Les Clés du Festival

Box office at the Maison Jean Vilar
Full price: 7€ / Reduced price: 4€ 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
Website of the Maison Jean Vilar

Through an immersive scenography, Les Clés du Festival collects nearly a thousand documents and archives from the Maison Jean Vilar and the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and invites the audience to experience the journey of the Festival d’Avignon – from 1947 to today. Come and discover an exceptional selection of photographs, films, sound recordings, testimonies, posters, programmes, unpublished notes and letters, iconic sets, original drawings, models, and legendary costumes... A unique opportunity to explore the history of the Festival d’Avignon, understand its challenges and major moments, discover the works and artists that have left their mark on its history, and step behind the scenes of its creation. 

رحلة انغماسية عبر الصور والوثائق والشهادات لإعادة عيش المغامرة الكبرى لـ Festival d'Avignon منذ بداياته حتى يومنا هذا، تستكشف قيمه الأساسية بالإضافة إلى الأعمال والفنانين الذين تركوا بصمتهم في تاريخه. 

Exhibition curator and texts Antoine de Baecque
Scenography Claudine Bertomeu
Lighting Jean Bellorini
Sound Jean-Louis Larcebeau
Graphic design Marion Dejean
Assistant to the curator Adrian Blancard
Scientific committee Nathalie Cabrera, Jean-Baptiste Raze
Documentation and iconography Adrian Blancard, Jean-Baptiste Raze, assisted by Esther Arnaiz García et Lena Pabst
Technical advice Christian Wilmart
Construction Romuald Grandjean
Administration and production Tatiana Pucheu-Bayle
Communication Margot Laurens
Press Marie-Pierre Bourdier, Delphine Menjaud-Podrzycki

Production Association Jean Vilar
Coproduction Bibliothèque nationale de France, Théâtre National Populaire, Festival d’Avignon
With the support of le Festival d’Avignon
In partnership with Compagnie des Indes, INA, Les Archives du spectacle, Chaillot Théâtre national de la Danse, Chambre de commerce et d’industrie du Vaucluse, Avignon Tourisme