026 edition, led by artistic director Barbara Butch, highlights love, connections, and forms of encounter—themes that resonate with a route imagined around “idylls” and human relationships.
At La Roche, Idylls in the Garden offers an easy entry point into a Nuit Blanche evening, especially for those heading through the south of Paris. The venue lets visitors explore several art forms along one route, indoors and outdoors, with a vibe more liberated than a traditional exhibition. A stop to experience as the night unfolds, simply letting the artworks, sounds, and encounters guide the rest of the journey.
The program:
Paintings, Drawing, Photography, Video, Installation, Performance, Music, Exhibition, Monumental Installation… On the occasion of Nuit Blanche, the artists of La Roche present a sensitive exploration of the different forms of love, imagined as an experience of transformation, memory, and relationship.
Set across the garden and the venue’s spaces, the route invites visitors to wander freely through a constellation of installations, weaving together participatory gestures, immersive experiences, and contemplative spaces.
From the threshold to cross to inner landscapes, from suspended images to sound installations, each work probes what connects and what moves: desire, attachment, loss, persistence.
Between human and non-human voices, intimate narratives and collective forms, this artistic journey broadens our understanding of love—not as a single story but as a multiplicity of presences, visible or invisible.
As night falls, the performative happenings of Cirque Fier.e.s on DJ Coeur Alexis’s musical set transform the space into a dance floor and a welcoming, festive gathering. This final sequence extends the evening’s experiences into a collective dimension, where the audience becomes an active participant in a shared celebration.
A night to listen differently, to feel differently, and to connect differently.
The route is free and accessible to all audiences, with no prerequisites. Installations run continuously, with occasional moments of artistic presence.
In partnership with Plateau Urbain and with the support of the City Hall of the 14th arrondissement.
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Dates and Opening Time
From June 6, 2026 to June 7, 2026
Location
La Roche
15 Avenue du Général Leclerc
75014 Paris 14
Access
Line 4 Metro station "Alésia"
Prices
Free
Official website
www.paris.fr
