December at the Pierre Bergé Auditorium: A Year-End Celebration of Artistic Dialogue in Marrakech

Throughout December 2025, the Pierre Bergé Auditorium at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech reaffirms its position as one of the city’s key cultural venues, presenting a refined and thoughtfully curated program that brings cinema, music, and artistic creation into dialogue. From December 1 to 29, the auditorium hosts a series of events developed in collaboration with MACAAL and the Instituto Cervantes, highlighting the richness of cross-disciplinary exchange. Open to the public with free access, this end-of-year program invites audiences to experience culture as a shared and inclusive journey.

Cinema as a Reflection of Fashion

At the core of the December program is the recurring film cycle Fashion in Film, held every Monday at 7 pm. Far from a simple screening series, this cycle explores the deep relationship between fashion, aesthetics, and self-representation across different eras. From Hollywood’s grand visions of antiquity to the iconic elegance of Marlene Dietrich and the bold contemporary language of modern auteurs, each film offers a new perspective on how style and costume shape cinematic storytelling. The cycle also resonates with Marrakech’s broader film culture, echoing the city’s international cinematic momentum.

Distinguished Cultural Collaborations

The Pierre Bergé Auditorium continues to strengthen its role as a platform for artistic collaboration through partnerships with MACAAL and the Instituto Cervantes. These collaborations enrich the December program with a diversity of perspectives, combining art-house cinema with live musical performance. Highlights include a Christmas concert inspired by Ibero-American repertoires and a special evening developed with MACAAL, illustrating a programming vision in which visual arts, music, and design naturally intersect.

A Musical Journey Through Opera’s Heroines

One of the major highlights of the month is Heroines of the Opera, a lyrical recital dedicated to the great female figures of the operatic tradition, from Händel to Puccini. Conceived as an emotional and musical journey, the program explores universal themes such as love, sacrifice, loss, longing, and freedom. Iconic arias from works including Rinaldo, Carmen, La Bohème, and Madama Butterfly reveal the emotional depth and inner strength of these characters. The recital is performed by soprano Daniela Tabernig and pianist José Luis de Miguel, and is accompanied by insights from conductor and lecturer Rafael Lamas, offering a deeper understanding of opera’s influence on modern sensibility.

A Space Where the Arts Meet

Through its eclectic yet coherent December programming, the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech confirms the Pierre Bergé Auditorium as a space where artistic disciplines meet, respond to one another, and enrich the cultural landscape. Cinema, music, and visual creation are presented as interconnected forms of expression within an inspiring and accessible setting. This end-of-year season stands as an invitation to experience culture not only as performance, but as a living dialogue shared with the public.