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Avignon festival: Complicite makes French connection - in pictures

Avignon theatre festival: A dancer performs in front of the Palais des Papes
A dancer performs in front of the Palais des Papes during the opening ceremony Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: A man walks past a wall pasted with fly posters
A woman walks past a wall pasted with fly posters advertising plays being performed during the festival Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: A rehearsal of the play An Enemy of the People
Moritz Gottwald, Stefan Stern, Eva Meckbach and Christoph Gawenda perform a rehearsal of the play An Enemy of the People, written by Henrik Ibsen and directed by Thomas Ostermeier Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Stefan Stern and David Ruland rehearsing An Enemy of the People
Stefan Stern and David Ruland rehearsing An Enemy of the People Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Colombian actor Julian Diaz at the rehearsal for Los Santos Inocentes
Colombian actor Julian Diaz at the rehearsal for Los Santos Inocentes, the first part of a trilogy, written and directed by Rolf and Heidi Abderhalden Photograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Actors from Bogota's Mapa Teatro rehearse Los Santos Inocentes
Members of Bogotá's Mapa Teatro company rehearse Los Santos Inocentes Photograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Actors parade during the opening ceremony of the festival
Actors parade during the opening ceremony of the festival Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Actors rehearse Disgrace directed by Kornel Mundruczo
A rehearsal of Disgrace, an adaptation of the JM Coetzee novel directed by Kornél Mundruczó Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Actors rehearse The Master and Margarita
Members of Complicite rehearse The Master and Margarita, an adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel directed by Simon McBurney Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Associate artist of this year's festival Simon McBurney
This year's associate artist, Simon McBurney, directs actors during a rehearsal of The Master and Margarita Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Dancer and choreographer Sandrine Buring performs a rehearsal of Ch(ose)
Dancer and choreographer Sandrine Buring performs a rehearsal of Ch(ose) Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Dancers rehearse Puz/zle by choreographer and dancer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Dancers rehearse Puz/zle by Belgian choreographer and dancer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Dancers rehearse Puz/zle
Dancers rehearse Puz/zle Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: France's President Francois Hollande takes a tour of the festival site
France's president, François Hollande, takes a tour of the festival site Photograph: Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Frederic Leidgens performs during a rehearsal of the play 15 percent
Frédéric Leidgens rehearses the play 15%, directed by Bruno Meyssat Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Portuguese dancer Romeu Runa
Portuguese dancer Romeu Runa during a rehearsal for the ballet The Old King, created by Runa and Miguel Moreira Photograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: Romeu Runa rehearses The Old King at the Cloitre des Celestins
Runa rehearses The Old King at the Cloître des Célestins Photograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: South African visual artist and performer, Steve Cohen
South African visual artist and performer Steve Cohen runs through a rehearsal of Title Witheld (For Legal and Ethical Reasons) Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: The opening ceremony parade
The opening ceremony parade Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
Avignon theatre festival: The opening parade passes by the Palais des Papes
The opening parade passes by the Palais des Papes Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
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