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TY - CHAP
T1 - Proliferation and Differentiation of National Theatres in France.
AU - Whitton, David
PY - 2008/2/1
Y1 - 2008/2/1
N2 - Recognising theatre's usefulness in nation-building and identity formation, most European countries maintain a national theatre. France is unusual in having been the first European country to establish a national theatre, and in having a plurality of national theatres. Although the Comédie-Française (est. 1680) is still regarded by many French people (not to mention foreigners) as the site of France's theatrical nationhood, it is currently one of five - or possibly seven - French national theatres. Each of them occupies a niche fashioned by the interaction of history, political agendas, and the artistic agendas of their directors. The chapter examines the proliferation and re-configuration of France's national theatres since 1968, and the changing national priorities that they reflect.
AB - Recognising theatre's usefulness in nation-building and identity formation, most European countries maintain a national theatre. France is unusual in having been the first European country to establish a national theatre, and in having a plurality of national theatres. Although the Comédie-Française (est. 1680) is still regarded by many French people (not to mention foreigners) as the site of France's theatrical nationhood, it is currently one of five - or possibly seven - French national theatres. Each of them occupies a niche fashioned by the interaction of history, political agendas, and the artistic agendas of their directors. The chapter examines the proliferation and re-configuration of France's national theatres since 1968, and the changing national priorities that they reflect.
KW - theatre
KW - identity
KW - nationhood
KW - culture
KW - France
M3 - Chapter
SN - 1-4039-4435-00 (Hb) 1-4039-4436-9 (Pb)
T3 - Studies in International Performance
SP - 153
EP - 163
BT - National Theatres in a Changing Europe
A2 - Wilmer, Steve
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
CY - Basingstoke
ER -