OPENING NIGHT MONDAY JULY 2 CONTEMPLATION, TRINQUETAILLE The 49th festival’s grand opening night. Take in the city of Arles from the Trinquetaille waterfront while enjoying DJ sets by Mo Laudi and DJ Paxton.
ON THE FRONTIERS OF FREEDOM TUESDAY JULY 3 THÉÂTRE ANTIQUE ASLI ERDOĞANEVEN SILENCE IS NO LONGER YOURS by Rachida Brakni TREVOR PAGLENTHE PLANET AS SENSOR
LITERATURE & PHOTOGRAPHY WEDNESDAY JULY 4 VARIOUS VENUES RICHARD BRAUTIGAN An actor reads from Trout Fishing in America for the exhibition The Hobbyist, Looking for Passion. MARIE-HÉLÈNE LAFONAlbum for William Wegman’s Being Human exhibition. PIERRE DUCROZETL'Invention des corps for Matthieu Gafsou’s H+ exhibition. NATHALIE QUINTANE Un oeil en moins for the exhibition 1968, What a Story!.
KLEIN + COHN-BENDIT + BURGER THURSDAY JULY 5 THÉÂTRE ANTIQUE WILLIAM KLEINA 90th-birthday tribute to the most revolutionary photographer, who is also a great filmmaker.With support from Fondation Louis Roederer, Polka and ARTE.DANIEL COHN-BENDITFifty years ago, Gilles Caron’s iconic image put a face on the name of a student protest leader fighting the established order. Since then, Daniel Cohn‑Bendit has embodied a certain idea of freedom. As May 68 is commemorated, we take the opportunity to question his view of history, the power of images and the connections between them.
THE RENCONTRES LIVE MAGAZINE SATURDAY JULY 7 THÉÂTRE ANTIQUE Live Magazine is a crazy idea, a unique, ephemeral show. That’s probably the secret of its success. Live Magazine restores all the power of true stories, their ability to captivate, to move and to carry the audience away by inviting 10 photographers, journalists and artists to the Théâtre Antique’s stage.