Tag: Theater
Avignon Festival: “The chewing of the dead”, the floor is for the deceased
It is in this mythical place that is La Chartreuse, that you can see the show “The mastication of the dead” by Patrick Kermann, author who killed himself in this…
Dieudonné Niangouna in a word, a gesture and a silence
Dieudonné Niangouna, 46, born in Brazzaville, was in 2007 the first author and director from sub-Saharan Africa invited to the Festival IN d’Avignon. In 2013, he was the first artist…
Avignon Festival: Ali Chahrour pays tribute to the women and mothers of Lebanon
The 76th edition of the Avignon Festival is almost over. Among the latest pieces presented, there is a strong Lebanese presence, such as the choreographer Ali Chahrour. He presents his…
Theater festival De Parade returns in full glory to Utrecht
Utrecht – If you want to marvel at theatrical performances, swing in the whirligig or bake your own poffertjes, you’ve come to the right place in Utrecht this weekend. The…
Norah Krief plays Penthesilea in “La Fête des roses”
At theater 11 in Avignon, Norah Krief is Penthesilea, the queen of the Amazons. Sylvain Maurice took over the work of Heinrich von Kleist to highlight one of the greatest…
On the edge of the woods by Pierre-Yves Chapalain, traveling show on urban exodus
Recently settled in the countryside in an inherited house, a couple of city dwellers try as best they can to adapt to rural life. At the edge of the wood:…
return of the Carthage International Festival after two years of Covid
In Tunisia, the Carthage International Festival has been back since July 14. After two years of interruption due to the Covid, the amphitheater vibrates again this summer. Monday, July 18,…
Soukaina Habiballah and Hanane Hajj Ali: words from women in the Arab world
Women from the Arab world in the spotlight at the Avignon festival. 2022 is practically the first year where parity is respected. Advertising The project Sheirat (“poets”) introduces us to…
the history of Burundi and the power of theater
The young Burundian author Laura Sheïlla Inangoma enters this Tuesday, July 19 at 11 a.m. in the “Court of Honor” of African authors at the Avignon Festival. Trial of Memories,…
“Hidden Paradise” at Off d’Avignon: “Tax evasion is physical”
At the Festival d’Avignon, the theater mirrors the world. Hidden Paradise, a Quebec play programmed in the Off, is a cry of anger against the legalized swindle of tax havens.…