For its 5th edition, this unique event invites you to discover contemporary theater and dive into the vibrant imaginations of writers, with a rich program: unique performances, original formats, readings, writing workshops, discussions, a banquet, and an evening where words and sounds weave a night of resonant stories. Designed with many partners, this event offers a joyful escape to explore writings from here and beyond.
Thursday, July 10
Midday Sharing
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Calade
Meeting with authors from La Récolte 2025 review.
Hosted by Matthieu Mével
With the presence of Elise Blaché and Simon Grangeat – co-editors-in-chief of La Récolte.
In partnership with La Récolte – Revue des comités de lectures de théâtre
Contxto
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – La Mouette
A key moment for the international network dedicated to the translation and dissemination of French-language dramatic texts. This event includes a gathering of members, presentations of translated texts, and meetings with three authors.
With Léonore Confino, Penda Diouf, David Lescot
In partnership with the Institut français and SACD
A Thousand and One Words
10:00 PM – Midnight – Calade – Free and open access
A night of words. Words emerging from our shifting languages—half-tender, half-sharp. Words blazing or whispered, as banners or sparks, shaking up the grammar of the world. Eight authors seize them, make them resonate, and create stories to speak of a changing shared existence. Accompanied by live music, this evening invites us to listen, share, and feel. Echoing the choice of Arabic as the guest language of the Festival d’Avignon, A Thousand and One Words nods to One Thousand and One Nights, where each story becomes a form of resistance, a way to delay the end, to prolong life. A suspended night at the crossroads of storytelling and sound, between the personal and the collective.
With Marcos Caramés Blanco, Agathe Charnet, Théophile Dubus, Raphaël Gautier, Vanasay Khamphommala, Iris Laurent, David Lescot, Lydie Tamisier
Live music by Sébastien Martel
In co-production with Théâtre Ouvert – National Center for Contemporary Dramaturgies
Friday, July 11
Midday Sharing – Conversation with Mohamed El Khatib
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Calade
A meeting with the author about his career, work, and creative process.
Hosted by Emmanuel Bouchez
In partnership with Télérama
Production
In partnership with AF&C Festival Off, la Bibliothèque nationale de France, La Commune Centre dramatique national Aubervilliers, La Criée Théâtre national de Marseille, France Culture, Institut français, Jeunes Textes en liberté, La Nouvelle Revue française, La Récolte, SACD, Scènes d’enfance-Assitej France, Scène nationale de l’Essonne, Télérama, Théâtre Ouvert Centre national des dramaturgies contemporaines, Les Tréteaux de France Centre dramatique national and publishing houses (in progress)
With technical support from Radio Radio
With the complicity of the librairie du Festival