Last chance to see the Bwhat?! exhibition (art, music, short films, silly games)!

Think outside the box! Come and see what is going on at 12 rue Vermenouze in the centre of Aurillac on Wednesday 29 June from 10am to 5pm...

The following day, we're packing up and going home...

Big DANCE day on Wednesday 15th June! Come and watch: Square in Aurillac at 17h!

TATIteam goes to town!

If you want to see the TATIteam in full action, they will be dancing at the Square in Aurillacity on the 15th June at 17:00! The coreography is based on the film by Jacques Tati called Playtime (it's all about conformism...).

The La Manufacture troop will also give its show called THE BOX! (it's all about... boxes!)

Far out! Article by Thibault P.

You probably don't know it, but you wake up in a Faraday cage, make your breakfast in another Faraday cage, phone a friend thanks to a Faraday cage, and drive a Faraday cage to go to work, and you use plenty of other Faraday cages during the day... But, what is a Faraday cage!?

Michael Faraday was a pioneer in the field of electromagnetic energy in the 19^th century. After studying the works of scientists such as Benjamin Franklin, he created a new theory which says that electromagnetic waves naturally flow around the surface of conductive materials, not through them as previous scientists thought. For example, if a metal box containing a mouse is placed directly in an electric current, the mouse won't be electrocuted because the electricity flows over the box.

In fact, a Faraday cage is a kind of a shield against the effects of electromagnetic energy. When a plane is struck by lightning, the metal frame becomes a Faraday cage and protects the passengers inside. The door of every microwave oven has a screen which acts as a Faraday cage in order to prevent waves from escaping outside the box. Even a concrete building reinforced with iron bars can be considered as a Faraday cage.

Nowadays, the Faraday cage principle is often used in electronic devices. Indeed, a lot of waves can disrupt these devices. It’s not very important for an MP3, but imagine the disastrous effects on electronic circuits in planes. That’s why most devices are protected by a Faraday cage called RF shields.

Faraday was a genious. Thanks to him and his amazing box, you can fly with safety, you can drive serenely, and above all you can read this article without being burned to a frazzle!

A preview of one of the works of art you will be able to admire at the Bwhat?! festival!

For more info, click on the title above!

Don't do this at home children!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeNXmKvuzKI&feature=related

I really like the film 'Jeux d'enfants' ('Love Me if You Dare'), by Yann Samuell. The main roles are played by Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet who are my favourites actors.

The story is about two childhood friends, Julien and Sophie. Their friendship is linked by a box and a challenge game which they never stop playing, even when they grow up: "truth or dare" ("cap ou pas cap?"). Both are "cap" every time, except to say they love each other. They live with these bets, for these bets, by these bets! The film shows us their life, from the beginning of their friendship until their deaths. It will take them a lifetime to say "I love you"...

And what is the box all about? In fact, when Julien and Sophie play the game, they give each other a lovely box. Whoever owns the box gives the other a challenge, and when it is done, the other wins the box and can gives a challenge in turn to his friend.

It is Julien's mother who gave him the box before her death. Sophie is Polish and people laugh about her. So for both of them, the game is a way to forget their problems. As time goes by, the game becomes essential, more beautiful and important in their lives.

Julien and Sophie, with this story, show us that we can stay child-like all our lives. This film is funny, touching, a little sad, very realistic, and it makes me dream!

A very good friend, Damien, gave me this film and I saw it, for the first time, with Mathilde and Margaux, my room mates at boarding school. We really enjoyed it! I thought it was important to say what this film represents for us. It makes me ask questions about the meaning of my life, my way of thinking and how I live every day.

And is it really a problem to stay a bit like a child all one's life? We must be serious, responsible, but we only have one life! So I think it is essential to be positive, and not to be so stressed like the adults!

Now, with my friends, we have found a box, and we sometime play "cap ou pas cap" to have fun. So, find a beautiful box and have fun in your life too!

Article by Anne-Sophie B.

Even John made a box (he called it a "nothing box")... So what are YOU waiting for to make a beautiful, bizarre, brilliantly artistic BOX? Click here!

What's in a box?

Fridaylive! on Friday 10th December from 12:30 to 13:30 in the Foyer Euro will be a presentation by the Secondes of their Bwhat?! project ideas!

Fun, even if a bit weird... but, hey, it's art!

Anybody feel creative? Check out the sources of inspiration on the Bwhat?! blog (click here)!

Boxes everywhere!

Start sending your "box" ideas!

Bwhat, what boîte?! What the box is all this about, man?!