Festival d'Avignon

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A main venue of the 60th (2006) Avignon Theatre Festival staged at the Popes' Palace, featuring Asobu, a play by the festival artistic associate Josef Nadj (fifth from the left).
A main venue of the 60th (2006) Avignon Theatre Festival staged at the Popes' Palace, featuring Asobu, a play by the festival artistic associate Josef Nadj (fifth from the left).

The Festival d'Avignon, or Avignon Festival, is an annual arts festival held in French city of Avignon. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, it is the oldest extant festival in France and one of the world's greatest.

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