On ne fait jamais relâche

Tribute to Alain Crombecque

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France / Created in 2024

An exhibition dedicated to the memory of Alain Crombecque, late director of the Festival d’Avignon (1985-1992) and of the Festival d’Automne in Paris (1992-2009).

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On ne fait jamais relâche, Maison Jean Vilar © Christophe Raynaud de Lage

Presentation

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Full price: 6€ / Reduced price: 3€ with proof of age - 26 years old, senior citizens (over 65 years old), intermittents du spectacle, job seekers, groups of 10 people or more, RSA beneficiaries, disabled people.
Reservation recommended for groups: accueil@maisonjeanvilar.fr
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The exhibition can be seen at the Maison Jean Vilar until 31 March 2025.

Antoine de Baecque is the curator of an exhibition as homage which invites us to discover a different facet of a great figure of French culture. A true intimate and artistic portrait of Alain Crombecque, this retrospective presents many never-seen-before documents around the late director of the Festival d’Avignon (1985-1992) and the Festival d’Automne (1974-1978 and 1993-2009), which show his artistic friendships, from Peter Brook to Tadeusz Kantor and Antoine Vitez.

Antoine de Baecque es el comisario de una exposición que homenajea y nos da una nueva visión de una gran figura de la cultura francesa. Esta retrospectiva es un auténtico retrato íntimo y artístico de Alain Crombecque y propone muchos documentos inéditos sobre el antiguo director del Festival de Aviñón (1985-1992) y del Festival d’Automne de París (1974-1978 y 1993-2009) que muestran sus complicidades artísticas, desde con Peter Brook hasta Tadeusz Kantor pasando por Antoine Vitez.

Interview with Antoine de Baecque

Distribution

Curator Antoine de Baecque
Director Xavier Gallais
Scenography Gaspard Pinta (Helft & Pinta, Scénographie Architectes • Scénographes)
Curatorial assistant Kenza Jernite
Assistant director Pierre Delcambre
Sound Florent Dalmas
Light Enzo Cescatti
Documentation Christine Vézinet-Crombecque in collaboration with Evren Yildirim
Composition Olivier Innoncenti

Production

Executive production Festival d'Avignon
Coproduction Association Jean Vilar - Maison Jean Vilar, Festival d'Automne à Paris
With the support of the DGCA - Ministry of Culture, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Institut Mémoires de l'édition contemporaine
With the help of de Institut national de l’audiovisuel
Acknowledgements Christine Vézinet-Crombecque, Gérard Deniaux, Anne de Amézaga, Fernando Arrabal, Marie Collin, Marie-Hélène Estienne, Annette Messager & Galerie Marian Goodman, Valère Novarina, Marie Vayssière