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Monday, August 19, 2013
Luminessences at the Palais des Papes
The theatre festival might be over but there's still plenty going on in Avignon this month. Right now the Palais des Papes continues by day with Papesses, its exhibition of female artists who challenged the orthodoxy - and by night there's a brand-new open-air 3-D sound and light spectacle in the Court of Honour. Entitled Luminessences, it promises to take the public on "a dreamlike journey through the centuries and through the elements, in a kaleidoscope of images and sound, full of surprise and wonder." Click here to read more
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Arts and Culture,
Avignon
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