Castres, the censored Passport

At the municipal theater of Castres (81), in February 2027 was planned the representation of Passportla pièce d’Alexis Michalik. Abolished by the new RN municipality of the city. A decision which illustrates the desire for censorship of certain elected officials.

The RN municipality of Castres (Tarn) is brutally cleaning up the cultural programming of the municipal theater.Passportthe play by Alexis Michalik, the author and director, will not have the right to be presented to the public. It was on display for next season and was to be played in February 2027. The town hall, won last March by the RN, did not take long to leave its mark. On Here OccitanieMayor Florian Azéma attempted a justification, insisting on the fact that no contractual agreement had been signed by the previous municipality.« It is the role and prerogatives of elected officials to carry out cultural programming. We had total freedom to come back to this programming.”at-il déclaré.

After the right-wing municipality of Vanves, in the Paris region, which wanted to cancel the local cultural season before reversing course, the Castres decision illustrates the desire for censorship that some elected officials are trying to implement. Passportperformed in many cities since its creation in 2024, talks about the refugee situation in the port of Calais. “On the market tells of journeys of exile, identity and integration »explains Alexis Michalik. “Everyone is free to like the piece or not. But everyone should also be free to see it. Freedom of creation and independence of cultural programming (…) constitute one of the foundations of our democratic life.”

The director says he is worried “for all works, artists and programmers, who could tomorrow suffer the same fate ». He calls to stay“vigilant in the face of any attempt to make culture a tool of ideological selection.” Gérald Rossi, photos Alejandro Guerrero

According to The afternoon teathe Tarn Departmental Council plans to organize a representation of Passport à Cap’Découverte (Tel.: 05.63.80.29.00), near Albi, in the coming weeks.