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 ...

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 ...

The Avignon Festival, one of the world’s most vibrant performing arts festivals, announced Wednesday that it has selected Korean as its official guest language for the 2026 edition. “The Avignon ...

With the July 5 opening of the Avignon Festival of theatre and art fast approaching, organizers would have likely preferred to avoid artistic preparations colliding with a judicial case. On Friday, ...

The Festival d’Avignon has kicked off in France bringing a month long of theatrical festivities to its mediaeval city location. Set in the beautiful courtyard of the Palais des Papes, the 14th century ...