La lumière haut perchée is a street event in Montpellier, in the Occitanie region of southern France. It takes place in the Quartier Sud Comédie, a district of the city, and its heart is a walkabout: two stilt walkers dressed in white and light move slowly through the streets, lit against the evening.
What to expect
- When: Friday 13 November, from 19:30 to 21:30
- Where: along the streets around rue de Verdun in the Quartier Sud Comédie
- Who it is for: children and adults alike
- Kind of visit: a free-moving, magical walkabout rather than a seated show
Because the performers move through the streets, the event is best approached as a stroll. You can follow the walkers for part of their route, or simply stop where you happen to be and watch them pass. The mood is meant to be playful and dreamlike, and the white costumes and lights make the figures easy to follow as dusk settles over the city.
The area around it
The Quartier Sud Comédie sits in the southern part of Montpellier's historic centre, where the streets are lively in the evening. An evening spent following the walkers makes a natural start to a night out, with the city's cafés and restaurants close by for a meal or a drink before or after the walkabout.
For details of the wider city-centre programme of which this event is part, the Montpellier city website has a dedicated page on the Cœur de ville en lumières campaign, at montpellier.fr.