Festival d'Avignon
festival davignon avignon festival annual art festival held french city avignon every summer july courtyard palais de papes well location city founded jean vilar oldest existent festival france alongside official festival one number show presented avignon time year known show performed three week art critic christian zervos poet rené char organized modern art exhibition held main chapel pope palace avignon setting asked jean vilar actor director theatre director future festival founder present meurtre dans la cathédrale adapted refusing vilar proposed three play william shakespeare richard ii play almost unknown france time la terrasse de midi maurice clavel unknown author lhistoire de tobie et de sara paul claudel festival organised nonprofit organisation since administered board trustee composed french state city avignon département vaucluse région provencealpescôte dazur seven public figure competent field theatre amongst place festival performed cour dhonneur – honour courtyard – palais de papes place residence avignon papacy th century festival also organised nonprofit organisation composed mostly theatre company performed theater school street place suitable performing festival davignon founded jean vilar invited present first great successful play – murder cathedral eliot palace pope moment place exhibition contemporary painting sculpture organized christian zervos art critic collector rené char poet vilar initially refused invitation cour dhonneur pope palace vast shapeless also lost performance right play however proposed three creation shakespeare richard ii one bard play little known time france paul claudels tobie et sara tobie sara maurice clavels second play la terrasse de midi midday terrace first festival davignon september set scene showcase unknown work modern script upon obtaining initial success festival began enjoying contribution many young talent among actor actress invited vilar one find following jean négroni germaine montero alain cuny michel bouquet jeanpierre jorris silvia montfort jeanne moreau daniel sorano maria casarès philippe noiret monique chaumette jean le poulain charles denner jean deschamps george wilson gérard philipe festival success grew spite criticism time virulent vilars idea popular theatre moved critic refer vilar stalinist fascist populist cosmopolitan hand vilars conception theatre remained conservative respect competing conception developed especially course crest wave contemporary tendency revolutionize theatrical practice avignon théâtre de carmes cofounded andré benedetto bertrand hurault staged festival unofficial independent following year benedettos theatre joined kindred theatrical company response challenge jean vilar gave rise festival la cour dhonneur du palais de papes court honor pope palace thenceforth numerous site chosen stage festival theatrical representation vilar directed festival death year vilars festival included thirtyeight show two year samuel beckett’s death french judge ruled production waiting godot female cast would cause excessive damage beckett legacy allowed play performed allfemale cast brut de beton theater company festival although objection beckett representative read performance edition cancelled covid pandemic due antiauthoritarian protest movement may nd edition festival avignon hosted virtually french show halving number planned show total relatively unaffected show living theatre maurice béjarts representation court honor well various film viewing taking advantage year cancellation festival cannes béjarts show july court honor disrupted saul gottlieb viewer entered stage order béjart halt show towards end show comedian théâtre du chêne noir festival erupted scene forcing béjarts dancer improvise around total show anticipated prior festival cancelled year due strike show business casual worker intermittents protesting reform indemnification law approximately one hundred festival show cancelled well july festival committee voted – margin vote abstention favor strike event support recent claim intermittent worker unemployment insurance archive work jean vilar totality representation programmed festival avignon since debut conserved maison jeanvilar located avignon rue de mon montée paulpuaux maison house notably library videotheque exposition database association jean vilar publishes review journal le cahiers jean vilar inscribes thought festival ideator resolutely contemporary context analysing place theatre society well political stake involved theatrical production avignon festival website avignon theater festival website festival davignon dossier radio france internationale english service