The audience’s applause sounded rather reserved, even reluctant, after this highly anticipated world premiere. For the inauguration, Wednesday evening July 5, Julie Deliquet did what she had announced. The second woman to whom the Festival d’Avignon has entrusted the Court of Honor, the French director has transformed the mythical stage of the Palais des Papes into a social center in XXL mode. “Welfare” makes us experience the suffering of the poorest in society, but the staging remains stuck in its good intentions.
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Avignon Festival: Julie Deliquet stages “Welfare” and “a minute of silence for Nahel”
