Cloître Saint-Louis

Le Masque et la Plume, France Inter, Café des idées, Cloître Saint-Louis, 2023 © Alexandre Quentin / Festival d'Avignon

The place

A large and remarkably restored 17th-century building, the Cloître Saint-Louis is one of the Festival's nerve centres. It contains the Festival's offices, ticket offices, the Maison professionnelle du spectacle vivant en Avignon (professional house), as well as the Institut Supérieur des Techniques du Spectacles (ISTS) whose rooms welcome numerous professional encounters. Its courtyard in constent effervescence, is animated by debates and meetings on performing arts and cultural policy issues. Food and refreshments on site.

Café des idées

Centrally located and open daily, it is one of the beating hearts of the Festival, where artists, artistic teams, and spectators can meet and gather. It is welcoming to all who want to exchange thoughts about the shows of the Festival, confront their ideas to others, or listen to debates and criticism. A wealth of aesthetic, scientific, and societal points of view defended by artists, journalists, essayists, and researchers.

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Accessibility

Site not accessible to people with reduced mobility. Entry for people with reduced mobility is through the main entrance. Adapted toilets are available. Access to the toilets is autonomous. Rest seats are available.

Individual hearing enhancement loops are available upon reservation when purchasing your ticket. Please contact the booking office for more information. This device is compatible with hearing aids equipped with a T-coil setting.

Visit the event pages above to learn more about their accessibility: naturally accessible performances (dance, visual, or non-verbal), performances with French surtitles…

Reception staff are present if needed. Please contact them if you have any requests or question.

Visit the event pages to find out more about their accessibility: naturally accessible events (text shows, concerts, readings and radio programmes), audio description...

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