The Chinon cinema, Le Rabelais, will ultimately be closed for three months during the extension work. This was announced by Daniel Bigot, president of the association managing the place, during the general meeting on Saturday June 6, 2026. They could take place in May, June and July 2027. “The schedule is being finalized between the City and the artisans”however, warned Isabelle Pavero, representing the Chinon Vienne et Loire community of communes as vice-president responsible for culture, on behalf of Jean-Luc Dupont.
This total interruption will have a certain impact on the two employees of the structure, Bastien Bidault and Isabelle Ayad. “We are fully aware of this »assures the elected official.
“Transition periods are always difficult”
The fourteen months of construction should begin « après le festival 2026 »i.e. from October. The end is expected for the first half of 2028. “We hoped to find the places for the 2027 festival, but there is little chance”regrets the board of directors. One certainty: the first shovel must be given before December 31 to be able to remain in the Action Cœur de Ville program which makes this major work possible….
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