In 2026–2027, the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles is celebrating its 40th anniversary, 10 years of the Mediation & cultural outreach department and the final year of the three-year “Ville baroque – Arts et sciences” partnership! To celebrate this exceptional year, students, artists, researchers and craftspeople will come together to explore the making of the Baroque performance, from music, theatre, dance, sets and costumes to contemporary innovations.
Conceived as an immersion at the heart of Baroque creation, this closing edition of “Ville baroque – Arts et sciences” invites residents of Maurepas, La Verrière and Guyancourt to discover all the dimensions of live performance, from its conception to its staging. Through the theme of “the making of a performance”, the CMBV is continuing its artistic and educational co-creation work with partner institutions, bringing together music, the performing arts, crafts, heritage and research.
This year will highlight the many professions and skills involved in creating a performance: set design, costume design, make-up, hairstyling, instrument making, meetings with performing arts professionals, discovery of the CMBV’s instrument collection, singing and organology workshops, guided concerts, artistic experiments and introductions to the professions of the performing arts. Collaborations with artists, researchers and partner institutions will enrich this programme, as will the gradual integration of innovative forms and digital tools.
By exploring Baroque as a total art form, this anniversary edition reaffirms more than ever the performing arts as a space for invention, transmission and collective experience.
Focus on the Section baroque: an inclusive and innovative educational programme
Following an introduction in Year 5 (10 classes from Year 5 to Year 7), students from Collège Louis Pergaud who wish to continue join the arts section from Year 8 onwards, where they follow a programme throughout their schooling combining singing, theatre, dance, an introduction to the performing arts professions, set design and staging. In collaboration with teachers, artists and educational practitioners, the CMBV provides students with an inclusive environment conducive to cultural discovery, artistic creation and professional exploration through a wide range of activities: workshops, presentations, guided tours, concerts and performances, etc.
Programme
- Tue. 1st September 2026
Back-to-school with music
La Verrière / Guyancourt / Maurepas - From Tue. 1st September 2026
Weekly activities for the Section baroque
Maurepas - From September 2026 to June 2027
Mediation and practical workshops, professional meetings, guided concerts and participatory concerts
La Verrière / Guyancourt / Maurepas / Versailles - Thu. 29th April 2027
Jeudi musical of the Section baroque with the CMBV choir Les Pages: La grotte de Versailles by Lully
Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles
FIND OUT MORE - June 2027
Presentations
La Verrière / Guyancourt / Maurepas - Fri. 11th June 2027 – 7.30pm
Concert with the Section baroque: Voyage au cœur des opéras de Lully
Manège de la Grande Écurie, Palace of Versailles, Versailles
