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Avignon Festival


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Founded by Jean Vilar in 1947, as part of the decentralizing of French theatre. Vilar, director of the Théâtre National Populaire (1951–63), continued to develop the Festival until his death ...

Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre

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Avignon Festival
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Length: 403 words
Avignon Festival
in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance Length: 308 words
Avignon Festival
in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2) Length: 186 words
Avignon Festival
in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre Length: 115 words

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