{"id":245264,"date":"2025-07-02T17:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=63711"},"modified":"2025-07-02T17:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:32:10","slug":"frances-biggest-theatre-festivals-choose-rail-freight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=245264","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s biggest theatre festivals choose rail freight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Festival d\u2019Avignon and its Fringe offshoot, France’s biggest theatre festivals, are seeking to limit the carbon footprint of live performances by shifting the transport of stage sets from road to rail. The festivals are taking place in the city of Avignon, in south-east France, from 5-26 July.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Almost 80 companies participating in the Fringe and for the first time, two main productions, will transport the equipment needed for their shows by train. A trial run was conducted last year with around 20 companies.<\/p>\n

“Festivals initially focused on small gestures, such as waste sorting. The impact of freight transport is on a different scale, with around 100 tonnes of CO\u2082 saved this year in Avignon\u201d, said Samuel Valensi, cultural director of the think tank The Shift Project in an interview with French media. His comments were confirmed to RailFreight.com by the festivals\u2019 organiser.<\/p>\n