Jean Vilar

Jean Vilar

JEAN VILAR d1971. French actor and theatre director. He trained under actor and theatre director Charles Dullin, then toured with an acting company throughout France. His directorial career began in 1943 in a small theatre in Paris. In 1947, he accepted an invitation to direct the first annual drama festival at Avignon. Frustrated with what he felt was the narrow élitist horizons of the theatre, he devoted himself to creating a "people's theatre" and became a dominant force in the decentralization of theatre. He created two major theatrical institutions ; the Festival d'Avignon and the Théâtre National Populaire. His policy was to make theatre accessible to the greatest possible number of people. He died in France aged 59 on May 28th 1971

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Jean Vilar

Reference Number. 14044Y

£100.00

An original vintage 1961 index card, clearly signed in ink by Jean Vilar WITH original secretarial letter on headed paper 

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