La Tour d'Aigues - A writing residence around the link between contemporary and oral writing
The association Les Nouvelles Hybrids develops a local action in the communes of the Luberon piedmont around access to texts, reading aloud and welcoming contemporary writers for short residencies. It does a remarkable job that is recognized by all the cultural institutions and communities in the territory.
Its premises are in the Tour d'Aigues and it intervenes in particular in the communes of Pertuis, La Bastidonne, the Tour d'Aigues, etc. with very diverse audiences.
Its main objectives are "to enhance contemporary literary creation and to confront it with other artistic expressions, mainly music".
Its programming is relatively eclectic and diverse; it mixes encounters with authors, writing workshops, reading sessions aloud, readings by actors. The association also has a professional training activity on learning to read aloud.
The DRAC proposed the creation of a writing residence in order to reinforce all the actions aimed at the promotion of contemporary literature conducted by the association. This residence takes place once a year, in the spring, for a period of three months. The winner of the residency is chosen by a jury following a call for projects launched during the semester preceding the residency. It is welcomed in a housing which the association has at the Tour d'Aigues. This creative residency also allows the resident to discover the territory and promote his work with school students, in bookstores or libraries.
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