Every winter, Paris and the greater Paris region enjoy an ever-growing number of light shows. After Thoiry Lumières Sauvages, the Dragons and Lanterns Festival, the Odyssée Lumineuse, Lumières en Seine and the Jardin des Plantes light festival, get ready to discover"Lueurs de Mantes". To be admired for the first time in Mantes-la-Jolie, from December 16, 2023 to February 10, 2024, this winter event invites young and old alike to immerse themselves in the cultural heritage of this Yvelines commune through an original itinerary combining illuminated scenography and digital artworks.
On the program? A 1.3 km-long route through Mantes-la-Jolie town center, with 7 works of art, including 2 new creations, 10 nationally and internationally renowned artists, 12 illuminated portraits of Mantes-based sportsmen and women, 1 architectural projection and 2 exceptional shows! This is what awaits you for almost two months in Mantes-la-Jolie on the occasion of this unusual luminous art trail.
In detail, artists Sébastien Lefèvre, Arnaud Giroud, David Lesort, Jérémie Bellot, Josselin Fouché, Olivier Ratsi, Nicolas Paolozzi and Julien Nonnon unveil luminous installations sublimating several treasures of the town's heritage. These include theHôtel de Ville, Place du Marché au Blé, Tour Saint-Maclou, Square du Château and the courtyard of the Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu. The Collégiale de Mantes-la-Jolie will be illuminated by a laser projection, while a drone show will take to the skies to close this first edition of"Lueurs de Mantes". Finally, twelve portraits of Mantes sportsmen and women will be projected onto the gables of buildings in the city center in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Note that"Lueurs de Mantes" is offered free of charge, from Thursday to Saturday, and every day during school vacations, from dusk until 10pm, all less than an hour from Paris!
SOLEIL-NUIT by Sébastien Lefèvre
Parvis de l'hôtel de ville (31, rue Gambetta)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, daily during school vacations, from dusk until 10 pm
"Soleil-Nuit" is both a sculptural work that plays with ambient light and an optical device that produces bursts of colored light projected onto the physical environment around the structure.
MOUCHARABIEH by Arnaud Giroud and David Lesort
Place du marché au blé
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, daily during school vacations, from dusk to 10 pm
The "Moucharabieh" installation features brass lanterns inspired by the intricate shapes of Middle Eastern motifs.
ÉLÉVATION by Jérémie Bellot
Tour Saint-Maclou (rue des marmousets)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, daily during school vacations, from dusk to 10 pm
At the heart of this work is the Tour Saint-Maclou. Emerging from the terrace alongside the tower, a 10-metre-high inflatable hand reaches for the sky.
RAYONNEMENT LIMINAL by Josselin Fouché
Collégiale Notre-Dame (Place de l'Étape)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, daily during school vacations, from dusk to 10 pm
This is a unique experience in which light itself becomes a constantly evolving structure, playing with interior and exterior volumes and shapes.
FRAME PERSPECTIVE by Olivier Ratsi
Cour du Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, daily during school vacations, from dusk to 10 pm
"Frame Perspective" is a light installation made up of LED frames and a sound system.
T(H)REE by Nicolas Paolozzi
Square du Château (1, place du Château)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, daily during school vacations, from dusk to 10 pm
"T(h)ree" offers a landscape where plants and light intermingle, and through which visitors can wander.
LJÓS, TERRE DE VISIONS by Studio Cosmo AV - architectural projections
Pavillon Duhamel (Square Brieussel-Bourgeois)
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, daily during school vacations, from dusk to 10 pm
"Ljós, Terre de visions" projects the Pavillon Duhamel into the northern lights of Iceland.
The faces of Mantes-la-Jolie
Several projection points in the city
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, every day during school vacations, from dusk to 10pm
Discover Julien Nonnon's work in Mantes-la-Jolie: portraits of local athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These images are projected onto the facades of the city's buildings.
COLLEGIALE LIGHT SHOW - show
Collégiale de Mantes-la-Jolie
January 20, 2024 at 7pm
Discover a 1.5-hour show where music merges with light in the heart of the Collégiale de Mantes-la-Jolie.
DRONE LIGHT SHOW
Quai des cordeliers & rue nationale from the bridge
February 10, 2024 at 7pm
On Saturday, February 10, 2024, a show of 200 aerial drones will light up the sky to close this first edition. Don't miss this unique 15-minute immersive experience.
Dates and Opening Time
From December 16th, 2023 to February 10th, 2024
Location
Mantes-la-Jolie Town Hall
31 Rue Gambetta
78200 Mantes la Jolie
Prices
Free
Official website
www.manteslajolie.fr
More information
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Every day during school vacations From dusk until 10pm Free admission
