Chés Cabotans
Chés Cabotans is a marionette show from the city of Amiens, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ..., performed in the French language and in the Picard language. Its main character is named Lafleur. Lafleur and his wife Sandrine speak picard. It is the last show of its type still in operation in Amiens. During the nineteenth century, the city was home to numerous performances of this sort. History The troupe "Chés Cabotans d'Amiens" was founded in 1933 by Maurice Domon. In 1997, the troupe took up residence in a specially-modified theatre, in the heart of the old working-class neighbourhood of Amiens' city centre. References * ''Dolls and puppets'', Max von Boehn, C. T. Branford Co., p 488–492 (1956) * ''Picardie'', Guides Bleus, Hachette (2007) * ''Les ...
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