Tag: Molière
Would Molière have been pro-Bolloré? The tasty comedy of Gilles Martin-Chauffier – L’Express
Highly retirement ! That’s what we say to ourselves while reading Conscience clause, the new novel by Gilles Martin-Chauffier. He recently left his position as editor-in-chief at Paris Match, where…
Avignon Festival: “La Saga de Molière” a jubilant play that pays tribute to the theater
It is at the Théâtre des Carmes, one of the permanent venues in Avignon and a mainstay of the Off programme, that a joyous comedy takes place in the evening.…
Jennifer Haigh, an American novelist in the reconquest of women’s rights
Jennifer Haigh was born in 1968 in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. She studied in France and first turned to journalism, before devoting herself to literature. She wrote her first novel while living…
Exhibition: “Molière in costumes” in Moulins
400 years after Molière’s death, his texts continue to resonate on stage. It is on this occasion that the National Center for Stage Costume in Moulins in the Allier has…
The spirit of Molière, a breath of freedom at the Comédie Française
In her new play “Le Crépuscule des Singes” played until July 10 at the Vieux-Colombier theater, Louise Vignaud imagines the meeting between Molière and Mikhaïl Bulgakov. A dialogue beyond the…
Stylometry leads the investigation, from the Molière case to the Grégory case
Stylometry is a method of investigation that sifts through texts and their styles. From the Bible to Molière, passing through Elena Ferrante and Kurt Cobain, it allows certain debates to…
How Molière acquired international stature?
Cultural meeting 1622-2022: France celebrates the year Molière, born 400 years ago. The author of learned women, from doctor in spite of himself or Tartuffe is the most performed playwright…
Theater: “Tartuffe” by Molière at the Comédie-Française in a new version
Molière was born 400 years ago and tributes are legion this year to celebrate the birthday of the illustrious author of Bourgeois Gentilhomme, L’École des femmes, Les Fourberies de Scapin…
Special program 400 years of Molière! What role internationally?
This year, Molière is 400 years old! An opportunity to celebrate with great fanfare one of the best-known and most performed playwrights. Of Tartuffe to Imaginary illness, what remains of…
Is Molière still current? – Debate of the day
It’s the Molière year! Jean-Baptiste Poquelin –his real name- was born 400 years ago, and on this occasion, many events are planned to celebrate the most famous of French playwrights.…