The “Hors Pistes” Festival at the Centre Pompidou which for 18 years now has captured political, scientific, philosophical or social news, is taking shape this time -this around the rules of sport. To the rhythm of a year orchestrated by unmissable events for the sporting world, this theme becomes a real playground for the artists of this new edition. Brilliantly, they deploy their creative strength by varying artistic formats. Thus, the public will be able to attend concerts, shows, innovative performances, reading sessions or even watch short and feature films. The Festival does not just celebrate the joys of sport to feed passionate carnivores as they nervously await the Olympic Games in Paris. The injunctions of physical culture are questioned, diverted, sometimes magnified and the theme becomes an inexhaustible source of inspiration. The Great Hall of the Center Pompidou is preparing to host from January 18 until February 18, the representation of contemporary sports fever and makes access free for all. All you have to do is slide to the red, green and blue pipes of Beaubourg to witness the bubbling ideas of innovative artists condensed in this up-to-date Festival.