Boris Charmatz will be the festival’s “Artiste Complice”. The festival programme will focus particularly on the choreographer’s work with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal, as well as his work with his French structure Terrain.

“Every year, we want an artist to participate alongside us in shaping the festival, to let us discover their world view and affinities, to contribute their thoughts to the programme selection and to present their new creations. And every year this complicity is conceived of and realised differently,” explains Tiago Rodrigues. “The Artiste Complice of the 78th edition of the Festival d'Avignon is Boris Charmatz.  He has a long history with the Festival d'Avignon, where he was an associate artist in 2011 and presented several projects, including his piece enfant in the Cour d'honneur of the Palais des Papes. He has been the director of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch since 2022.”

With Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch and Terrain, Boris Charmatz will be in Avignon from the first to the last day of the Festival, presenting three projects: CERCLES, Liberté Cathédrale and Forever (immersion dans Café Müller de Pina Bausch).