The La Cigalière performance hall obtained the designation “Conventioned scene of national interest art, childhood, youth” in 2024. This designation, which is so difficult to obtain, was awarded to it for the quality of its cultural project focused on youth.
Concretely, this means that it is supported by the State, the Region and the Department and thus sees its subsidization reinforced. The mayor, Frédéric Lacas, his first deputy Jacques Andrieu, the director of the performance hall Marc Boudet and his team, and the director of cultural affairs of the City Jean-François Marty received the new director of culture of the Occitanie Region, Marine Saboundji, and the deputy director, Alice Robert.
“It was an important step which allowed us to present in detail the evolution and quality of our cultural project for the coming years after a visit to the superb building and the Rayonnant park”explains Jean-François Marty.
La Cigalière is a superb educational and emancipatory tool for the youth of the region who are fortunate to be able to benefit during school time, outside school time and in family time, from quality shows and from frequent contact with the artists thanks to the remarkable mediation work carried out by the teams at the venue. shows. “Our room, in addition to its programming, shines through its strategic partnerships, a structuring place for the Region, for its support for creation, its positioning in national and regional networks and its numerous partnerships, notably with the Regional Museum of Contemporary Art and the local high school, both managed by the Region These are all of these assets that the City was able to develop today thanks to this working meeting, which aimed to strengthen the financial and cultural partnership of our municipality with the Occitanie Region.underlines the director of La Cigalière, Marc Boudet.
