CULTURE Selection of the week: Theodora, Vanessa paradis, the Nîmes Festival takes action

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The actresses of the company Parôles en Corps recreate the words and texts of the adventure of Krôcô, the local citizen currency which circulated in Nîmes and its surroundings from 2018 to 2022.

From June 8 to 15, the third edition of the Vers du Ter-Ter festival takes over the districts of Nîmes on the themes of popular ecology, civic education and social issues. A real space for meetings and discussions, the event offers screenings, workshops, collective meals, debates, theater, music and participatory creations. All supported by an independent and self-managed collective, which claims an organization open to residents.

This year, one of the highlights will be held on Friday June 12 at Puits-Couchoux, in the Gambetta district. The Attac association will come and present the book there.Tax the rich in the presence of Raphaël Pradeau. A popular education exchange with a focus on tax inequalities and the redistribution of wealth. The evening must then continue in the public space with an activist choir, a singing stroll and a collective blind test.

 

One of the most unique artists of her generation, Théodora shapes a universe where rap, pop, afro and electronics meet. Female revelation of the year at the 2025 Flames, she established herself with a strong and plural identity. An artist driven by an energy that crosses borders and brings together an ever-widening audience.

Vanessa Paradis and Gaëtan Roussel will share the bill at the Nîmes Festival on June 12. The evening will begin with Thibaut. Child of a village of 250 inhabitants, the artist made music and writing his means of expression. After a first album under the name Oete, he returns today under his own name for his second opus.

 

After four complete concerts in a few minutes in 2025, Clair Obscur Expedition 33 — A Painted Symphony goes on a European tour. The show brings together composer Lorien Testard, singer Alice Duport-Percier and the Orchester Curieux around the themes of the game. A true global phenomenon, Chiaroscuro Expedition 33 exceeded five million sales and won nine awards at the Game Awards 2025, including Game of the Year.

 

Fire! Chatterton returns to the stage after three years of recording absence. Driven by the success of Clay Palacethe group returns with this intensity and this elegance which made its reputation. Alongside them, Benjamin Biolay will present The Blue Dischis new album already praised by critics. An evening bringing together two of the major figures on the current French scene.