Book contents
- A New History of Theatre in France
- A New History of Theatre in France
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Performing Arts in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century France
- Chapter 2 Drama during the Wars of Religion
- Chapter 3 Drama before Standardization
- Chapter 4 Neo-Classical Tragedy
- Chapter 5 Molière, a Man of the Stage?
- Chapter 6 Theatres as Economic Concerns
- Chapter 7 Seventeenth-Century Printed Theatre
- Chapter 8 Non-Official Eighteenth-Century Stages
- Chapter 9 The Expanded Theatre of the French Revolution
- Chapter 10 Nineteenth-Century Melodrama, Vaudeville and Entertainment
- Chapter 11 New Approaches to Women Actors and Celebrity in Nineteenth-Century France
- Chapter 12 Extended Romanticism in the Extended Nineteenth Century
- Chapter 13 Poetry in Action, 1945–1968
- Chapter 14 Performance and Installation Art
- Chapter 15 Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Theatre Directing
- Chapter 16 Political Theatre in France (1954–2020)
- Chapter 17 Liberating Third World Theatre
- Chapter 18 Francophone Theatre-Makers in France
- Chapter 19 Migration in Modern and Contemporary Playwriting
- Chapter 20 An Interview with Éric Ruf
- Chapter 21 An Interview with Magali Mougel
- Chapter 22 An Interview with Phia Ménard
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 20 - An Interview with Éric Ruf
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2024
- A New History of Theatre in France
- A New History of Theatre in France
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Performing Arts in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century France
- Chapter 2 Drama during the Wars of Religion
- Chapter 3 Drama before Standardization
- Chapter 4 Neo-Classical Tragedy
- Chapter 5 Molière, a Man of the Stage?
- Chapter 6 Theatres as Economic Concerns
- Chapter 7 Seventeenth-Century Printed Theatre
- Chapter 8 Non-Official Eighteenth-Century Stages
- Chapter 9 The Expanded Theatre of the French Revolution
- Chapter 10 Nineteenth-Century Melodrama, Vaudeville and Entertainment
- Chapter 11 New Approaches to Women Actors and Celebrity in Nineteenth-Century France
- Chapter 12 Extended Romanticism in the Extended Nineteenth Century
- Chapter 13 Poetry in Action, 1945–1968
- Chapter 14 Performance and Installation Art
- Chapter 15 Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Theatre Directing
- Chapter 16 Political Theatre in France (1954–2020)
- Chapter 17 Liberating Third World Theatre
- Chapter 18 Francophone Theatre-Makers in France
- Chapter 19 Migration in Modern and Contemporary Playwriting
- Chapter 20 An Interview with Éric Ruf
- Chapter 21 An Interview with Magali Mougel
- Chapter 22 An Interview with Phia Ménard
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The award-winning actor, director, and scenographer Éric Ruf discusses his role since 2014 as administrateur general (artistic director) of the Comédie-Française. In discussion with Clare Siviter, Ruf offers readers a glimpse into the world’s oldest continually performing troupe. He describes the legacy and symbolic weight for performers today of the building and its history, and how they negotiate innovations such as price reform and live streaming, when steeped in such tradition.
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- A New History of Theatre in France , pp. 391 - 399Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024