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79th edition of the Festival d'Avignon

  • 79th edition

Monday 15 July 2024

➡️ The collaborating artist will be choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas, who will open the Cour d'honneur of the Palais des papes in July 2025.

➡️ Arabic will be featured as a guest language.

➡️ The Pièce commune - Volksstück project, in partnership with the Wiener Festwochen, will be directed by Milo Rau. The show will be touring the communes of Avignon and the surrounding area.

➡️ Gwenaël Morin will be continuing his project Démonter les remparts pour finir le pont in conjunction with the region. Following on from Le Songe and Quichotte, he will be presenting a new play linked to the guest language.

La nuit d'Avignon

THURSDAY, July 5, 2024

In the Cour d'honneur du Palais des papes, on Thursday night from 00:30 until dawn.

A night of unity, a night of mobilization, a popular night to counter the supposed inevitability of a far-right victory.

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Where do we find hope and strength?

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Thursday 27 June 2024

When the world is even more troubled than usual, where do we find the hope and strength that motivate us to organise this artistic and civic celebration? At a time where democracy is under threat, why is it important to participate in the Festival d’Avignon and meet artists from all over France and the world?

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First time

What if I don't understand anything? Will I feel like I belong? Am I dressed correctly?

Faced with these questions that we have all asked ourselves, the Festival works to make theatre accessible to all. The "Fisrt time" project was born out of the desire to answer these questions, to respond to a desire to feel at home or to make coming to a performance more comfortable.

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Media education

Because images, sound and digital technology can whet the appetite for live performances, the Festival develops media education projects. Throughout the year, and then in immersion in July, hundreds of young people appropriate the codes of the new media formats to make their voices and those of others heard.

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EAC Practice Workshops

The Festival d'Avignon offers practical workshops designed for as many people as possible, inviting the public to get into action : introductory modules to the world of the performing arts or to reinforce an artistic and cultural education programme.

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