A buried secret finally resurfaces.... In 2023, in the heart of the Besançon Municipal Library, history was shattered by the discovery of a passionate correspondence between Gustave Courbet and Mathilde de Svazzema, written between November 1872 and May 1873.
Published by Gallimard (2025), these 116 passionate, secret and long-censored letters reveal a vibrant, daring and scandalous relationship. The Compagnie Bacchus invites you to plunge into this intimate adventure through a theatrical and musical reading that awakens these forbidden voices.
Dates
Opening periods
29 and 30 January at 20:00
from Thu 01/29 to Fri 01/30/2026 : from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Practical information
Art and shows