January 2024 agenda: events you should not miss this month in Mauritius!

What's up in Mauritius in January 2024? Discover our selection of events, from stand-up comedies, concerts, open-air cinema & conferences. Check our January events calendar for a beautiful start to the new year!

Arts & Culture events

Wednesday, January 10th • Gérémy Crédeville Stand-up Comedy  “Enfin” @Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis

Actor, columnist, humorist and dancer in his spare time, Gérémy Crédeville has more than one trick and talent up his sleeve. Television, cinema, radio, theatre, everything smiles on him. But what if succeeding meant failing? That's the essential, existential question at the heart of his new one-man show, "Enfin". In his characteristically absurd, sometimes trashy style, but always with elegance and self-mockery, he reveals as much of himself as ever in this hilarious, fast-paced, jubilant ode to failure. Take a breath before the show - you won't have time for it!

7:30pm - 9pm, Rs1000
Info & Booking: caudanartscentre.com

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Friday, January 12th • Kevin Fraser Stand-up Comedy  “Africa is a feeling” @Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis

Discover South African stand-up comedian Kevin Fraser as he debuts his all-new Comedy tour across Africa, taking to the stage with a theatrical safari of nostalgic impersonations, heart-warming tales of comedy and groundbreaking rhythms of energy & laughter!

Shows at 5pm & 8pm, Rs800 to Rs1000
Info & Booking: caudanartscentre.com

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Saturday, January 13th • Open-air cinema screening "Harry Potter & the deathly Hallows (Part 1)" (ENG-FR subtitles) @Ebene Recreational Park, Ebene

Cine Sous les Etoiles will be screening the first part of the Harry Potter saga's finale for a family-friendly open-air cinema night.

7pm - 9:30pm,  Rs190 to Rs390
Info & Booking: cinesouslesetoiles.cinema.mu

Thursday, January 18th • Diner-conference "A table avec... Jean-Claude de l’Estrac" @Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel, Port Louis

In 2024, Mauritians will give their vote in the general elections. Jean-Claude de l'Estrac, former minister, pugnacious and astute editorialist and political observer, invites you to an 'A Table Avec' session. Guest will recount the elections that punctuated the political and social life of Mauritius island from 1790 to 2024.

6:30pm, Rs1,500 including conference and refined dinner
Info & Booking: 2024070 or bc.concierge@labourdonnais.com

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Saturday, January 20th • Cine Club @House of Digital Art, Port Louis

Cinephiles are invited to come down to the House of Digital Art’s Common Space for a movie night screening Local & Regional Short Films. Participants will get to watch and discuss short films related to HoDA’s current exhibition and its Edouard Maunick-inspired theme —” S’il était un territoire entre midi et minuit.”

7:30pm - 9pm, Free entry
Info & Booking: houseofdigitalart.io

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Saturday, January 27th • Open-air cinema screening ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (Part 1)' (ENG-FR subtitles) @Gros Cailloux Leisure Park, Gros Cailloux

Cine Sous les Etoiles welcomes you at Gros Cailloux Leisure Park for an action-packed open-air cinema night, following Ethan Hunt and the IMF team in their last impossible mission to save the world.

7pm - 10pm, Rs125 to Rs450
Info & Booking: cinesouslesetoiles.cinema.mu

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Saturday, January 27th • La troupe du Jamel Comedy Club @Trianon Convention Centre, Trianon

The Jamel Comedy Club Troupe is coming to Mauritius at the Trianon Convention Center (TCC) on January 27, 2024, with six stand-up comedians: Farid Chamekh, Nash, Doully, Rey Mendes, Ayoub and PV. Incepted by Jamel Debbouze in 2006, the Jamel Comedy Club has seamlessly woven itself into the fabric of French comedy. Sprouting from its roots as a TV show, it metamorphosed into the renowned Jamel Comedy Club troupe after the unveiling of Jamel Debbouze's theatre in Paris in 2008.

7pm, Rs750 to Rs6000
Info & Booking: otayo.com

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Music events

Friday, January 12th • Meet the Artist w/ Fourmi Rouz (electronic music) @House of Digital Art, Port Louis

Come meet Fourmi Rouz, dj and electronic music curator, who will encourage you to think about the factors reuniting diverse musicians and introduce you to networking tools in a bid to grow a community gathering local and regional artists.

6:30pm - 8pm, Free entry
Info & Booking: houseofdigitalart.io

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Sunday, January 21st • Philharmonia Orchestra Festival @Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka

The first major international symphony orchestra to tour Mauritius aims to tear down the barriers to accessing live symphonic music with a 20-player chamber orchestra of local and international artists along with acclaimed British cellist Steven Isserlis.

3pm, Rs600 to Rs1500
Info & Booking: otayo.com

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Every Saturday • Live Music @StationA Restaurant, Baie Du Cap

• January 13th • Bruno Rioux
• January 20th • Eric Triton
• January 27 • Marie Jo & Jean Noel

As from 7pm
Info & Booking: 5712 4976 / 659 1991

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Kids events

Saturday, January 20th • Children's book “Bulle” reading @Institut Francais de Maurice, Rose Hill

Bulle is as light as a feather. She weighs nothing. She must have an empty head. In fact, when you talk to her, it goes in one ear but out the other. One day, Bulle flew far, far up into the sky, to be among the stars. In the dark, she can't see a thing, and is about to cry when she feels someone tugging at her foot: "Bulle, where have you been?" asks her father... This magnificent book, with its poetic illustrations, tells the story of a little girl who is always in the clouds. Luckily, her daddy keeps an eye on her, thanks to a thin thread attached to her ankle!

Age: From 5 years old
10:30am, Free entry
Info & Booking: institutfrancais.mu

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Sunday, January 21st • Creative Workshop "Let's Play" w/ Guimero @House of Digital Art, Port Louis

Unlock your imagination and create your gaming adventure! With artist and video game creator Guimero, kids will get to learn all about the creation of video-game characters! They will also be taught how to animate the latter thanks to a simple introduction to coding!
Guillaume Clarisse alias Guimero is a Mauritian illustrator and 3D artist. He creates colourful characters for his videogames as well as for his comics published in “Le cri du Margouillat.”

Age: 8 to 12 years old
10am - 12am, Free entry
Info & Booking: info@houseofdigitalart.io / houseofdigitalart.io

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Saturday, January 27th and Sunday, January 28th • “MOYA” by Zip Zap Circus @Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis

Inspired by the uniquely South African context, MOYA explores and celebrates heritage and culture in an acrobatic display that paints a picture before your very eyes. MOYA features a collective of 10 young and dynamic performers taking you on a multi-coloured journey through the looking-glass of the Zip Zap Circus - a microcosm of South Africa. The show exudes the tangible spirit of South Africa and is based on their real life Zip Zap stories.

From Rs1,350
Info & Booking: caudanartscentre.com

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