Rising temperatures pose an existential threat to the theater extravaganza, where extreme heat is making it tough for the ...

In this episode, Kings and Generals explores the Avignon Papacy - a time when French monarchs effectively “kidnapped” the Pope and moved the center of Catholic power from Rome to France. What began as ...

Choreographers and poets from the Middle East and North Africa feature in the 79th edition's lineup, but playwrights remain ...

Discover how Paris-based artist Jean-Michel Othoniel has transformed Avignon in southern France into a city-sized love poem ...

The festival opener “Nôt,” from Marlene Monteiro Freitas, drew both boos and applause. Elsewhere, for Anne Teresa De ...

Arts24’ and ‘À l’Affiche’ at the Heart of the 79th Edition… As the curtain rises on the 79th Festival d’Avignon, France 24 is ...

With his new work presented at the Festival d'Avignon, the Lebanese choreographer denounces the living conditions of domestic ...

Avignon Festival, the largest performing arts festival in Europe, held every summer in the former papal city in southern ...

Global hero Gisèle Pelicot has been awarded France ’s highest civilian honour for her bravery during her rape and sexual ...

This week on arts24, Eve Jackson is in the studio while our reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear is on the ground at one of the ...

Glide over the medieval charm of Avignon, France, with stunning drone footage capturing its historic treasures. Glide over the majestic Palais des Papes, the iconic Pont Saint-Bénézet, and the ...

One of the attackers was killed, run over by the bride and groom's car as they tried to escape, a source close to the ...