{"id":36445,"date":"2025-06-25T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lagazette-mag.io\/?p=36445"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:00:43","slug":"at-the-turn-of-a-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lagazette-mag.io\/en\/at-the-turn-of-a-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"At the turn of a tale&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>The storytelling collective <\/b><b><i>Enn zour dan enn pei<\/i><\/b><b>  presents the second edition of its festival at the end of July and beginning of August, featuring new artists from Mauritius and La R\u00e9union. The art of the detour is the general theme of the master classes and the conference-show, while the highlight of the festival   <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>&#8211; <\/b><\/span><b>the closing evening<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b> &#8211; <\/b><\/span><b>will honor the animals. <\/b><em>Dominique Bellier<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The first edition of the <i>Enn zour dan enn pei<\/i> festival was a popular and family success in 2024. Inscribed in our DNA, the great Mauritian oral tradition has died out after more than 200 years of educating and transmitting knowledge and history. To relearn in the <span class=\"s1\">21<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>e<\/sup><\/span> century, the collective is taking over the Caudan Arts Centre this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The general theme this time is \u201cl&#8217;art du d\u00e9tour\u201d (the art of the detour), because<span class=\"s1\"> \u201c<\/span>zistwar <span class=\"s1\">\u201d<\/span> take us back in time and seize on often imaginary characters and places<span class=\"s1\">,<\/span> to better chronicle our lives and our condition. The masterclasses scheduled for July 29 and 30 at various venues will be followed by the lecture-show<span class=\"s1\">,<\/span> where 6 to 8 speakers<span class=\"s1\"> will<\/span> switch <span class=\"s1\">every <\/span>8 minutes between presenting an idea and telling a story. On August 2, there will be storytelling readings for children.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the last century, the master storyteller Fanfan told absolutely hilarious stories about animals with&#8230; very human personality traits, continuing a metaphorical process that goes back at least to the <span class=\"s1\">19<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>e<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> century<\/span>. The hosts of this <span class=\"s1\">2<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>e<\/sup><\/span> edition have decided to update and regionalize this bestiary, by creating <span class=\"s1\"><i>Bal Zanimo<\/i><\/span>. The fruit of a collective effort orchestrated by V\u00e9ronique Nankoo and directed by Cl\u00e9mence Soupe, the foundations of this show were laid in April between Mauritians and R\u00e9unionese<span class=\"s1\">,<\/span> at the MAPEMonde theater on the sister island&#8230;  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The storytelling collective Enn zour dan enn pei presents the second edition of its festival at the end of July and beginning of August, featuring new artists from Mauritius and La R\u00e9union. 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