“We have to think of our relationship with the public as a major social act.” Ever since his appointment as director of the Festival d’Avignon, Olivier Py has placed the relationship with the public at the centre of his mission. The Festival, he says, should allow “everyone, insiders and outsiders alike, to enter into a dialogue” and show that culture is an intrinsic part of “the organisation of a better society.” Finding its expression in many different projects, this philosophy has allowed the Festival to dramatically increase its action by inviting its public to take part in new creative dynamics of cultural and social relationships, which encourage all to think critically through participative experiences.
The Festival d’Avignon actively promotes artistic and cultural education through its teaching service, moments of practice (workshops, visits…), teaching material made available online, and training seminars, all...
Since the fall of 2014, over 8,500 students have come to the FabricA to discover theatre and the visual arts. As part of the development of educational rhythms, children and teenagers are familiarised with the rules and codes...
The Festival-avignon.tv – young culture reporters in Avignon project, created by the Festival d’Avignon, the Ceméa and Canopé in 2014, gives youths from Avignon the opportunity to...
The cultural action of the Festival d’Avignon is a universal mission of general interest. Beyond the specific actions in partnership with the Minister of Education for colleges and REP¨and REP+ schools, the Festival...
Every year, the Festival d’Avignon commits to make sure that disabled people are not excluded from culture by progressively integrating specific measures: better access for disabled people to the venues of the Festival,...
The Festival d’Avignon gives citizens the opportunity to take part in each of its editions by lending their voices or becoming part of a group to testify of the vitality that comes with being together, but also of the...
A major actor of cultural democratisation since 1947, the Festival d’Avignon has spread its regional action well beyond the ramparts, following the principle that “ it isn’t the neighbourhoods that need us,...
The Festival d’Avignon is a space of work for future professionals. During the Festival, the many shows and the opportunity to encounter new jobs and visions are so intense that many French and foreign partners have...
Since 2014, five studies have allowed us to complement the surveys about our public that Avignon Université has been conducting since 1990 in collaboration with the Festival d’Avignon. The first results indicated that...
A Movement for a New Education, the Ceméa are an openly activist organisation. As members of associations, daily actors, and politically active citizens, the militants of the Ceméa know that history, the practices...
The Festival d'Avignon has forged several partnerships with universities and schools of higher education. If its DNA naturally leads it towards courses: arts, heritage, theatre, audiences, etc., the Festival works more and more...
