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What to expect from the 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

by: Cassandra Tanti
04/07/2023

From Wednesday, Monaco will host the 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge: a top-level meeting between professionals and students to advance sustainable yachting.

Kicking off on Wednesday 5th and running until Saturday 8th July, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge has established itself as a renowned meeting for alternative energy sources to power the maritime industry, bringing engineering students and professionals together to present their latest innovations.

In this landmark 10th edition, organised by Yacht Club de Monaco, 46 teams from 25 nations will participate, including 31 universities for around 50 boats.

“The goal remains to stimulate creativity to design eco-friendly propulsion systems and share the experiences and knowledge acquired,” says Bernard d’Alessandri, General Secretary of the Yacht Club de Monaco.

The event has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2014. With the support of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, as well as Credit Suisse, BMW and Sbm Offshore, the event involves leading players in the yachting industry, such as shipyards Oceanco, Ferretti, Sanlorenzo, Lürssen, Monaco Marine and Palumbo SY Refit.

More than a race

Actually, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge started on Thursday 15th June with the first Live Career Day, an online networking session that kickstarted initial contacts between yachting professionals and the upcoming generation of engineers as part of the Job Forum. Its two-pronged objective is to meet a growing demand by students looking for internships and engineering jobs, and meet the expanding needs of the industry.

Recruiters are therefore looking for budding young talent with proven technical abilities. For example, renowned Italian shipyard Sanlorenzo has developed through its subsidiary, Bluegame, a 10m-long hydrogen-powered foiling boat with a maximum speed of 50 knots and a range of 180 nautical miles that will be used for the next America’s Cup.

Also present is Malizia-Seaexplorer, the new IMOCA of Team Malizia founded by the Yacht Club de Monaco’s Vice-President Pierre Casiraghi, which will be in the Principality for the first time on 4th July, with Pierre Casiraghi on board as well as Boris Herrmann and the whole team, having completed The Ocean Race round the world in stages with crew, a distance of 32,000 nautical miles.

For the full schedule of events, click here.

 

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By Monaco Life with press release. Photo credit: Studio Borlenghi/ YCM  

Everything you need to know about the Monaco leg of the Ultra Trail Côte d’Azur Mercantour

by: Elsa Carpenter
04/07/2023
Ultra Trail Côte d’Azur Mercantour

Monaco is to be the start line of the Ultra Trail Côte d’Azur Mercantour, one of the world’s most gruelling cross-country running events in the world, this coming Friday. 

At 125 kilometres of hard and unforgiving terrain with elevation gains of up to 3,000 metres, it is no exaggeration to call the Ultra Trail Côte d’Azur Mercantour one of the toughest races of its kind in the world.  

The hardcore athletes taking part will assemble themselves on the Quai Albert Ier of Monaco’s Port Hercule on Friday 7th July in preparation for a 7pm start that evening. 

Upon leaving the harbour, the runners will traverse the steep, urban sprawl of Monaco on a route along the Rue Grimaldi, Rue de la Turbie, Boulevard Rainier III, Boulevard de Belgique, Boulevard du Jardin Exotique and Avenue Hector Otto. From there, it will be up on to the Moyenne Corniche in the direction of the Col de Turini.  

Drivers and pedestrians in Monaco alike are being asked to give the competitors 15 minutes of grace between 7pm and 7.15pm as they wind up to the French border. The affected roads and pavements will be reopened as soon as the last runner has passed through.  

This event will mark the ninth edition of the epic race. The finish line has been set for Saint Martin Vésubie on 9th July.  

 

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Photo credit: Monaco Communications Department

In the news: 2023/24 theatre season, diversions in Casino Square and changes to public buildings

by: Elsa Carpenter
04/07/2023
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Monaco Life brings you the latest community and government news, including a top literary prize linked to Prince Pierre and the renaming of Monaco’s Lycée Technique et Hôtelier in honour of Prince Rainier III.

