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The Avignon Festival refuses to lower the curtain

2021-03-24T19:07:27.789Z


Olivier Py, its director, does not envisage any cancellation, even providing for an “exceptional” edition from July 5 to 25. Unreasonable optimism?


Journalists are real killjoys.

Worse than the intermittents who spoke in the preamble to the press conference of the 75th edition of the Festival d'Avignon, Wednesday March 24, broadcast live from La FabricA - butlers, musicians or speaker guides, they called withdrawal from unemployment insurance reform and emergency measures to lift them out of poverty.

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The journalists' questions, addressed in writing to Olivier Py, the director, and to Paul Rondin, the deputy director, only revolved around the health situation and the Covid-19.

"We are reasonably optimistic,"

repeated Olivier Py, refusing to consider a postponement or a dry cancellation.

“Moreover, we will be putting on the new scenic installation of the Cour d'honneur in the coming days,”

said the director of In, not very sensitive to the turpitudes of the Festival Off (see with its director and the city, did he answered in substance).

Paul Rondin expressed

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Source: lefigaro

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