Ariane Mnouchkine
Ariane Mnouchkine is a French theatre artist, theatre executive director, theatre director and movie director.
She was born on 3 March 1939 in Boulogne-sur-Seine, Northern France. While studying at the Sorbonne, she set up her own theatre ensemble, L’Atelier Théâtral des Etudiants de Paris, which became the Théâtre du Soleil in 1964.
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(Objekt ID 23959)| Object type | Person |
| Born | March 3, 1939 |
| Nationality | French |
| Gender | Female |
Ariane Mnouchkine was given The Internationel Ibsen Award in 2009.
The jury gave the following reason (excerpt)*:
"Everyone who has seen one of Ariane Mnouchkine's productions at the Théâtre du Soleil in Paris leaves with the feeling of having been part of a tale of enchantment. A tale that is larger than life but at the same time reveals life. A fantastic journey that throws fresh light on history and contemporary society, that enriches thought and feeling and in dramatic language inspires an apparently paradoxical faith in the future.
It is said that theatre originated in ritual. If so, Ariane Mnouchkine’s theatre is proof that the sources of ritual have not dried up. She gathers people around her in order to tell them stories of the great crises of civilisation, of long-ago battles and the persecution and desperation of refugees in our own time. Yet out of these tales of crisis and tragedy grows a strong, many would say utopian, community of experience between actors and audience.
(...)
Ariane Mnouchkine and her fellow actors at the Théâtre du Soleil give us back what our seemingly hopeless world has taken from us: courage, compassion and joy."
The statement can be read in full at the webpage of Ibsen Awards, www.ibsenawards.com: http://www.ibsenawards.com/article.php?cid=2&aid=64&typecat=0
Source:
Ibsen Awards, http://www.ibsenawards.com/article.php?cid=2&aid=64&typecat=0
*The jury's English-language reason is longer than the Norwegian version of same. Sceneweb quotes the Norwegian-language version in full, and an excerpt in English, corresponding to the Norwegian version.
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Det umuliges kunst (Elsa Kvamme) | 2017 | Performer |
| Mephisto (Trøndelag Theatre) | April 23, 1994 | Author |