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  2. Theatre of France - Wikipedia

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    The 18th century French theatre flourished with influential playwrights such as Voltaire, known for works such as Œdipe (1718) and Zaïre (1732), and Marivaux, whose comedies explored the complexities of love, while Denis Diderot introduced the Bourgeois tragedy, and Beaumarchais revolutionized comedy with Le Barbier de Séville (1775) and Le ...

  3. Mise-en-scène - Wikipedia

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    Mise-en-scène (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃ sɛn] ⓘ; English: "placing on stage" or "what is put into the scene") is the stage design and arrangement of actors in scenes for a theatre or film production, [1] both in the visual arts through storyboarding, visual themes, and cinematography and in narrative-storytelling through directions ...

  4. Scene (performing arts) - Wikipedia

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    A scene is a part of a film, as well as an act, a sequence (longer or shorter than a scene), and a setting (usually shorter than a scene). While the terms refer to a set sequence and continuity of observation, resulting from the handling of the camera or by the editor, the term "scene" refers to the continuity of the observed action: an ...

  5. French theatre of the late 18th century - Wikipedia

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    French theatre became full of "pieces de circonstance," or "works of social circumstances," particularly where the events of the military were concerned. [10] For example, in December 1793, a member of the Committee of Public Safety , Bertrand Barère , demanded that playwrights create work about the French capture of Toulon .

  6. Wikipedia:WikiProject Stagecraft/Terminology/List of theatre ...

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    the process of setting up the theatre for the show. Fourth wall an imaginary surface at the edge of the stage through which the audience watches a performance. If a character speaks directly to the audience or walks on/off the stage, this is known as breaking the fourth wall. French Scene a section of a play between any entrance or exit of any ...

  7. André Antoine - Wikipedia

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    André Antoine (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe ɑ̃twan]; 31 January 1858 – 23 October 1943) was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France.

  8. Comédie-Française - Wikipedia

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    Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state theatre in France to have its own permanent troupe of actors. The company's primary venue is the Salle Richelieu , which is a part of the Palais-Royal complex and located at 2, Rue de Richelieu on Place André-Malraux in the 1st arrondissement of Paris .

  9. Théâtre du Palais-Royal - Wikipedia

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    Fire escapes (rue de Montpensier facade) Rue de Montpensier facade, looking north The Théâtre du Palais-Royal (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ dy palɛ ʁwajal]) is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais.