1st Edition

Collaborative Theatre Le Theatre du Soleil

Edited By David Williams Copyright 1999
276 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

Over the past thirty years Ariane Mnouchkine's 'Théâtre du Soleil' has become one of the most celebrated companies in Europe, and Mnouchkine one of its best-known directors. Collaborative Theatre is the first in-depth sourcebook in English on 'Théâtre du Soleil', providing English readers with first-hand accounts of the development of its collectivist practices and ideals. Collaborative Theatre... Read more
List of plates, Acknowledgements, Introduction: A grain of sand in the works: continuity and change at the Théâtre du Soleil, 1 Towards a popular theatre: 1789 (1970), 2 The comedy of our time: L’Age d’Or (1975), 3 An apprenticeship with Shakespeare: Richard II (1981), 4 A modern passion play: L’Indiade (1987), 5 Myth and the contemporary: Les Atrides (1990–1992), Appendix: The Théâtre du Soleil: a chronology, Bibliography, Index

Biography

David Williams

'...an important addition to the growing literature on the Theatre du Soleil and a valuable sourcebook.' - Theatre Journal