Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du Soleil

This a full-length study of the renowned French theatre director Ariane Mnouchkine, and her company, the Théâtre du Soleil.

Adrian Kiernander (Author)

9780521070973, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 August 2008

188 pages, 28 b/w illus.
22.5 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 2.85 kg

This is a full-length study of the renowned French theatre director Ariane Mnouchkine, and her company, the Théâtre du Soleil. Mnouchkine is recognized as one of the first women directors to achieve an international reputation and her productions, spanning from Shakespeare to contemporary drama, have been widely acclaimed as being in the forefront of twentieth-century theatre. Having worked with Mnouchkine's company in 1985, Adrian Kiernander was in a unique position to observe her directorial style and working methods. In this fascinating study, Kiernander analyses the elements which inform Mnouchkine's work as well as the input she has had on modern theatre. The book includes an interview with Mnouchkine, a chronology of her productions and theatre career, and is illustrated with photographs from productions.

List of illustrations
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Theatre du Soleil
2. Norodom sihanouk: a case study
3. The beginnings of the Theatre du Soleil
4. Collective Creation
5. From 1789 to 1793
6. A Comedy of Our Time
7. Theatre and Society
8. The School of Shakespeare
9. The Orient and the Feminine
Epilogue
Appendix A: Interview with Ariane Mnouchkine at the Cartoucherie, 27 January 1988
Appendix B. Chronology of Productions by Ariane Mnouchkine
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Biography: arts & entertainment [BGF], Theatre studies [AN]