- Théâtre du Peuple
The Théâtre du peuple is a theater located in
Bussang ,France , built in1895 byMaurice Pottecher . [cite news |title= Le Théâtre du peuple, un siècle d’histoire |url= http://www.humanite.fr/2000-08-15_Cultures_-Le-Theatre-du-peuple-un-siecle-d-histoire |publisher= "L'Humanité " |date= 2000-08-15 |accessdate=2007-10-06 |language= French ] cite news |first= Albert |last= Marie-Douce |title= Scène avec vue sur les Vosges |url= http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/20060808.FIG000000108_scene_avec_vue_sur_les_vosges.html |publisher= "Le Figaro " |date= 2006-08-08 |accessdate=2007-10-06 |language= French ]The theatre was added to the list of historical monuments in
1975 and is always in activity, putting on a new performance each year. Performances take place on every Sunday of July and August.The Théâtre du peuple is constructed entirely of
wood and can seat up to 1,200 people.The Théâtre du peuple was the first people's theatre to be established in France after the Revolution. Originally it was an open-air theatre, in which Pottecher staged folk and
morality play s, often performed by locals in dialect. Its low costs, low ticket prices and the offer of a free performance per season proved a successful formula for Sunday-afternoon theatre. Pottecher used his success as a platform to launch a people's theatre campaign (soon taken up by Nobel-prize winnerRomain Rolland ). The proscenium arch of the theatre bore the motto "Through Art for Humanity". Pottecher worked at the Théâtre du Peuple until his death in1960 , after which members of his family continued the tradition. [Bradby and McCormick (1978, 31-32).] Its current director isPierre Guillois .Notes
Works cited
* Bradby, David, and John McCormick. 1978. "People's Theatre". London: Croom Helm and Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN 0847660737.External links
* [http://www.theatredupeuple.com/site.html Official website] (in French)
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