Saturday 23rd of May 2026
10:15 pm > 12:30 am – Loop screening
Duration of the creations: approx. 4 to 8 min
Video mapping tour in the city
Beffroi: Grand’Place
Facade of the Béthune-Bruay Tourist Office: 3 rue Aristide Briand
Water tower: rue du 11 Novembre
Facade of Labanque: 44 place Georges Clemenceau
Mapping & dance performance: corner of Rue Émile Zola and Rue Dellisse Engrand
Les Récollets – immersive mapping: rue Dellisse Engrand
Back facade of Saint-Pry Chapel: rue Georges Pompidou
62400 Béthune
Recommended parking: overground car parks in the city centre and the “Grand’Place” underground car park (caution: entrance to the “Grand’Place” car park closed from 8:30 pm to 1 am; entrance and exit of “Clemenceau” car park closed from 8:30 pm to 1 am).
Free
Video mapping tour
The Video Mapping Festival is back in Béthune with a new 7-stop tour to explore the diversity of video mapping! On the programme: monumental projections on the Beffroi, the Béthune-Bruay Tourist Office, Saint-Pry Chapel, a water tower and the facade of Labanque (in XXL format!), an immersive projection in the ruins of Les Récollets, as well as a performance combining dance and video mapping.
Practical info:
• Total distance: approx. 1,5 km
• All the creations are shown on a loop from 10:15 pm to 12:30 am – with the exception of the dance performance at Place Louise de Bettignies (showing every 10 minutes approximately).
• All the mapping are outdoors, with free access – with the exception of the Récollets and the Water Tower (limited capacity; wait possible; no booking required; bag checks at the entrance).
• For the best experience, we advise you to follow the itinerary in the direction indicated.
However, you can start the loop wherever and whenever you want, and follow the route at your own pace!
> Also:
Make the most of the Video Mapping Festival to explore the exhibition Unknown forces – Archives of the invisible worlds (1850-2000)
Saint-Pry Chapel – continuously throughout the evening from 10:15 pm to 12:30 am
As part of the 2nd Biennial of Visual Arts “The Invisible Worlds: from Augustin Lesage to the present day”, from 23rd of May to 15th of November 2026.
www.bethunebruay.fr
Beffroi
Duration: approx. 8 min
► Once upon a time: Béthune (2019)
Illuminated grimoire, matchsticks castle or lava lamp: the Beffroi metamorphoses to tell you its story! Relive the highlights of the city and its Grand’Place, through a fanciful, poetic and colourful video mapping performance.
Creation: Susie lou Chetcuti
Animation: François Chetcuti, Susie lou Chetcuti, Violette Delvoye, Laurence De Wilde, Delphine Mandin
Original music: Géraldine Kwik
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Facade of the Béthune-Bruay Tourist Office
Total duration: approx. 5 min
► XXI THE WORLD
The sun shines down on the people, bringing warmth. When the moon takes its place, the sun notices how lonely it is. He decides to give it stars to keep it company. After that, the moon takes on human form, as does the sun, and they fly away to become one.
Animation: Young professionals on the “Video Mapping Careers” employment support programme
Sound creation: Géraldine Kwik
Supervising staff: Jules Camille Huvig
► STAMPWORLD
Stamps come to life and the vignettes spill out of their frames on a journey around the world.
Animation: Young professionals on the “Video Mapping Careers” employment support programme
Sound creation: Géraldine Kwik
Supervising staff: Jules Camille Huvig
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Water tower
Duration: approx. 4 min
► CYCLES
Cycles is a lullaby that tells the story of the water cycle through music and colour, like a giant mobile, brought to life by aquatic creatures of today or tomorrow, from here or elsewhere.
Creation and animation: Ludovic Burczykowski
Original music: Lucas Verreman
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Facade of Labanque
Duration: approx. 5 min
► Augustin Lesage : Du charbon à la couleur
This video mapping traces the transformation of a miner into an artist, inspired by the life of Augustin Lesage. The piece unfolds in 4 chapters, moving from the physical rhythm of the mine to a visionary inner awakening, and finally into a rich, immersive world of painting.
The project combines architectural mapping with a carefully structured sound composition, where industrial rhythms gradually give way to layered, expressive musical forms. The work explores transformation, intuition, and the emergence of artistic vision.
Creation and animation: Svitlana Reinish
Original music: Géraldine Kwik
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Mapping & dance performance
Duration: approx. 5 min
► Figure of speech
Figure of speech is an allegory of loneliness, in a world where everyone withdraws into themselves. Amidst motionless figures, a body seeks an echo, a glance, a response. But the figures around it remain frozen, unresponsive. A brief, poetic exploration of living together.
Performance: Henri Culot, Leelou Lancel, Sophiane Lebrun
Animation: Simon Lebon
Stage direction: Benjamin Durand
Light creation: Simon Lebon
Original music: Birdd – Renaud Watine
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Les Récollets – immersive mapping
Duration: approx. 4 min
► The Awakening
A virtual entity, which has been in standby mode for a long time, awakens thanks to the presence of the audience. It discovers the presence of human beings and is delighted to no longer feel alone. The wake-up protocol seems a little long to it. It bypasses it. But its updates are not quite finished… The animation graphically depicts the awakening of a virtual entity and all its emotions.
Creation and animation: Clément Lemaire, Marc Messiaen
Original music: Mathieu Buytaers
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Back facade of Saint-Pry Chapel
Duration: approx. 5 min
► Spirit, are you there?
Delve into the mysteries of the afterlife with this playful video mapping show! From consulting a giant Ouija board to the antics of poltergeists, let yourself be swept away on an astonishing spiritism seance combining thrills and humour! This fascinating immersive journey culminates in a spectacular visual finale, transforming the building into a kaleidoscope in homage to the works of the famous painter and psychic Augustin Lesage.
Creation and animation: Simon Lebon
Original music: Birdd – Renaud Watine
