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Didier Deschamps succeeds Brigitte Lefèvre from 2023

The Mairie de Cannes and the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès are pleased to announce the appointment of Didier Deschamps, director of Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, as artistic director of the Festival de Danse de Cannes from the 2023 edition. He will succeed Brigitte Lefèvre, artistic director of the biennial since 2015 and who will present her last program from November 27 to December 12, 2021, during the 23rd edition of the Festival. The Dance Festival confirms its choice to entrust a carte blanche to very great personalities of the world of dance.