A look back at a weekend where music met words
Wonderful looks, infectious enthusiasm and a standing ovation... On Tuesday April 29, over 3,000 secondary school students thrilled to the Centre International de Deauville, during an unforgettable ceremony organized by the City of Deauville, Les Franciscaines and Espaces Culturels E.Leclerc de Normandie.
The high point of a weekend rich in emotion, this distinction was followed by an exceptional musical reading, conceived by Anne-Marie Philipe, with Léonor de Récondo (violin) and Jean-Louis Ezine (cello), a sensitive tribute to the vocation of the Prize, to make heard the singular voice of a writer inspired by music.
La chaise is a poignant, melodic tale, traversed by the silences of childhood, the secrets of filiation and the evocative power of music.
Since 2004, this prize has illustrated the natural link between literature and music, two pillars of Deauville's cultural life, now supported by Les Franciscaines. For three days, Les Franciscaines vibrated to the rhythm of literary encounters, musical readings, book signings, concerts, a festive gypsy ball... An edition full of vitality, sharing and creation.
Our thanks to the members of the jury and to all the partners of this year's event for their loyal commitment to contemporary creation.
Photo credits: © Sandrine Boyer-Engel
