The pandemic is still raging, but arts workers in France want to know when cultural life can restart.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PMFlorian Zeller has found success in the theater and as a novelist. Now, his first movie as a director is nominated for four Golden Globe Awards.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AMA Paris playhouse has developed a program of one-on-one “consultations,” delivered by its artists while the theater is closed.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:36AMThe art form, usually on the fringes of French theatrical culture, finds itself at a sudden advantage: Puppet shows’ young audiences are still allowed to watch live performances.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:33AMBefore his directorial debut in France, with Mondonville’s “Titon et l’Aurore” at the Opéra Comique, the virtuoso puppeteer discussed the challenges of working in a pandemic.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PMRather than let finished productions go to waste in the locked-down city, exasperated artists are continuing with closed performances for others in the industry. If everyone’s “working,�…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18AMCoronavirus restrictions have shut playhouses and concert halls. So our critic went to Mass to get her fix of music, choreography and drama.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:03PMIn theaters before the second shutdown, and online once playhouses were closed, actors and comedians have tried to cheer up France.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54AMDelayed from the summer, France’s biggest stage celebration was further curtailed as restrictions again hit the country. That made the moments of grace that were possible all the more powe…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48AM“The Guermantes Way” at the Comédie-Française sets contemporary concerns aside to carve out a place in the theater’s repertory.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:24AMWhen the choreographer decided to stop flying, it raised eyebrows. But a year and a pandemic later he has become a master at virtual rehearsals Jérôme Bel may be the only choreographer who…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMThis year’s edition of the festival, held under social distancing measures, is devoted to works made on a limited budget by under-the-radar Italian theater-makers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMMost plays aren’t masterpieces. As audiences emerge from lockdown and return to normal, there’s comfort in seeing a show that may not be great, but isn’t bad, either.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:18AMThe firing of the British artistic director of one of Paris’s most famous venues exposes fault lines between globalization and local tradition.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PMThe company Les Tréteaux de France has been meeting the challenges of social distancing with a variety of measures, including voice-overs and unusual settings.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:32AMAudience members seemed to be asking one another, “Are we really doing this?” But the over-the-top physicality of “Ionesco Suite” was worth it.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AMThe first professional production in France since stages went dark in March was a back-to-basics affair, but more memorable than many slick Paris shows.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:36AMTimes have changed, but the revered French theater director has always stayed true to her beliefs.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:12AMSeveral French theater companies, closed in the coronavirus outbreak, have rushed to put content online. Much of it is underwhelming.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:06AMThe French star’s fearless performances – and work ethic – are the stuff of legend. In her dressing room, she talks about the pain of theatre, acting in English and #MeToo In 2005, day…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMThe Canadian director’s “The Seven Streams of the River Ota” is set for a world tour, after his most recent productions were embroiled in debates about cultural appropriation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24AMFrance’s movie business is consumed by debates about gender inequality. Onstage, female theatermakers are bringing women’s stories to the fore.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24AMPeter Brook and Thomas Ostermeier are presenting unfinished shows in Paris, offering a rare chance to see how their productions come together.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:36AMAnd elsewhere in Paris, smaller theaters take more radical cues from the L.G.B.T.Q. world.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:42AMMilo Rau’s latest work is inspired by a French family whose members took their own lives.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMThe revered film director vowed never to touch theatre. So why is he staging the great Aids epic Angels in America? Apparently, it’s all a misunderstanding Arnaud Desplechin looks surprisi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AMDo you have to be British to get panto? We sent a French critic to three shows full of cross-dressing dames and adults playing cows. Will she ever forget the experience? Oh no she won’t! S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AMThe genre has long been seen as minor in the French capital, but a string of English-language productions is creating a pleasingly upbeat dynamic.
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