Théâtre Princesse Grace unveils 2023/24 programme 

At the end of June, the Théâtre Princesse Grace revealed a programme featuring more than 30 shows that begins on 26th September with Molière’s Le Misanthrope (also known as the Cantankerous Lover in English). While the vast majority of the performances will be in French, there will be a bilingual English-French one-man show by Paul Taylor on 6th December. In a second nod to the theatre’s foreign language patrons, an Italian production written by Margaret Mazzantini called Zorro: Un eremita sul marciapiede will take place on 13th April next year.  

Theatre subscriptions for the 2023/24 season will be available from 10th July. Individual seats can be reserved from 4th September. For more information on the theatre and its upcoming programme, please click here.   

The 2023/24 Théâtre Princesse Grace programme was released in late June. Photo credit: TPG

Discovery Grant shortlisted entries announced 

During an event held at the Médiathèque de Monaco on 29th June, the Literary Council of the Prince Pierre Foundation – the Conseil Littéraire de la Fondation Prince Pierre – presented the works it had selected as in the running for the 2023 Bourse de la Découverte. It is a prize that rewards a first-time-published French-speaking author. The list of novels shortlisted can be found here. 

Each of the authors is expected to attend an event at the multi-media library on 9th October ahead of the awards ceremony the following day at the Salle Garnier. Their novels can be found in libraries in Monaco and the surrounding area. 

The list of authors in the running for this year’s Bourse de la Découverte has been announced. Photo credit: Stéphane Danna / Monaco Communications Department

The Lycée Technique et Hôtelier renamed  

Monaco’s vocational and catering school, the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier, has been renamed in honour of Prince Rainier III as part of wider celebrations and commemorations that mark the centenary year of the birth of the late sovereign.  

A ceremony that was well-attended by the Monegasque Princely family and government officials was held on 1st July to officially unveil the new name of the establishment – Lycée Rainier III – as well as a bust of the Prince by sculptor Kees Verkade.  

The school, which welcomes aspiring young people from the Principality and neighbouring regions in France and Italy, was opened by Prince Albert II in 2013.  

Members of the Princely family and government officials gather in front of the newly renamed Lycée Rainier III. Photo credit: Frédéric Nebinger / Monaco Communications Department

Monaco’s Child and Family Services department has moved 

The Service Petite Enfance et Familles has moved into a new and dedicated space within the Foyer Sainte-Dévote on 3 Rue Philibert Florence. The family-focused department and its team are available in person from 8.30am to 4.30pm on weekdays. The email address and telephone numbers remain the same: +377 93 15 61 80 and spef@mairie.mc.  

Diversions due to F(ê)aites de la Danse from Thursday 

In light of the weekend-long F(ê)aites de la Danse festival that is set to take over Casino Square for 24 hours from 12pm on Saturday 8th July, there will be some disruptions to road traffic and parking in the central Monte-Carlo district.  

All parking and traffic will be prohibited along the Avenue de Monte-Carlo and in Casino Square from Thursday 6th at 8pm until Friday 7th July at 2am. Access will then be reopened until 8pm on the Friday evening, when it will close again until 2am on Saturday 8th July. From 3pm on the Saturday until 9am on the morning of Sunday 9th July, the same restrictions will be imposed on motorists. Those heading in the direction of the Casino from Avenue des Spéluges will be diverted via the Avenue de la Madone and vice versa. Those with a subscription to the Casino car park will be unaffected.  

Read more about the festival here. 

 

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Photo credit: Frédéric Nebinger / Monaco Communications Department

F(ê)aites de la Danse festival returns after six-year hiatus

by: Elsa Carpenter
03/07/2023
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24 hours of performances, workshops and parades will fill Casino Square this July as Jean-Christophe Maillot’s F(ê)aites de la Danse festival returns for a much-awaited second edition.

