A look back at the 2nd OSE! festival

From March 31 to April 05 2025, Université Bourgogne Europe hosted the second edition of the OSE! festival. Over the course of a week, numerous activities were offered by and for students, in a variety of fields: music, theater, singing, visual arts…

1185 people attended the second edition of OSE! festival, organized as part of the Journées Arts et Culture dans l’Enseignement Supérieur (JACES). This week-long festival’s theme was well-being and mental health. As such, for its second edition, the event was sponsored by artist Marine Colard, actress, dancer and choreographer.

Coordinated by students in UBE’s Licence Professionnelle Gestion de Projets et Structures Artistiques et Culturels program, the line-up was made up of student artistic proposals in a variety of fields: theater, dance, singing, workshops, visual arts…

Big crowds for the second edition

150 was not only the total number of students who took to the stage, but also the number of participants on the first day of the festival, held on the Esplanade Erasme. By way of introduction to this week full of festivities, students admired the surprise artistic performances put on by UBE students, followed by LessWinter, the pop/rock group that was finalist in the Pulsations student competition.

A wide range of partners and groups

Throughout the week, OSE! festival brought together numerous partners and groups. The partners (Etu’Bien, Pass Culture, UBE Student Health Service) set up their stands and presented their services to the students.

In addition to the sponsors, a host of artists and groups performed: LessWinter (pop/rock), Bérénice Denizet (pop), Insipide Vodka (alternative rock), Cœur (pop), ChoxLou et Amandine (pop), Silk & Velvet (Electro Funk), STOCK university orchestra, Anaïs Dubois (Exhibition ‘Vert clair là où brille le soleil’), Flavie Labrosse (‘Playtime is over’ exhibition), students from STAPS (Dijon – Besançon – Le Creusot) and SUAPS Dijon, Zacrob’artistes, Clément Raimboux (‘Noir 318’ play), Noémie Mourey (‘Les Bégonias’ play), Alisée Bernard (‘Bestiaire’ play), Rémi Lepin (comedian).