Every year, at the beginning of winter, ARFI hosts “Les Éclats d’ARFI”: a grand celebration where encounters and improvisation intertwine. This festive moment is an opportunity for the collective to dare everything! Over three days, we invite you to discover the collective’s latest creations, as well as unique collaborations with guest artists… always with the joy of listening, discovering, and being joyfully surprised!

Join us from December 11 to 17, 2025, for a new edition of Les Éclats d’ARFI — a week bursting with artistic offerings: improvised concerts, shows from wonderfully offbeat worlds, a costumed zombie ball, highlights for young audiences… a full program awaits!

The festivities will kick off at the Théâtre de la Renaissance as part of the Collision Collective season, on Thursday, December 11 at 7 p.m. A large, one-of-a-kind ensemble of sixteen musicians from the ARFI and Muzzix collectives will take over the theatre’s small stage for an immersive concert of improvised music, driven by a shared taste for sonic exploration and collective invention. The Lille-based trio TOC will open the evening.

On Friday, December 12 at 7 p.m., still at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, comes the unrestrained and festive Nuit ARFI, featuring Clarib & Sila, La Nuit des morts-vivants, and the Bal électronique des zombies. A musical, cinematic, costumed, and scenographic plunge where humor and energy meet macabre fantasy — an invitation to dance, laugh, and shiver!

Finally, on Wednesday, December 17, head to Le Périscope for two performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. of the young audience show (d)RiiiiNG. A playful and poetic moment especially designed for little ones — and sure to delight grown-up kids too!*