The French theater event has long been a pillar of the performing arts world. But talk of changes to festival workers' off-season benefits has... This Year, Avignon Festival Is A Stage For Both Plays ...

This week on arts24, Eve Jackson is in the studio while our reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear is on the ground at one of the world’s most iconic theatre gatherings – the Avignon Festival in southern ...

Actor, writer and director Tiago Rodrigues, from Portugal, is the first foreigner to head up the Avignon Festival, now in its 77th year. In addition to maintaining the tradition of presenting ...

Every July, for three weeks, the southern French city of Avignon plays host to theatre and performing arts shows from around the globe. There is a special kind of excitement in the air for the ...

The Festival d'Avignon, one of the oldest theatre festivals in Europe, will host a performance dedicated to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine with the participation of a Ukrainian choir. The ...

Under its new director, the event is shining a spotlight on countries and performers rarely represented on the biggest European stages. By Laura Cappelle The critic Laura Cappelle attended the ...

The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward. By Laura Cappelle Laura Cappelle attended performances ...

France's world-renowned theatre festival came to a close this week. Euronews Culture looks back at the festival's 77th edition - which proved to be more European than ever. One of the highlights of ...