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Jean D’Amérique’s long-awaited “Opera dust” at the Avignon Festival
For the young Haitian poet Jean D’Amérique, the Festival d’Avignon is ” a utopia under the open sky “. And this Friday, July 15 at 11 a.m., the vocalization of…
3 artists, 3 disciplines, 3 origins in search of balance
In “It’s only a question of balance”, the versatile artists Ludmilla Dabo, Blade AliMbaye and Ashtar Muallem seek their balance: each for himself and all together. A text and a…
“Seeing other women take off their hijab gave me hope”
A social media campaign has called on women in Iran to go bareheaded on their daily commute on Tuesday, July 12. Videos of women without veils have flooded the web.…
“There are very strong arguments for seizing the ICC”
A BBC investigation reveals that a commando from the Special Air Service (SAS), the British special forces, allegedly killed at least 54 people in suspicious circumstances, facts concealed by their…
“The image carries”, Christophe Raynaud de Lage, the photographer of the Festival d’Avignon
” Only in Avignon can this type of image exist. He knows all the stages and all the entrances and exits of the festival. His photographs embody the decisive moments…
“Anima”, the man suspended in the breath of the Earth
“Anima” is a spectacular performance installation designed by director Maëlle Poésie and visual artist Noémie Goudal. On a triptych of giant screens scroll images of palm trees, rocks, a cave…
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict behind the sale of ice cream
It is the extension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through ice cream. The American ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s has filed a complaint against its parent company, Unilever, in an…
Afghanistan as a love story
Sandra Calligaro grew up in the suburbs of Paris in a loving family. From a father passionate about beautiful Italian motorcycles, she has kept a taste for adventure. His mother,…
Denis Gravouil evokes a “trauma” in the theatrical world since the Covid
Since its opening on Thursday, the Avignon Festival has been in full swing. With 1,570 shows scheduled in the Off and 46 in the In, the biggest theater event in…
The director Kirill Serebrennikov in a word, a gesture and a silence
Where is the source of inspiration for the creations and struggles of Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, one of the most admired artists in the world today? He confided to us…