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The Rencontres d'Arles at home #2

WATCH THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES EVENINGS AT THE ROMAN THEATER

During the festival’s opening week, work by a photographer or photography specialists is presented under the open sky at the Roman theater accompanied by concerts or performances.  

Every evening at nightfall, 2,500 people watch a unique creation in the exceptional setting of a first-century BCE Roman theater equipped with a 16mx10m screen.  

Past artists include Susan Meiselas, Gaëtan Roussel (2019), Rachida Brakni, Daniel Cohn-Bendit (2018), Joel Meyerowitz, Andres Serrano, Don McCullin, Mathieu Chedid & Martin Parr, Jacques Attali & Yaron Herman, Rodolphe Burger (2015), Hiroshi Sugimoto (2013), Elliott Erwitt (2012), JR (2011), Duane Michals, Nan Goldin and The Tiger Lilies (2009), Christian Lacroix (2008).

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Posted on 27.03.2020
  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour
  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering
  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture