Avignon Universityin partnership with the laboratory Cultural identity, texts and theatricality (ICTT), the Norbert Elias Centre (UMR 8562), the SFR Agorantic and theNational Association for Theatrical Research and Action (ANRAT), is organising two study days to examine the integration of social and environmental imperatives into the guidelines and actions deployed in live performance and festivals.

By bringing together the human sciences and art studies, these discussions will provide an opportunity to questioning the methods and means of transforming professional practices - from creation to dissemination - but also the role of artists as 'creators'. imaginary shakers "In a context where the need for a paradigm shift is being asserted, however, there is a structural contradiction:

How can we make eco-responsible action compatible with the realities of our current socio-economic model, driven by productivism and profitability?

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Dates and venues

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Detailed programme

Thursday 13 November - Auditorium (creative villa)

8.30am - 9am Coffee reception

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9.00am - 9.30am : Opening words days

• Céline Bourgeois Vice-President, Environmental Transition
• Isabelle Brianso vice-president, Culture
• Laurent Lombard, Scientific Director of the Villa Créative
• Anne-Lise Rosier, Director of Villa Créative
• Graham Ranger, Director of the Cultural Identities, Texts and Theatricality Laboratory (ICTT)

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Inaugural conference

9.30am - 10.15am : "The performing arts and socio-ecological issues

• Daniel Urrutiaguer, University Professor, Institut de recherche en études théâtrales (IRET), Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

Discussion with the audience

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Culture, art, sustainability and university dialogue

10.15-10.45: Presentation of the Arts, Culture and Sustainability Working Group

• Myriam Dougados, Director of Culture and Campus Life, Avignon University
• Representative of the A+U+C network (to be confirmed)

Discussion with the audience

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10h45 - 11.00: Coffee break

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Cultural third places and socio-ecological transitions

11.00 am - 11.30 am "Modalités de l'engagement public des tiers-lieux culturels en faveur des transitions: se démarquer et renouveler les mondes de l'art" (Modalities of the public commitment of cultural third places in favour of transitions: standing out and renewing the worlds of art)

• Émilie Pamart, Senior Lecturer - Avignon University Centre Norbert Elias (CNE)
• Maud Pélissier, Senior Lecturer HDR Avignon University CNE

11.30am - 12.30pm Discussion with two third-party cultural venues

• Laura-Lou Rey, co-founder and project coordinator, L'Éveilleur Scop,: presentation of the third-location centre and the project Social Ecological Engagement through Dance (SEED, Erasmus +).
• Iliana Fylla, SEED project coordinator
• Mathilde Gautry, artistic director, LaScierie: presentation of the third-party space and the system H2digital, a green hydrogen data centre.

Discussion with the audience

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12h45 Lunch

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Conceptual frameworks, impact measurements and evaluation of actions

2.15pm - 3pm "Assessing the ecological impact of entertainment venues? Study of urban heat islands during the Festival IN d'Avignon (July 2025): towards the identification of future climate-resilient venues".

• Matthieu Vignal, Senior Lecturer - Avignon University ESPACE
• Nicolas Massot, student - Avignon University ESPACE
• Sophie Gaillard, Senior Lecturer - Avignon University ICTT
• Didier Josselin, Director of Research CNRS - Avignon University ESPACE

Discussion with the audience

3pm - 4pm Round table :  "Conceptual and operational frameworks used to support and transform the practices of players in the art world in favour of the socio-ecological transition".

• David Irle, research and advocacy officer, Le bureau des acclimations
• Bastien Dessolas, Technical Director, Vectorworks trainer
• Yann Loric, Technical Director, Friche de la Belle de Mai and representative of the REDITEC association of technical managers in the live performance sector - ecological transition working group
• Stéphane Pinard, Territorial Development Manager, Friche La Belle de Mai
• Moderator: Emilie Pamart, Senior Lecturer - Avignon University CNE

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Break

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Artists' words

4.15pm - 5.15pm : Show "Faust Supernova - Cie Théâtre du bruit

5.15pm - 6.45pm Round table

• Jonathan Lobos (Le Théâtre du bruit company)
• Thaïs Salmon-Goulet (Cie Le bruit qui court)
• Aurélie Namur (recorded)
• Moderator: Julie Sermon, University Professor, Paris Nanterre Histoire Arts Représentations (HAR)

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Friday 14 November - Galerie 3 (Villa créative)

9h Coffee reception

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Festivals and regions

9.30am: Critical Zone: art, science and the anthropocene

• Jean-Paul Fourmentraux, professor of aesthetics and theories of the arts and media, Aix-Marseille University, Centre Norbert Elias (UMR-CNRS 8562).

10h00 - 10.30: "A comparative approach to ecological issues at festivals: case studies from Spain and France".

• Antonia Amo Sánchez, University Professor, Avignon University ICTT

10.30am - 11.30am Round table: "Between cooperation and creation, experimenting with socio-ecological solutions on the scale of a festival region".

• Ève Lombart (Festival d'Avignon)
• Harold David, Managing Director, Association Avignon festival & Compagnies (AF&C), Festival Off Avignon
• Mariène Affou (Villeneuve en Scène Festival)
• Moderator: Julie Sermon (Université Paris Nanterre - HAR)

Discussion with the audience

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12pm - 12.15pm Conclusions and closing - Closing buffet