Rouen Cathedral light show

Every summer, the magnificent cathedral in Rouen comes to life at nightfall with a breathtaking light show projected upon its façade. This year, on the occasion of the Normandy Impressionist festival and for the 150th anniversary of the impressionist movement, it is Bob Wilson who will amaze us with: “Star and stone: a kind of love… some say”.

A new must-see show

Robert Wilson, emblematic figure of New York avant-garde theater, presents as part of the Normandy Impressionist festival a new audiovisual work projected on Rouen Cathedral. Called “Star and stone: a kind of love… some say”, this monumental installation carried by the voice of Isabelle Huppert, the poetry of Maya Angelou and the music of Phillip Glass, will amaze you. In this new creation, the director reveals the beauty and vulnerability of human life by bringing the building to life.

With time, this entertaining free show has become a loved ritual in the city of a hundred spires. As soon as the summer kicks in, thousands of visitors and locals gather on the cathedral square after sunset to marvel at the ‘Cathedral of Light’. Although there are now many similar light shows taking place across France, Rouen’s was one of the first! As Rouen Cathedral is the tallest in France, the show is all the more magical and grandiose, and seeing its Gothic façade light up in the darkness is both a magical moment and a sight for sore eyes!