Julien Gosselin's Five-Hour 'Maldoror' Opens Avignon Festival
Julien Gosselin's monumental five-hour performance 'Maldoror' opened the Avignon Festival on Saturday, July 5, 2026. The work, inspired by texts from Roberto Bolaño and Lautréamont, explores the depths of evil. Gosselin's signature style is amplified to the extreme in this fundamental spectacle.
Key facts
- Julien Gosselin directed 'Maldoror'
- The performance lasts five hours
- It opened the Avignon Festival on July 5, 2026
- Inspired by texts from Roberto Bolaño and Lautréamont
- The work delves into the concept of evil
- Gosselin's style is described as 'à la puissance 1 000'
Entities
Artists
- Julien Gosselin
- Roberto Bolaño
- Lautréamont
- Michel Houellebecq
- Romeo Castellucci
- Carlos Wieder
- Simon Gosselin
- Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Institutions
- Avignon Festival
- Le Monde
- Festival d'Avignon
- Palais des papes
- Cour d'honneur du Palais des papes
- RFI
Locations
- Avignon
- France
- Lille
- Liège
- Belgium
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Aix-en-Provence
- Chile
- South America