Bell Square Calling is a new annual festival dedicated to showcasing exceptional outdoor artists from a single country or region and creating opportunities for international artistic exchange.
FRIDAY 25 September, 7pm (60 mins)
Sauf le Dimanche (MonTpeLlier) – Assemblée (Assembly)
Engagement with the public - 11.00 - 17.30
Post-show meet the artists/Q&A at 8.15pm
Following their street research during the day, Sauf le Dimanche will bring together the material they have gathered in the form of gestures, setting, music and choreography to create a uniquely powerful, energetic and emotional performance, just for Bell Square.
So, iy you want to influence the performance make sure you encounter the company during the day.
Concept and direction: Émilie BUESTEL, Marie DOIRET
Performers: Émilie BUESTEL, Marie DOIRET, Aude CARTOUX, Michaël HALLOUIN, Lauriane MADELEINE or Elodie ESCARMELLE (alternating)
Musician-composer: Jules BECKMAN
Set designer: Carine RAVAUD
Stage manager: Marc Cixous
Costume designer: Cécile Madry
Dramaturgy support: Lisa DIEZ
Outside eye: Élodie ESCARMELLE
Production: Jérôme PLANCHE - ASIN
Sauf le Dimanche
Sauf le Dimanche is a French contemporary dance company specialising in creating performances in public spaces and unconventional venues rather than traditional theatres. The company was founded in 2006 by choreographers and dancers Émilie Buestel and Marie Doiret. Their work is particularly known for creating dance pieces in everyday settings such as streets, squares, schools, libraries, retirement homes, apartments and museums/ The company encourages interaction and dialogue with audiences, often blurring the line between performer and spectator. It develops participatory and site-specific works that respond to the particular location and community in which they are performed. Recent projects include Devenir sœurs (Becoming Sisters), a 2026 public-space duet exploring long-term artistic collaboration, sisterhood and shared memory through movement.
Thursday 24 - Sunday 27 September
A new festival celebrating outdoor artists from France.