Le Théâtre du soleil : the first fifty-five years / Béatrice Picon-Vallin ; translated by Judith G. Miller ; with Emelyn Lih, Drew Jones, Amelia Parenteau, and Rachel Watson ; documentation: Franck Pendino and Béatrice Picon-Vallin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Picon-Vallin, Béatrice, author.

Contributor:

Miller, Judith Graves, translator.

Standardized Title:

Théâtre du Soleil. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Théâtre du Soleil--History.

Théâtre du Soleil.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 453 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Summary:

"Le Théâtre du Soleil traces the company's history from a group of young, barely trained actors, directors and designers struggling to match their political commitment to a creative strategy, to their grappling with the concerns of migration, separation and exile in the early decades of the 21st century. Béatrice Picon-Vallin recounts how, in the fifty-five years since their founding, Théâtre du Soleil have established themselves as one of the foremost names in modern theatre. Ariane Mnouchkine and her collaborators have developed a unique and ever-evolving style that combines a piercing richness of shape, colour, and texture with precision choreography, innovative musical accompaniment, and multi-layered, metaphorical dreamscapes. This rich, storied history is illustrated by a wealth of spectacular rehearsal and production photos from the company's own archive and interviews with dozens of past and present members, including Mnouchkine herself. Judith G. Miller's timely translation of the first comprehensive history and analysis of a remarkable, award-winning company is a compelling read for both students and teachers of Drama and Theatre Studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Destiny

ch. 2 Collective creation (second try, first draft)

ch. 3 The Shakespeare Cycle

ch. 4 A new way of writing: creating the great Asian epics

ch. 5 The House of Atreus Cycle or the archaeology of passions

ch. 6 The Soleil brings in a camera

ch. 7 Ten years of collective creation: between cinema-theatre, documentary theatre, and the lyrical epic.

Notes:

"First published in English 2020; First published in French 2014 by Actes Sud Editions ... Paris"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Picon-Vallin, Béatrice, Le théâtre du soleil

ISBN:

9780367141554

0367141558

9780367141547

036714154X

OCLC:

1143803475