First held in 2017, but not repeated for nearly six years, the F(ê)aites de la Danse is to hold its second edition between 8th and 9th July. And just like it did first time round, the festival will be taking over Casino Square with a packed schedule of events that will see 250 international artists heading to the Principality.

The concept was conceived by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s famed choreographer and director, Jean-Christophe Maillot, who is thrilled to see his vision come to life again after a series of unfortunate events prevented the festival from picking up where it left off.

The programme has been extended this year; from one night to a full 24 hours of dance in all its forms.

Tap dancing, pole dancing, Latin American, capoeira, ballet, concerts… A fascinating combination of styles have been integrated into the programme, which can be found in its entirety here. There will also be a flashmob and the choreography is already online for those that want to get some practise in early.

A special “marathon” event, where participants will be tasked with dancing inside the Salle Garnier for 12 full hours, will be held and there’s space for 30 couples aged 18 and over. Applications should be sent here.

The whole event is free and open to the public. All you need to do is bring your dancing shoes!

 

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Photo source: F(ê)aites de la Danse 2017

 

This article was originally published on 4th May 2023.

Free yoga event to honour the Summer Solstice

by: Elsa Carpenter
13/06/2023
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Welcome the Summer Solstice with this inspiring and free yoga event on the Terrasses du Soleil of the Casino. No experience required! 

Set to take place between 5.45pm and 8pm on Wednesday 21st June, this is the 10th such event to be organised in the Principality of Monaco. In the past, it has attracted and inspired hundreds of people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to take a moment to reconnect with the Earth.  

This year, a number of charities and associations will also be present at the event, including The Animal Fund, the Interspecies Peace Organisation, SPA Monaco and Fight Aids Monaco.  

“We are connected with the yoga gatherings taking place all over the world, to celebrate the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice, declared by the United Nations [as] the International Day of Yoga,” says organiser Helena Lorentzen. “Everybody, no matter what age [or] level of practice is invited to join the event, to move, to breathe, to feel and to relax… Come to share with your friends, children, parents and grandparents! No previous yoga experience is required.” 

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Photo source: Yoga Shala Circle Monaco / Facebook. This article was originally published on 9th May 2023. 

Everything you need to know about Monaco’s new Green Shift Festival

by: Elsa Carpenter
02/06/2023
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A brand new eco event is coming to Monaco this June. Here’s what you need to know about the Prince Albert II Foundation’s Green Shift Festival.  

Between 7th and 10th June, a series of free and public roundtables, conferences and discussions, as well as creative performances, will be taking place on the Promenade du Larvotto in Monaco.  

Called the Green Shift Festival, the four days of events have been organised under the aegis of the Prince Albert II Foundation, but also have the backing of the Principality’s Direction des Affaires Culturelles, Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco, Fondation Carmignac, Imagine 2050, Time for the Ocean, Agir pour le Vivant and the Académie Monégasque de la Mer. 

Each evening, between 7pm and 8.30pm, and out in the fresh sea air, important green and environmental topics that range from the philosophical to the generational will be presented through short films, performances and open discussions in the presence of experts.  

“How can we trigger a real change?”

“The starting point of the Green Shift Festival is a reflection that seems to me to be shared at all levels: how can we trigger a real change in the way we see and think about the world?” says Olivier Wenden, Vice-President and CEO of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. “Science is fundamental in responding to environmental challenges but, beyond the circles of experts, scientific messages do not always lead to the necessary shift to action.” 

It is hoped that the informal, free and entirely open-to-the-public nature of the festival will encourage people of all ages and walks to life to participate and engage in the ideas being presented, which offer opportunities for reflection in the short-term and positive activism in the long.  

“In order to project ourselves into a desirable future, emotion, creation and art are powerful tools for generating commitment,” adds Wenden. “This approach is at the heart of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s mediation and awareness-raising missions.” 

For further information and the full programme, click here.  

 

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Photo source: Michael Krahn for Unsplash. This article was originally published in 12th May.