Tag: Theater
[En intégral] Nathalie Hounvo Yekpe (Benin): “Race to the wedding”
It is the story of three sisters with linked destinies but only one of them succeeded. Madila is married to a rich man. Her children go to French school. Everything…
on the theatrical scene, the emergence of a new generation of authors
The theatrical scene of Tunisia has known for several years the emergence of a new generation of authors who explore Tunisian society and question the future of a country in…
Forest Kineto Theater renovation project closing in on fundraising goal
A recent announcement by a federal agency that it will contribute to a project renovating the more than century-old Kineto Theater in Forest should get the community’s Kiwanis Club $47,000…
[En intégral] Jean D’Amérique (Haiti): “Opera Dust”
Forgotten by history, Sanite Bélair (1781-1802) returns from the dead to haunt us. A sergeant, then a lieutenant in the Haitian revolutionary army, she was captured by French settlers and…
Ten years of reading “It’s okay, it’s okay, people!”
This year, the cycle of readings “It’s going, it’s going to the world! celebrated its tenth edition. Guests: John of AmericaHaitian author and director, RFI Théâtre 2021 prize for his…
Decade of disrepair nears end for former Woodstock theater site
News Local News Squabbles at city hall, absentee landowners and a lawsuit against a developer. Author of the article: Calvi-Leon • Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A downtown Woodstock site, once…
Olivier Py in a word, a gesture and a silence
Playwright, actor, director and director of the Festival d’Avignon, Olivier Py marked the history of theater in France. Born in 1965 in Grasse, into a family that had to leave…
Centenary of Gérard Philipe and Maria Casarès
What makes the legend of Gérard Philipe, born in 1922 and died prematurely in 1959, at the age of 36? What remains of the actress Marie Casarès who fled Francoist…
once upon a time Olivier Py
When he won his nomination at the head of the largest theater festival in the world in 2013, he had only one name in his mouth: Jean Vilar. Leaving, nine…
“The great reunion” of the 76th Festival d’Avignon
This Tuesday evening, July 26, the 76th edition of the Festival d’Avignon will close its doors, after almost three weeks and 400 performances and meetings in 40 places. An edition…