The Show
From Flames to Light : The Sound and Light of the Battle of Verdun
The largest historical show in Eastern France
Immerse yourself in the history of the Battle of Verdun with this strikingly realistic sound and light show!
With almost 300 actors on stage, 900 costumes, 1,300 spotlights, special effects and impressive archive images, this show is a moving tribute to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, over 300,000 of whom perished in a tragic face-off on the Meuse.
60 scenes will retrace before your eyes the crossed destiny of soldiers and civilians, French and Germans, from the Belle Époque to the 1st World War; from the Verdun’s Battle to Armistice; to 1927 until our days.
THE BIGGEST SHOW IN EUROPE ON THE WW1 SEEN BY MORE THAN 635 000 SPECTATORS
Breathtaking novelties
- Visual and sound immersion in the heart of the battles with huge projections relief on the whole scenic space
- New scenes including one within the trenches, in real size, in full battle
- Evolved scenario…
Realistic upsetting scenes
- Life in a German trench
- The firefighters in a burning Verdun
- A carnival in a Town at the Front
- The first Air battle of the history
- Gripping battle scenes
Huge technical means
- Even more spectacular Special Effects
- New Projections of giant images
- New and impressive Stage settings
- 2 hectares of Stage Area
- 200 Actors, 800 Costumes
- 40km of cables
For a striking and realistic show
300 days and 300 nights
The most terrible battle of the Great War
A moving tribute to these hundreds of thousands men, more than 300 000 of whom perished in a tragic face-to-face in this land of Meuse. A spectacular sound and light show, filled with humanity, which ends on a note of hope : Armistice, reconciliation and Peace.