IMMERSIVE ROOM "EXPLORA" AT THE ROYAL CASTLE

The royal castle will be exceptionally closed in October: Tuesday 14, Thursday 16, Friday 17, Monday 20, and Tuesday 21.

The Royal Castle of Collioure invites you to discover its brand new immersive room: EXPLORA – The Invisible Castle / El castell invisible.

This original creation offers an exploration of the hidden and inaccessible spaces of the monument, revealing the buried traces of its history. Dive into a sensory and poetic experience, a true journey through time at the heart of the Royal Castle of Collioure.

Guided by a bold and curious young girl, spectators enter the bowels of the fortress, where the most secret corners come to life on the vault of the room. In the flickering light of a candle, a forgotten graffiti resurfaces. A little further on, an ancient object emerges from the ground, releasing the memory of the men and women who, over the centuries, built, inhabited, and traversed this castle suspended above the waves.

Throughout the creation process, the artists drew inspiration from significant episodes in the history of the site and archaeological objects that piqued their curiosity. These elements are presented and explained in a decoding guide, a true extension of the show.

EXPLORA evokes the evolution of the site through the ages, its lost states, and its underground parts that are usually inaccessible. By confronting the visible and the invisible, this participatory and dreamlike experience invites everyone to explore, dream, and imagine.

Throughout the journey, the spectator follows the daring girl in an exploration of the shadows of the past. The walls whisper, the traces reveal themselves: a fixed gaze, a breath passes through. Impossible to look away, the castle comes back to life.

An original creation by the teams of Les Fées Spéciales, Opixido, and ID Scènes.

Duration of the show: 8 minutes.
Continuous screening in the immersive room (access via the Place d’Armes).
Annual closures: January 1, from January 15 to 27, May 1, August 15 and 16, December 25 and 31.

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