{"id":10300,"date":"2026-05-21T21:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/festival-davignon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:07:12","slug":"festival-davignon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/en\/festival-davignon\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival d&#8217;Avignon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Fondato nel 1947 da Jean Vilar, il Festival d'Avignon \u00e8 oggi uno dei pi\u00f9 importanti eventi internazionali di teatro e spettacoli dal vivo.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, the <strong>Festival d&#8217;Avignon<\/strong> is now one of the most important international theater and live performance events.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Il Festival d'Avignone si svolge nel mese di luglio, trasformando Avignone in una citt\u00e0-teatro, grazie a pi\u00f9 di 400 appuntamenti, come spettacoli, incontri, letture, proiezioni e molto altro.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">The event takes place in July, transforming Avignon into a theater-city, thanks to more than 400 events, such as performances, meetings, readings, screenings and more.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Dal 1947, il Festival d'Avignone rappresenta l'universalismo al servizio del patrimonio culturale e della creazione contemporanea; la messa in prospettiva dell'Arte con la realt\u00e0 sociale; un progetto politico ed estetico che osserva le grandi metamorfosi della performance dal vivo e, attraverso di esse, la diversit\u00e0 e la complessit\u00e0 del mondo.\\n\\nIscritto nel Patrimonio dell'Umanit\u00e0 dell'Unesco, il Cortile d'onore del Palazzo dei Papi \u00e8 la culla del Festival, che occupa pi\u00f9 di 30 luoghi della citt\u00e0 e della sua regione. Tra opere d'arte ma anche palestre nei chiostri, cappelle nei giardini, cave nelle chiese, il Festival accoglie oltre 120.000 spettatori durante pi\u00f9 di 400 appuntamenti (spettacoli, dibattiti, incontri, letture, proiezioni).\\n\\nNel 2013 \u00e8 stato inaugurato il FabricA, il primo spazio appositamente progettato per il Festival. Luogo di residenza per artisti durante tutto l'anno, ospita una sala delle stesse dimensioni del palcoscenico della Cour d'honneur e contribuisce a intensificare l'opera di sensibilizzazione alle arti performative che il Festival porta avanti con tutto il pubblico.\\n\\nIl Festival di Avignone si svolge nel mese di luglio, nello stesso periodo del Festival Off.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">Since 1947, the <strong>Festival d&#8217;Avignon<\/strong> has represented universalism in the service of cultural heritage and contemporary creation; the putting into perspective of Art with social reality; a political and aesthetic project that observes the great metamorphoses of live performance and, through them, the diversity and complexity of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the <strong>Courtyard of Honor of the Palace of the Popes<\/strong> is the cradle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/festival-avignon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Festival<\/a>, which occupies more than 30 venues in the city and its region. Among works of art but also gymnasiums in cloisters, chapels in gardens, quarries in churches, the Festival welcomes more than 120,000 spectators during more than 400 events (performances, debates, meetings, readings, screenings). <\/p>\n<p><strong>FabricA<\/strong>, the first space specifically designed for the Festival, opened in 2013. A year-round venue for artist residencies, it houses a room the same size as the <strong>Cour d&#8217;honneur<\/strong> stage and helps intensify the Festival&#8217;s outreach to the performing arts with all audiences. <\/p>\n<p>The Avignon Festival takes place in July, at the same time as the <a href=\"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/en\/festival-off-davignon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Festival Off<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out about other events in Provence, click <a href=\"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/en\/provence-events-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Festival d&#8217;Avignon is one of the most important French events and is dedicated to theater and live 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