Arrived several days ago and it's gone by quickly. It's taken me some time to get my bearings here; the marketplace always disorients me and I'm feeling a bit agoraphobic. And Avignon is a labyrinth. I spent the first few days just riding around and getting the lay of the land, establishing landmarks, working out a routine. There were also shows to see.My first stop after arriving were the offices of the festival (and I mean the 'in' as opposed to the 'off', which is what they call Avignon's enormous fringe.) Most of the shows I wanted to see were sold out, including HAMLET directed by Thomas Ostermeyer. Also sold out were: Inferno by Romeo Castellucci; ANOTHER SLEEPY... by Jan Fabre, DAS SYSTEM by Stanislaus Nordey; SECRET by Johan le Guillerm, and a bunch of others I was interested in seeing. I bought tickets for ORDET directed by Arthur Nauzyciel, TRAGEDIES ROMAINES directed by Ivo van Hove, and PURGATORIO by Castellucci.
It has been interesting to observe how this marketplace functions. But I didn't come to Avignon just to see shows. In my next installment I'll write about the routine I've been establishing during my stay here.
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