That’s it, we know the program of the 77th Avignon Festival. The new Portuguese director, Thiago Rodriguez, presented this Thursday evening his first programme
, which has 44 shows, including 33 creatives and more than half of the shows (55%) “conceived or co-carried” by women. Furthermore, French director Julie Delicier will open the opening at the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes with “Care,” an adaptation of Frederic Wiseman’s documentary, published in 1973, on a New York social media outlet. center.
English is the language of the guest This is the 77th edition of the festival, with playwrights from the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada, including an adaptation of Shakespeare. Three concerts are also planned, in partnership with the Printemps de Bourges Festival, and three English-language albums by David Bowie, Lou Reed and Neil Young will be reinterpreted.
The return of performances marked Bolpon’s career
This 2023 edition also marks the return of performances to Bolpon’s career, with “Garden of Delights”Directed by Philip Quesne. And on a larger scale, Many shows are planned outside Avignonincluding a six-hour “theatrical promenade” in Bogotá inspired by Jean Giono: “This remains my joy.” By Clara Hédouin. “In July, we must translate our regional resilience, our love for this land, and thus make more offers outside our walls to make people discover the region differently”Thiago Rodrigues explains.
The ticket office opens earlier, from April 7th
He also wanted the new director of the Avignon Festival Make the festival easier, especially for young people, by opening the ticket office earlier. The first tickets will be available from Friday 7 April on the festival’s website, in particular to allow as many people as possible to organize themselves and pay less for their tickets to come to Avignon.
Lavender sticker
During this show, the poster of the 77th Avignon Festival was also revealed. This is a blue painting on a white background, produced by Célia Vitali of the Perméable workshop, for which Lavender and clementine branches were used as brushes.
