Whether they promote skill, strength or beauty, traditional festivals embody a certain idea of France. But urban migration, aging of the population or lack of interest often prevent them from continuing. A new generation shaped by the greats is taking over. Le Figaro met these guardians of tradition.
that bullfighter has a single occupation. Not literally, of course, because he never fights without his cuadrilla three subordinate bullfighters and two picadores on horseback. Around him, many people are drawn, from the maestro to the endapoderado, which in a worldly environment would be the equivalent of a tutor and an artist’s agent. But once in the arena, the success of the fight depends on the bull and the matador. No victory, no contract. Without a contract, there is no money; and a void forms around him.
When we meet Dorian Canton, the young matador breakfasts in a soulless hotel on the outskirts of La Brède…
Source: Le Figaro
