Fabrica, Creative arts center in Avignon, France
La FabricA is a creative center in Avignon with a performance hall sized to match the Court of Honor stage. The building provides eighteen residential spaces where artists live while working on their projects.
La FabricA was created to support the Festival d'Avignon with artistic work throughout the year, not just during the festival weeks. This strengthened Avignon's position as a major creative hub beyond its summer festival.
The name is written FabricA, with a capital A for the Festival d'Avignon. The site sits in the Champfleury and Monclar districts, about 1 km from the ramparts, and year-round projects are run there with neighbouring residents, especially young people.
La FabricA stands at 11 rue Paul Achard, about 1 km from Avignon's ramparts, west of the centre in the Champfleury and Monclar districts. The building covers 3,920 m² and is made of three linked units, so allow time to move between the hall, the housing wing and the technical workshop. The performance hall reproduces the dimensions of the Cour d'Honneur stage: 38.2 m by 23.4 m, with 10.5 m under the catwalk and 12 m under the grid.
The rehearsal hall reproduces the exact dimensions of the Court of Honor stage in the Palais des Papes: a 38.2 by 23.4 metre platform, 10.5 metres under the walkway and 12 metres under the grid, on 900 m². Companies that will perform in the papal courtyard therefore rehearse here under the same conditions.
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