What’s music? One might be tempted to reply that it’s a pleasant pastime or an art form, but nothing really essential…
Emmanuel Bigand, professor of cognitive psychology, has demonstrated the opposite in his book La Symphonie neuronale: music is a biological necessity for human beings, helping to build our brains and probably playing a decisive role in the survival of the species.
L’Odyssée Musicale du Cerveau is presented as a journey inside the brain, discovering the regions of the brain stimulated by music: inner ear, brain stem, auditory cortexes, language areas, motor areas, limbic system, memory networks… What a program!
In the form of a scientific cabaret, a string quartet and a singer will guide the audience through this auditory epic, using a range of musical styles (from contemporary creation to current popular music, via traditional repertoires).
Some dates scheduled for 2024
January 10th. La Turbine, Chalon/Saône (end of residency)
January 23, Théâtre Théo Argence, St Priest (conf/.- concert in reduced setting)
March 15, Semaine du cerveau, Nancy (conf/.version – concert with reduced set)
March 20, Semaine du cerveau, Amiens (conf/.- concert with reduced scenery)
April 4, Bordeaux, APRIL insurance association (gala). (conf/.- concert version)
May 7, La Seine Musicale, Paris (conf/.- concert, reduced setting)
May 22, Collège de France, Paris (conf. version – concert)
October 15, 20 ans de la Fondation APICIL, Lyon (conf/.- concert in reduced setting)