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Former Avignon festival boss named artistic director of Châtelet theatre

The longtime director of the Avignon theatre festival, Olivier Py, has been named the new artistic director of Paris’s historical Châtelet theatre, over the objections of Greens in the city council who would have liked to see a woman named.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 2, 2023

Avignon theatre festival: a refuge for humanist values in time of war

The Avignon Festival is reputed for its freedom of expression. The three-week annual bonanza of theatre, dance, conferences and recitals is a place where anything can happen. At a time when conflict has erupted again in Europe, performers from around the world are encouraged to share their vision in an…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22, 2022

Avignon festival review – hit the timewarp gym and dive into a trippy Chekhov

There are epic and uneven shows from Olivier Py and Simon Falguières but Kirill Serebrennikov and Miet Warlop prove to be essential theatre voices

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022