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The world of the flutes, a musical journey.
The flute transforms the breath of man into music. With no need for a reed, mouthpiece or bellows, what instrument throughout the world is as simple as the flute? The festival de Cornouaille pays universal homage to the premier instrument with the "Monde des flutes et flutistes" program, an invitation to the masters of the small hollow pipe. At the heart of the week`s festivities, in the often intimate atmosphere, the range of 'flute' works refreshes the attentive audience. The musical genres travel from Persia to the cheerful irish repertoires of Davy Maguire and Paul Mc Grattan; then to the mystical bansuri flute of Harsh Wardham and oriental melodies from Chinese and Japanese flute players. A music so airy and light, listeners won`t want to come down from the clouds. |
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Brittany at the end of a thread.
Works of art painted with a needle. The minute detail of the embroidery on the traditional breton costumes gives an idea of the quailities (patiance and precision) and the time needed to design a portion of material. The embroiderers often dedicate hundreds of hours to their work, but these passionate artists don`t count the passing time. The traditional embriodery workshop of Annie Pedron and Maryvonne Tymen gives people the opportunity to learn some skills of the trade. With fifteen courses on average each day, this is one of the most closely followed pastimes. Not by nostalgia, but by the love of beauty. |
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Brittany on a canvas.
With the dilemma of where to house the Cornouaille festival`s art exhibitions, Quimper`s painters` association chose a place representing the Cornouaille festival and the traditions which it defends. In the cultural centre of the Chapeau Rouge between the bar, where one aperitif follows another, and the colony of press figures, one can only see the paintings, costumes and embroidery which have retained their majesty and elegange. Far from the room of the unforgotten is a room of calm which unveils the tregorian costumes, rich embroidery and paintings by artists from Danielle Estrade to Marcel Quintin and Annick Queffelec, already well established in the art world. Huw Davies, a welsh artist inspired by his countries medieval tales, confirms the same celtic relationship throughot his varying painting genres. More than an art exhibition, this is more a topic for family conversation. |
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The king, the devil and the princess.
Since the beginning of the festival, the legend has ridden through the wind. In the middle of Quimper`s river Odet, eight flags stand in memory of this marvellous tale. King Gradlon, ruler of the town 'Is' (now Dournenez) had a libertine and rebellious daughter, princess Dahut. As a devilish manhunter, she couldn`t resist for long the advances made by the handsom man in the form the devil himself. He asked the princess to steal the keys to the town from her father in exchange for his love for. As soon as he cunningly obtained the keys, he opened the gates of the town causing massive flooding, submerging the town. Advised by Saint-Corentin, he decided to punish his daughter by leaving her to drown in the tidal waves. Fleeing the city, Gradlon arrived at the place where two rivers merge between seven hills. He settled at the confluent of the two bodies of water and baptised his new town Kemper - Brittany`s meeting place. |
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