The New York Times: Theater rarely pauses to mull over its past. What happens when the curtain rises next is the main preoccupation of stage artists and critics. Keeping up with the huge number of productions on offer is usually a Sisyphean task, leaving little room for historical perspective.
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This article is really interesting. I love learning about International theatre, and before the pandemic I was planning on spending the summer in Paris, practicing my French and consuming as much art as I possibly could. However that plan has just about completely fallen apart. So while Paris lies in wait, I read this article. I had never heard of l’Institut national de l’audiovisuel but after this article I will surely look into it. I love the analysis this article provides on the specific themes that echo throughout a lot of French plays during the 1970s. Especially because in America this was a time of female revolution and empowerment and to hear of plays in France saying exactly what those women were fighting (and still are fighting) against is a bit heartbreaking. I think France and french art is often put so high up on a pedestal that its glaring flaws are often overlooked. But it has had a lot of issues in the past, and its many talented artists that have come from there do not erase that problematic past.
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