— A project by David Grimal
L'Autre Saison
— L'Autre Saison
From 2003 to 2024, Les Dissonances produced L'Autre Saison, an artistic season for the homeless. L'Autre Saison came to an end in 2024.
L'Autre Saison was conceived as a series of carte blanche invitations to prestigious artists from various backgrounds, such as Nathalie Dessay, Philippe Cassard, Pedro Soler, Benjamin Lazar, Jean-Philippe Collard, Charles Berling, Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion, Karine Deshayes, Michel Beroff, Marie-Josèphe Jude, Christian Immler, the Quatuor Modigliani, the OFF of the Orchestre de Paris, as well as many young artists.
— Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles
One charity concert a month
L'Autre Saison presented one charity concert a month at the church of Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles (Paris 1st). The project was created by David Grimal and Yves Tuloup, founders of the association Les Margéniaux, to find a way of combining musical cultural expression with helping the most deprived back into society.
The artists performed free of charge and all concert proceeds were donated to Les Margéniaux, which used them to fund emergency, short-term and medium-term reintegration projects.
— Outcome
The 100 concerts organised as part of L'Autre Saison helped more than 450 people living on the margins and in social exclusion to leave the streets, notably women and their children.