37th edition: opera, music, dance, theater, visual arts
37th edition: opera, music, dance, theater, visual arts... The Festival was created in 1972 by Michel Guy, Georges Pompidou's Minister of Culture. It rapidly became a crossroads for avant-garde and forward-looking artistic creation. The Festival's activities fall into four categories: to present original works not previously produced in France, to commission new work, often in collaboration with leading French, and European institutions, and North American partners, to provoke and present experimental work. Since the early days of the Festival, special attention has focused on the emergence of new talents, to provide access to non-western cultures, featuring major presentations from different countries and civilisations. Marie Collin and Josephine Markovits are the artistic directors.