Immersive outdoor show: At the Château de la Reine Blanche (Etang de Commelles), a place of inspiration for Nerval, discover excerpts from the novel Les Filles du Feu. Recited through the mouth of Aurélie, Nerval's great love, these pages take on a unique flavor.
Writer belonging to the romantic current and cursed poet, Gérard de Nerval grew up in the Valois, this region located around Compiègne, Senlis and Chantilly. Shortly before his death, in his latest collection of short stories, Les Filles du feu, he returns to the happy memories of his youth, the dreams and disillusionments of love, in a story both full of charm and tinged with nostalgia.
Let yourself be taken to the Étangs de Commelles in Coye-la-forêt, where the Château de la Reine Blanche is located. This haven of peace in the heart of the forest of Chantilly is one of the places where Nerval went and which he takes as the setting of his novel, Sylvie. The actress will play Aurélie, an actress adored by Nerval, whom she rejected for another. After the writer's death, she returns to a place he loved and perhaps regrets having missed out on a great love.
It is sitting at the edge of the pond, quiet, that you will hear excerpts from the Daughters of Fire and poems of Nerval. This story will transport you to the romantic nineteenth century and you can relive the legends around the castle of the White Queen.
