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“LET’S TALK ABOUT TOMORROW – Act, connect and celebrate with the living world“
This series of monthly meetings is part of Event 25 – Living trails. The aim of these meetings is to bring together professionals and members of the public involved in the M28 approach and to share ideas on M28 themes.
One Monday a month, two guest speakers – artists, researchers or project leaders – are invited to discuss thematic issues at the Hôtel d’Aurès in Montpellier, the beating heart of M28.
Reaching out to the public #5
Monday 7 April 2025 at 6pm at the Hôtel d’Aurès in Montpellier on the theme of “Reaching out to the public”, with Elise Armentier and Julien Audemard.
Free admission, subject to availability
Elise Armentier
Elise Armentier is co-director of the Bouillon cube association based in Causse-de-la-Selle, a small village of 400 inhabitants in the heart of the Grand Pic Saint-Loup. Some 40 kilometres from Montpellier, the rocky terrain of Causse-de-la-Selle is home to La Grange, a rural third-party centre bustling with activity.
Bouillon cube has occupied the premises since the association was founded nearly 20 years ago, transforming this old stone farmhouse into a rural territory factory. The site is steeped in history and has undergone a number of transformations over the centuries, from silkworm farm to glassworks, farmhouse to manor house, and is now developing all kinds of original activities: concerts, artists’ residencies, European exchanges, workshops for young people, third-centre facilities, etc.
Bouillon cube is a structure that asserts its singularity and cultural identity by being firmly rooted in its local area, and by taking a popular education approach. Co-directed by Clayre Pitot and a group of volunteers, this social, cultural and economic project combines work, quality of life and human ties to serve the territory and its residents.
Julien Audemard
Julien Audemard is a university lecturer and researcher in political science at the CEPEL (CNRS, UMR5112) and the University of Montpellier. His research focuses on cultural practices and policies in France and Europe. He is also a specialist in the localised analysis of politics, quantitative survey methods and statistical analysis.
In particular, he worked on the 2018 survey of French cultural practices. He has taken part in several research projects on the territorial impact of festivals in mainland France and Guadeloupe. He was a member of the UNCHARTED project, funded by the European Commission, on the social values of culture. He is the author of a book on Cultural meeting centres (Faire Label, published in 2025 by Éditions de l’Attribut) and another on festival dynamics in France (Création et disparition des festivals en France, to be published next June by Presses de Sciences Po).