Théâtre Libre
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Théâtre Libre was an influential late 19th-century Parisian independent theatre company that pioneered naturalist staging and helped launch modern European drama.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
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independent theatre company ⓘ theatre company ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | André Antoine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | operated outside official state censorship ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1894 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| founder | André Antoine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a forerunner of modern director-led theatre
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model for later independent theatres in Europe ⓘ |
| inception | 1887 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Freie Bühne
NERFINISHED
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Independent Theatre Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Moscow Art Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ modern European drama ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Émile Zola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| movement | naturalism ⓘ |
| notableDirector | André Antoine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging state theatre censorship
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introducing contemporary foreign plays to French audiences ⓘ pioneering naturalist staging ⓘ |
| notablePlaywrightStaged |
August Strindberg
GENERATED
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French contemporary dramatists GENERATED ⓘ Gerhart Hauptmann GENERATED ⓘ Henrik Ibsen GENERATED ⓘ Émile Zola GENERATED ⓘ |
| organizationalModel |
non-commercial theatre
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subscription-based audience ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
to promote naturalist drama
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to stage new and experimental plays ⓘ |
| productionPractice |
ensemble acting
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realistic sets and props ⓘ use of everyday speech on stage ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| repertoireFocus |
contemporary drama
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naturalist plays ⓘ social problem plays ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| theatreType |
private theatre
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subscription theatre ⓘ |
| theatricalStyle | naturalist staging ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1880s
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1890s ⓘ |
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André Antoine
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André Antoine
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André Antoine