Ahmed Mazouz, singer-songwriter for the rap group La Caution and winner of a 2005 Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation talent grant
Festivals are the most lively, popular expressions of culture. They bring together women and men from many different walks of life and from all generations, and foster interaction and experimentation. By bringing cultural events to populations with little access to them and by daring to introduce new ideas, festival organizers are true pioneers in the dissemination of culture. Their passion, however, isn’t always enough: as both artists and entrepreneurs, they need help and support to create and expand upon their festival concepts. This is one of the missions of the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation.
Musica or the dizziness of worlwide creativity
The Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation is supporting the 26th Musica festival in Strasbourg. This festival has established itself as one of the unmissable events for contemporary musical creativity and sharing, which culminates with the premiere of Vertigo.
The Season of European culture
To mark the French presidency of the European Union from the 1st July to the 31st December 2008, the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation is delighted to support the “Season of European culture” organized by the Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Culture and by Culturesfrance.Read more...
Cinema for everybody
The Foundation and the Cinéma Pour Tous association have joined forces in order to offer young people in these districts a new “sports and cinema” program...
Viva Europa!
The festival was an all-new event with an important objective: to express the European identity through music, a noble, idealistic goal – and a realistic one, thanks to Europa Vox...Read more...
Marathon des mots
With more than 250 readings by actors and writers, this 4th edition of the Marathon des Mots, in Toulouse from 12-15 June, will bring together people who hope to share their love of reading. Because of its year-round support for literature and its desire to encourage exchange, the Jean Luc Lagardère Foundation is set to sponsor the Marathon des Mots for the third year in a row, by launching the "Rendez-Vous de la Jeune Création".
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Jazz Boxe at Zingaro theather
With Jazz Boxe, the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation is backing a first-time encounter between the experience of a great champion, Freddy Saïd Skouma and the sensitivity of some of the great names in French jazz - Michel Portal, Daniel Humair and Bruno Chevillon...
