Restitution around the Théâtre de la Foire

A laboratory for dramaturgical, historical and puppeteering exploration of the Théâtre de la Foire, led by academic Françoise Rubellin and puppeteer Alban Thierry.

This presentation by the students follows a week’s work devoted to analysis and historical and dramaturgical exploration, as well as acting out the corpus of the theatre of the Fair (Paris, Foires Saint-Germain and Saint-Laurent), with puppets, leading to the recreation of plays from this repertoire.

Alban Thierry
Actor, puppeteer and director, Alban Thierry is graduated from the 1^st class of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette (1990). That same year he founded the Compagnie ZOUAK, of which he is artistic director.

Françoise Rubellin
Françoise Rubellin is a professor of eighteenth-century French literature at Nantes University and founder and director of the Centre d’études des théâtres de la Foire et de la Comédie-Italienne. She is a specialist in Marivaux, the Théâtre-Italien de Paris, the théâtres de la Foire, including opéra-comique and puppet shows, the relationship between theatre and music, and parodic practices.