Antoine Vitez (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan vitɛz]; 20 December 1930 – 30 April 1990) was a French actor, director, and poet. He became a central character and influence on the French theater in the post-war period, especially in the technique of teaching drama. He was also translator of Chekhov, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Mikhail Sholokhov.
Antoine Vitez was born in Paris and trained to be an actor, finding his first acting job at the age of 19 in Ils attendent Lefty at the Théâtre Maubel. He failed to enter the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris and became a Communist activist, which he continued until 1979, when he left the Communist Party following the invasion of Afghanistan by the USSR.
He met Louis Aragon in 1958 and became his private secretary from 1960 to 1962. He worked in the theater Balachova Tania, and wrote reviews published by Jean Vilar in the magazine Théâtre populaire. Vitez also found work reading on the radio and voice-dubbing in films. He had his first opportunity as director with Sophocles' Electra at the Maison de la Culture de Caen in 1966.
Vitez became a professor at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 1968, and in 1972 he founded the Théâtre des Quartiers d'Ivry. In the same year, he founded the Ateliers d'Ivry workshop, where amateurs and professionals could share a common theatrical practice. He became director at the Chaillot National Theatre in 1981, and was appointed deputy head of the Comédie Française in June 1988, a post he held until his sudden death in Paris in 1990.[1] In 1978, Vitez' workshop sessions were recorded by film-maker Maria Koleva, who made five films on different workshop sessions.[2]
Vitez often presented his plays in locations with non-theatrical elements and without any descriptive function, employing an aesthetic of "free play" and "association of ideas," according to Georges Banu. Vitez' work required thought on the part of the audience, more than the reality of a set. He saw the theater as a "force field" and demanded an "elitist theater for all." He defended the great classical texts as "sunken galleons," works that were remote, archaic and mythological.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Antoine Vitez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Antoine Vitez French pronunciation ɑ twan vitɛz 20 December 1930 30 April 1990 was a French actor director and poet He became a central character and influence on the French theater in the post war period especially in the technique of teaching drama He was also translator of Chekhov Vladimir Mayakovsky and Mikhail Sholokhov Antoine VitezRene Kalisky with Antoine Vitez right Born20 December 1930Paris FranceDied30 April 1990 aged 59 Paris FranceNationalityFrenchEducationTania BalachovaKnown forTheatre director stage director Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Aesthetic 4 Legacy 5 Filmography 6 ReferencesEarly life EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Antoine Vitez was born in Paris and trained to be an actor finding his first acting job at the age of 19 in Ils attendent Lefty at the Theatre Maubel He failed to enter the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris and became a Communist activist which he continued until 1979 when he left the Communist Party following the invasion of Afghanistan by the USSR He met Louis Aragon in 1958 and became his private secretary from 1960 to 1962 He worked in the theater Balachova Tania and wrote reviews published by Jean Vilar in the magazine Theatre populaire Vitez also found work reading on the radio and voice dubbing in films He had his first opportunity as director with Sophocles Electra at the Maison de la Culture de Caen in 1966 Career EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Vitez production of Electra was successful and he continued directing with Russian and Greek repertoire directing Mayakovsky s Les Bains in 1967 Eugene Schwartz s Le Dragon in 1968 and Chekhov s La Mouette in 1970 After this initial period he began working more with French and German repertoire directing works by Racine Jakob Lenz Goethe Brecht and Rene Kalisky He later expanded his work to both traditional and classical theatrical repertoire including Sophocles Shakespeare Marivaux Moliere Jean Racine Paul Claudel Vladimir Mayakovsky Pierre Guyotat Jean Metellus and Jean Audureau Vitez became a professor at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 1968 and in 1972 he founded the Theatre des Quartiers d Ivry In the same year he founded the Ateliers d Ivry workshop where amateurs and professionals could share a common theatrical practice He became director at the Chaillot National Theatre in 1981 and was appointed deputy head of the Comedie Francaise in June 1988 a post he held until his sudden death in Paris in 1990 1 In 1978 Vitez workshop sessions were recorded by film maker Maria Koleva who made five films on different workshop sessions 2 Aesthetic EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Vitez often presented his plays in locations with non theatrical elements and without any descriptive function employing an aesthetic of free play and association of ideas according to Georges Banu Vitez work required thought on the part of the audience more than the reality of a set He saw the theater as a force field and demanded an elitist theater for all He defended the great classical texts as sunken galleons works that were remote archaic and mythological Legacy EditTheatre Antoine Vitez on the campus of the University of Provence now Aix Marseille University is named for him 3 4 Theatre d Ivry Antoine Vitez in Ivry sur Seine is also named for him Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1966 The War Is Over Un employe Pan am Pan Am Employee1969 My Night at Maud s Vidal1970 La nuit bulgare1970 The Confession Un ami communiste1976 Les Ambassadeurs1976 Antoine Vitez s amuse avec Claudel et Brecht Himself1978 The Green Room Bishop s secretary1978 Le barbouille ou la mort gaie Le professeur1979 Ecoute voir Le delegue de la secte1979 Je parle d amour Le comedien de Tartuffe1989 Hiver 54 l abbe Pierre Le ministre de l interieur Leon Martinaud Deplat final film role 1991 Paroles tues ou Aimer en etrangere a Paris HimselfReferences Edit Antoine Vitez Is Dead Theater Director 59 The New York Times 1 May 1990 Retrieved 10 February 2011 Theatre quarterly Volume 10 1980 p 398 Universite de Provence Aix Marseille 1 Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 Retrieved 12 September 2012 1 dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antoine Vitez amp oldid 1137830557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
