Festival du HA ! - Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe

As part of the HA festival, street shows will be staging along the banks of the river in Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe, from 7pm on Friday 29 May to 3pm on Saturday 30 May.

For its 4th year, HA! is taking over the riverside in Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe. 7 artistic proposals and a programme concocted with a host of partners, starting with an aerial evening on Friday... and continuing with an array of laughs on Saturday.
And there's always a bar and catering on site to welcome you with open arms.
A whole village will be set up with additional activities, including an exhibition by photographer Olivier Calvez and Flash tours of the Maison de la Rivière.

PLAYGROUND
PRIMAVEZ COLLECTIVE
Playground, a moody, warm-hearted solo by Miguel Rubio, combining Chinese mast and acrobatic circus with dance, mime and plenty of humour. At once comic and endearing, bordering on the absurd, will this character manage to soar more than 8 metres high?
Based on a system of collaborative hooks, he'll be looking for active participation from the audience... A show that plays with the audience, teases them, embraces them...

CAILLASSE
COMPAGNIE DU GUICHET
Clown theatre for all the family Caillasse plunges us into the history of the rebels of all eras, the throwers of paving stones, pebbles and stones. With a deliriously corrosive sense of humour, the two artists combine acting and acrobatics, a cappella singing and scrap metal percussion in a show with a gritty universe.
a show with a wry universe where mischief and poetry are omnipresent.

TRIP À L'HÉLIUM
COMPAGNIE ARTBIGÜE
For teenagers and adults
This is the story of a woman, Françoise, who has just received "THE" medal for merit at work. It's a great day for her, but not the only one... It's a show that makes you laugh, it's a show that liberates you, it's a show that drains you, but not the only one... It's a human show for humans... and maybe for rabbits too... In short, how to go from Tripalium to a helium trip in 45 minutes!

VAMOS A BAILAR!
THE ORCHESTRA OF WORLDS
Vamos a bailar, episode 2!
The Orchestre des Mondes continues its journey through Cuban music with a journey to the heart of the traditional rhythms of santeria and Cuban rumba through the original arrangements of trombonist Fidel Fourneyron, caliente!

THE PROM
RAM DAM COMPANY
Like an end-of-festival party
Take a festive plunge into an American-style prom: cult hits, confetti, glitter and joyful nostalgia for a night when anything is possible. Dressed up for the occasion, you'll be the star of an evening like no other. DJ Magnusson, the conductor of your memories, plays the unstoppable hits of the last few decades, projected on a large screen, while a green screen takes you straight to the heart of the cult music videos. Yes, you become the stars of the party. Here, everything becomes possible, even what you never dared imagine.

ROYAL KOPEK
Chic music for a crazy concert.
Their Slavic music unrolls all kinds of cadences and heady melodies
to support a strange diva. With her colourful voice
colourful voice, she brings tears to your eyes or raises your hair
while the balalaikas, guitar and vocals ebb, flow and rise inexplicably.
inexplicably rise and fall. It's a musical rollercoaster that joyfully spins out of control, but still holds the road, the road to the East, the road to cold, remote lands.

LA BALANCOIRE GEANTE
COMPAGNIE LA VOLTE-CIRQUE
For fans of offbeat performance
When you're world champion, that's class, isn't it? It means you're at the top. Top of the top, in fact. World champion means that there's no one in the whole world doing it better than you. You're at the top of the food chain, so to speak!
Giant swinging is an extreme sport invented in Estonia in the 90s. Performed in the same way as pole vaulting (a height is announced), the aim is to complete a full turn on the biggest swing possible. Today, Sidney will be attempting to beat his personal record.