Sous les Étoiles _ Festival in Mucem

📍Fort Saint-Jean, Le Mucem - Marseille

▪️ Installation iDzia : Le son, la lumière, la vidéo

This summer, the Mucem offered its visitors a magical interlude, at the crossroads of art, music, and astronomy. Entitled “Sous les étoiles” (Under the Stars), this immersive Festival unfolded across the esplanades of Fort Saint-Jean and the J4, inviting the public to a poetic, nocturnal exploration of the infinite sky.

On the program: a cine-concert, three evenings of concerts, a night-time exhibition, a cosmic nap… and a Full Moon Party lasting until dawn.

The festival opened with the cine-concert “16 Levers de soleil” (16 Sunrises), performed by Guillaume Perret. Inspired by astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s mission, this levitating film blends stellar images with cosmic jazz. A celestial invitation — starting at 9:30 p.m. — to awaken the senses within the millennial setting of Fort Saint-Jean.

The rest of the festival unfolded across three concert evenings:

• Bonnie Banane and DJ Mystique offered a deliciously experimental pop, where R&B, soul, electronic, and hip-hop intersect — all wrapped in an atmosphere both ethereal and visceral.

• Yuksek and Souleance extended the experience with a vibrant, high-energy live performance, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Borderline collective.

• The Full Moon Party: Walter Astral led a psychedelic odyssey towards Étienne de Crécy, a key figure of the French Touch movement, for a memorable electro night — mixing visual curiosities, lunar cocktails, and stellar performances.

But the night didn’t stop there: from 1 a.m., a Silent Party orchestrated by Marsatac made the sky pulse until the early morning. Equipped with wireless headphones, the audience was invited to dance in weightlessness, carried by emerging DJs such as Minuit Machine, Mars O10C, Oyster Catcher, and Blanche de nuit — each adding their own color to the sonic cosmos.

Behind the scenes, iDzia played a fundamental role in this artistic orbit. The team handled sound design and lighting for the concerts, ensuring a fully immersive experience and a perfect balance between visuals and sound, worthy of both the venue and the festival’s ambitions. We were also fortunate to be entrusted with the video broadcast of the opening cine-concert.

Since its inauguration in 2013, the Mucem has established itself more than ever as a vibrant space, where architectural heritage, contemporary creation, and Mediterranean dialogues converge. With “Sous les étoiles”, it transcends its museum role to become a place of sensory experience — a living cultural observatory where, every night, imagination takes flight.