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The Sharing of Waters
Show · Thursday, November 5 · 09:00 · Nissan-lez-Enserune
285 Allée Yves du Manoir
The play "Le partage des eaux" is a fictionalized adaptation set against the construction of the Royal Way, the Canal du Midi, from Toulouse to Sète. Pierre Paul Riquet is the central figure of this performance which, in 16 tableaux, traces the highlights of his life, from his birth to his death: the choice of his given names by his parents, his ambitious personality, the genesis of the colossal undertaking that is our Canal, the key figures who helped him bring it to life, notably the men and women who with pick and shovel made it concrete. They are also …
