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Signataire d'une  invraisemblable quantité d'albums, sous son nom ou divers side-projects et alter ego poussant loin le bouchon (Jean-Pierre Fromage, Maximum Cagole, Les Clopes, etc.), dégaines et phrasé à l'avenant, Kim Giani fait partie des figures locales. Partagé entre Bordeaux et Bagnolet, le popeux à l'éternelle coupe au bol garde par devers lui, la cinquantaine approchant, quelques atouts de choix : un sens de la mélodie guillerette et entêtante, une flamme inaltérable et une indépendance lo-fi bien trempée, vent debout contre l'industrie et ses "mains au cul des meu...

La Boîte à sel creates a theater with multiple sound objects, thus creating enchanting universes and original adventures. During the Noob festival, which runs until April 11 in Pont-Audemer, the company of Céline Garnavault and Thomas Sillard performs Bad Block and Mi-Pneu mi-punk and offers an interactive exhibition.La Boîte à sel obviously enjoys performing its shows. The company of Céline Garnavault and Thomas Sillard also takes real pleasure in presenting the behind-the-scenes. "We want to show how the objects work," explains the puppeteer and director. The audience can...

The Bordelais from the company Cie La Boîte à sel have released one of those little gems of creation for young audiences, which will surely delight parents and children for several seasons. To be honest, considering the promise that was made to us, that of a "geek techno-assembled song tour," we feared for a moment that we would quickly discover the strings behind it. Quite the opposite happened, and to think this way was also to underestimate the talent of a team that has already delivered very interesting creations. As in Block (2018) or Track (2021), the finely crafted p...

The company La Boîte à sel has chosen to give shape, life, and movement to its deep emotions. A project aimed at teenagers and adults.

"Evoke wonderWhat does a puppet show look like in 2025? The word evokes Guignol, a familiar character manipulated behind a puppet theater in public gardens.In reality, regardless of its form, "the puppet exists from the moment when, in a performance, the human is not alone at the center of attention but gives life to other entities, which become vectors of projection and wonder," explains Céline Garnavault, puppeteer and director.Without the complicity of the spectators, there is no show: it is necessary that, in a tacit contract, they choose to believe in it. Then, the man...

Bordelais at the World Festival of Puppet Theatres 🎭The event attracts more than 155,000 visitors each year (credit: Fredéric Desmesures).The Bordeaux company La Boîte à sel represents the region at the 23rd World Festival of Puppet Theatres (FMTM), organized starting today in Charleville-Mézières, in the Ardennes.80 international companiesEvery 2 years since 1961, this event highlights puppet arts and live performance in Europe.Until September 28, 80 French and international companies will present 91 shows (between €9 and €21) in several cultural spaces in the city.The tr...

The company has been selected to participate in the World Festival of Puppet Theatres, which will take place in Charleville-Mézières from Friday, September 19 to Sunday, September 28.The company La Boîte à sel, based in Bordeaux, has been selected to participate in the prestigious World Festival of Puppet Theatres (FMTM). The event, which is one of the largest European gatherings of live performance, will take place in Charleville-Mézières from Friday, September 19 to Sunday, September 28, 2025.The troupe will present its creation titled “Bad Block,” conceived by Céline Gar...

From September 19 to 28, 2025, Charleville-Mézières is set to experience a magical moment: the World Festival of Puppet Theatres welcomes 80 international companies, including the Bordeaux-based La Boîte à sel. With its immersive show Bad Block, Nouvelle-Aquitaine showcases itself as a territory of artistic innovation. Dive into the unique universe of this festival where tradition and modernity meet.Since 1961, the World Festival of Puppet Theatres (FMTM) has transformed Charleville-Mézières into the world capital of puppetry. For its 23rd edition, from September 19 to 28,...

Céline Garnavault, artistic co-director, and Kristina Deboudt, production director, of the company Boite à sel, in Bordeaux.Why did you decide to profoundly change your working methods?Kristina Deboudt: The company has been contracted since 2022. We are all intermittent workers, and we have chosen to have very specific mission posts to have experienced and specialized profiles.Celine Garnavault: For three years, the company has experienced a change in scale with many more tours. We are going to face a growth crisis, with the risk of burnout that can be associated with a tim...

"The theater of sound objects imagined by Céline Garnavault and Thomas Sillard is situated at the border between theater, contemporary puppetry, art installations, and music. The small numbered cubes communicate. Do they have a soul? Mathieu Enderlin, master of ceremonies, will cleverly, with false pretenses and a talent for persuasion, make us believe it. He is wonderful. Slowly and insidiously, the audience becomes attached to the blocks, each one to theirs bearing its number. It is strange to feel the spirit of the actor slipping through, by means of the fine scenic dev...