French version : The Great Tympanum of the Basilica of Vézelay “the Dance of the New Adam” DVD

The DVD “The New Adam's Dance”Is a film on the sculpture of the great tympanum of the Basilica of Vézelay. A symbolic route proposed by the The Visitor Centre.

"Look at me, seems to tell us this little caterpillar, look at me; the position seems impossible to hold and yet, you can not imagine how nice it is: I breathe ... my skull resting on the soles of my feet, as if earth and sky meet!"

Under the impulse of a new energy, all the inhabitants of this tympanum, men and animals, plants and constellations, also begin their dance around Christ, "New Adam". This film is a symbolic journey. Thanks to exceptional photos, he invites to sneak into the folds of the stone. It makes vibrate a universal word that outstanding craftsmen, remained anonymous, address us since the twelfth century. It offers all, visitors or pilgrims, large or small, simple landmarks for a deep reading, a wonder that suspends the passage of time.