For director Tiago Rodrigues, “the Avignon Festival is more urgent than ever”. In 2024, a shock show by Spaniard Angélica Liddell opens, on June 29 at the Palais des Papes, the largest theatrical event in France. Until July 21, the 78th edition will host numerous world creations and Spanish as a guest language.
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RFI: We live in a world of crises, wars and predicted catastrophes. How does the Avignon Festival intend to act in this world?
Tiago Rodrigues : As it has always acted… Even during the greatest crises, the Avignon Festival has continued to celebrate the importance of the living arts, without being blind to the injustices and unrest in the world. The creation of the Festival was also a gesture of reaction to the Second World War, the Nazi occupation, the Shoah, and a consequence of the Resistance and the Liberation. Jean Vilar tried to bring people together through the arts and founded the Avignon Festival as part of an issue of decentralization and democratization that we will continue to defend today. Moreover, we believe that it is more urgent than ever.
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