6 institutions behind Agenda 21 in Avignon
The University of Avignon and the Pays de Vaucluse
This Public Higher Education and Research Establishment has the following missions:
- Offer a diversified range of initial and continuing training courses
- Promote scientific and technological research
- Supporting career guidance and integration
- To disseminate scientific culture and information
- Participate in the European Higher Education and Research Area and develop international cooperation
Key figures :
- 2 campuses: City Centre and Agroparc
- 7,125 students in 2010, of whom 48% received grants
- 357 teacher-researchers and lecturers
- 141 degree courses in 4 fields: Arts, literature and languages / Law, economics and management / Human and social sciences / Science and technology
- 16 laboratories or research teams divided into Joint Research Units (UMR) or laboratories
The Institut Supérieur des Techniques du Spectacle
As a centre for continuing education in performing arts techniques, ISTS is aimed at stage practitioners, permanent employees of performing arts companies and local or temporary technicians. ISTS offers higher diploma courses and short advanced training courses. ISTS also offers :
- Diagnostic and advisory services for project design
- A documentation and information centre for live performance techniques and training courses
- To be a forum for reflection on the practice of technical professions in the entertainment industry
Key figures :
- Since 1994, the City of Avignon has provided ISTS with premises in the historic Saint Louis cloister.
- 4 higher education degree courses
- 26 advanced training courses
The Ecole Supérieure d'Art d'Avignon
Founded in 1801, the Ecole Supérieure d'Art d'Avignon has established itself as a forum for artistic and theoretical debate. It is based on :
- Paying attention to the works: creating, establishing, showing, receiving, documenting, conserving, restoring and reactivating
- Performance, multimedia writing and contemporary issues
Key figures :
- 1 Diplôme National Supérieur d'Expression Plastique, with 2 options: Creation-Instoration and Conservation-Restoration
- 160 students
- 35 teachers, lecturers and assistants
- 17 administrative and technical staff
Jean Vilar House
Run by the Association Jean Vilar with the support of the French Ministry of Culture, the Maison Jean Vilar benefits from partnerships with the City of Avignon and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Its mission is to promote the work and thought of Jean Vilar by comparing them with contemporary performing arts through :
- Thematic or monographic exhibitions
- Meetings, readings, shows, debates, etc.
- Publications including Les Cahiers Jean Vilar
Key figures :
- A library of 30,000 titles, a branch of the BNF
- A video library of some 1,000 titles devoted to the performing arts
- 2 projection rooms
- 30,000 visitors a year
- 13 permanent staff (5 Association, 4 seconded municipal staff, 4 BNF)
The Charterhouse of Villeneuve-lez-Avignon
La Chartreuse is a national centre for performing arts writing, and an emblematic venue for contemporary theatrical writing. As well as being a venue for residencies, it is also a cultural centre for encounters, with the following main objectives:
- Putting into perspective the evolution of show writing
- To be a platform for exploring and clarifying the issues and forms of new writing
- Organise a dialogue between creation and cultural memory
Key figures :
- In 2008, the Chartreuse supported 30 authors in individual residencies and 30 theatre and choreographic companies.
- 3 types of residencies: author residency, research and experimentation residency, design and writing residency
- A library housing over 4,500 works by contemporary French and foreign authors
The Greater Avignon Regional Conservatory
The Conservatoire à rayonnement régional is a centre for amateur teaching and practice, as well as for professional training in theatre, music and dance. It has a dual vocation:
- To create an artistic centre with a regional reach, focusing on learning, creation and the dissemination of the disciplines taught.
- Broadening access to culture by opening up to as many people as possible
Key figures :
- 3 sites: Avignon, Le Pontet, Morières-lès-Avignon
- 2134 students
- 107 teachers
- 16 administrative and technical staff
Mis à jour le 6 November 2023