Jean Vilar

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Jean Vilar was a pioneering French theatre director and actor who democratized access to the performing arts and became best known as the founder and longtime leader of the Avignon Festival.

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instanceOf human
stage actor
theatre director
burialPlace Sète NERFINISHED
citizenOf French Fifth Republic NERFINISHED
French Fourth Republic NERFINISHED
French Third Republic NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth France
countryOfCitizenship France
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1912-03-25
dateOfDeath 1971-05-28
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris NERFINISHED
employer Théâtre National Populaire NERFINISHED
era 20th-century theatre
familyName Vilar NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork performing arts
theatre
founded Festival d’Avignon NERFINISHED
genre classical theatre
contemporary theatre
givenName Jean NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Occitan NERFINISHED
influenced French public theatre policy
post-war French theatre directors
knownFor democratizing access to theatre in France
directing classical and contemporary plays for a broad public
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement popular theatre
name Jean Vilar NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableIdea theatre as a public service
notableWork Festival d’Avignon NERFINISHED
occupation actor
festival director
theatre director
theatre manager
placeOfBirth Sète NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sète NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of Festival d’Avignon
director of Théâtre National Populaire
sexOrGender male
workLocation Avignon NERFINISHED
Paris

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Festival d’Avignon foundedBy Jean Vilar