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Le Soulier de satin, Éric Ruf, Comédie-Française, 2025 © Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d'Avignon
Theatre

Avignon: Two Theatre Festivals, and Lots of Questions

As Avignon marks 80 years of its official festival and 60 of its unruly offspring, both prove why the trip is worth making.

La Castellada being performed by Cie Miranda on Cilline du Château in Nice
Arts + Culture

La Castellada’s Night Time Walks Brings Saints and Rebels Back to Life

Compagnie Miranda revives centuries of Nice’s defiant history in a moonlit walking performance through the Colline du Château

Photo of billboard Niki de Saint-Phalle in Avignon
Arts + Culture

Inside the Festival d’Avignon’s Split Personality: Curated Culture vs Theatre Anarchy 

This year’s IN honours the elegance of Arabic expression while the OFF answers with creative exuberance

Arts + Culture

Drama at the Festival de Théâtre in Avignon! … And Lots of Fun, too!

Every July, all the town’s a stage, a big bustling one, when some 9,000 actors congregate in Avignon to celebrate their art. Avignon...