Tag: Avignon
Mazan rape trial in France: Avignon gluers put feminist messages on the walls
In Avignon, the Mazan rape trial is coming to an end. This is the last week of pleadings before the Vaucluse Criminal Court. The jury will deliver its verdict next…
“Monster from Avignon” words in court: “Is a rapist”
expand-left full screen The “Monster from Avignon” is accused of drugging his wife and inviting men to rape her for a decade. On Tuesday, he spoke in court for the…
“It’s okay, it’s okay, world!” Africa and Haiti are invited to the Avignon Festival
From July 16 to 21, at 11 a.m. (Paris time), festival-goers and Internet users are invited to listen to a text by an African or Haitian author every morning. Under…
Avignon, the city of the popes
Navigate with keyboard Previous Following World-renowned for its festival and the bridge on which people dance, this ancient capital of Christianity is also a city with inestimable architectural heritage. Explore…
“Mothers, A Song of Wartime”, a work based on testimonies of Ukrainian exiles in Avignon
At the end of the Avignon festival, Ukrainian refugees are on the front of the stage with a reading of Mothers, A Song of Wartime, in French “Mothers, song of…
Avignon Festival: discovering new authors
The Festival d’Avignon is the official program on the one hand but also the Off, companies that perform on their own initiative. This year, the program of In brings together…
Avignon Festival: the language of Shakespeare in the spotlight
Honored by the Festival d’Avignon this year, English could not escape a staging by the most famous of its authors, William Shakespeare. In “Le Songe”, adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s…
Avignon Festival: migration issues on trial
Patricia Allio wants to be attentive to minorities and focuses her work on a critical thought of the world. In “Dispak Dispac’h”, she sets up an agora in which the…
Avignon Festival: “Good waves”, RFI’s radio workshop for young people
Going to meet the artists of the Festival d’Avignon and learning the basics of the job of journalist with children from sensitive neighborhoods: this is the “Good waves” bet. For…
Émilie Monnet presents “Marguerite: le feu” at the Avignon Festival
The Festival d’Avignon opens its doors wide to artists from all over the world. milie monnet is one of the aboriginal peoples of canada. With her play “Marguerite: le feu”…