Franz Marijnen (4 April 1943 – 3 August 2022)[1] was a Belgian theatre director. His early career, in the Netherlands and Belgium, was influenced by the work of the Polish theatre director and theoristJerzy Grotowski. Marijnen then moved to the United States where he founded the experimental theatre company Camera Obscura. By the latter half of the 1970s, he was again working primarily in Europe. He served as artistic director of several large theatres in the Netherlands and Belgium, including the Ro Theatre in Rotterdam and the KVS in Brussels.
Marijnen was born in Mechelen on 4 April 1943. He studied directing at the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound (RITCS) in Brussels. Marijnen began directing for the Mechels Miniatuur Teater while a student at RITCS, and in 1966 directed a production of Edward Albee's The Zoo Story that received positive reviews.
In 1966, Marijnen met Polish theatre director and theorist Jerzy Grotowski at a workshop in Brussels. In 1967, Marijnen went to Poland for an internship at Grotowski's Laboratory Theatre in Opole. He was inspired by Grotowski's method, which focused on the actor's physical presence on the stage. Marijnen wrote and published a report about Grotowski's workshop in the theatre magazine Windroos. The report was later reprinted in Grotowski's 1968 book Towards a Poor Theatre.
Marijnen tried to apply Grotowski's method upon his return to Belgium, in 1969. He taught workshops at multiple Flemish and Dutch theatre companies, including the Nederlandse Komedie in Amsterdam, and found that classically trained actors were not open to the method.
He returned to Europe in 1977 to become the first director of the Ro Theatre in Rotterdam. As a freelance director at other theatres, he produced large-scale productions such as Wasteland (Rotterdam, 1980) and Bataille Bataille (Groningen, 1992). He continued using Grotowski's method, and was one of the few directors who successfully produced large-scale productions that were experimental.
In 1993, Marijnen became the director of the KVS in Brussels where he produced classical pieces such as King Lear (1987) and Oedipus / In Kolonos (1994). He brought audiences from French-speaking Brussels and endeavoured to give Arab culture a place in the theatre. He resigned in 2000 after seven years as director, partially due to financial issues the theatre was experiencing.
He then joined the National Theatre in The Hague to direct productions such as Glenn Gould (2008) and Pier Paolo Pasolini – PPP (2010). Since 2012, he was directing in Mechelen at Arsenaal, the former Mechels Miniatuur Teater, where he started his career. In early 2014, he produced Scarlatti with an international cast.
^"Bekende toneelregisseur Franz Marijnen (79) is overleden". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Fando and Lis (1971)". Accessed August 6, 2018.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Oracles (1973)". Accessed August 6, 2018.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Maldoror (1974)". Accessed August 6, 2018.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Measure for Measure (1974)". Accessed August 6, 2018.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1973)". Accessed August 6, 2018.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1974)". Accessed August 6, 2018.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1975)". Accessed August 6, 2018.
Further readingedit
Jans, Erwin. Critical Theater Lexicon 18: Franz Marijnen. Brussels: Flemish Theater Institute, 2002.
Crombez, Thomas. Arm theater in a golden age: Ritual and avant-garde after the Second World War. Leuven: Lannoo Campus, 2014.
Tindemans, Klaas. "Flemish theater makers in the Netherlands: Franz Marijnen", Rekto: Verso , no. 43, September/October 2010.
Marijnen, Franz. "Practical exercises for an actor's training according to the system and to the theories of Jerzy Grotowski". Wind rose , JG., no. 3, p. 25–27 (1967).
Roeck, Jef the. "Franz Marijnen and his conditions", Ons Erfdeel , jg. 37 (1994).
t'Arsenaal: who is who, Franz Marijnen. Accessed 9 December 2014.
External linksedit
Marijnen's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections
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editMarijnen was born in Mechelen on 4 April 1943 He studied directing at the Royal Institute for Theatre Cinema amp Sound RITCS in Brussels Marijnen began directing for the Mechels Miniatuur Teater while a student at RITCS and in 1966 directed a production of Edward Albee s The Zoo Story that received positive reviews In 1966 Marijnen met Polish theatre director and theorist Jerzy Grotowski at a workshop in Brussels In 1967 Marijnen went to Poland for an internship at Grotowski s Laboratory Theatre in Opole He was inspired by Grotowski s method which focused on the actor s physical presence on the stage Marijnen wrote and published a report about Grotowski s workshop in the theatre magazine Windroos The report was later reprinted in Grotowski s 1968 book Towards a Poor Theatre Marijnen tried to apply Grotowski s method upon his return to Belgium in 1969 He taught workshops at multiple Flemish and Dutch theatre companies including the Nederlandse Komedie in Amsterdam and found that classically trained actors were not open to the method In 1971 Marijnen moved to the United States looking for a more receptive environment to teach and apply Grotowski s method He had several teaching appointments while in the United States including at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama In 1973 he founded his own theatre company Camera Obscura which was based in Jamestown New York He directed multiple productions at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City during the early 1970s including Fernando Arrabal s Fando and Lis 1971 2 Camera Obscura in Andy Wolk s Oracles 1973 3 Camera Obscura in Wolk s adaptation of Comte de Lautreamont s Maldoror 1974 4 and Camera Obscura in Shakespeare s Measure for Measure 1974 5 Camera Obscura went on tour in Europe in 1973 6 1974 7 and 1975 8 He returned to Europe in 1977 to become the first director of the Ro Theatre in Rotterdam As a freelance director at other theatres he produced large scale productions such as Wasteland Rotterdam 1980 and Bataille Bataille Groningen 1992 He continued using Grotowski s method and was one of the few directors who successfully produced large scale productions that were experimental In 1993 Marijnen became the director of the KVS in Brussels where he produced classical pieces such as King Lear 1987 and Oedipus In Kolonos 1994 He brought audiences from French speaking Brussels and endeavoured to give Arab culture a place in the theatre He resigned in 2000 after seven years as director partially due to financial issues the theatre was experiencing He then joined the National Theatre in The Hague to direct productions such as Glenn Gould 2008 and Pier Paolo Pasolini PPP 2010 Since 2012 he was directing in Mechelen at Arsenaal the former Mechels Miniatuur Teater where he started his career In early 2014 he produced Scarlatti with an international cast Selected works edit1966 The Zoo Story Edward Albee Mechels Miniatuur Teater 1968 Saved Edward Bond Mechels Miniature Teater 1970 Learn about Leather Measure for Measure William Shakespeare Dutch Comedy 1973 Oracles with Andy Wolk after Sophocles Oedipus Camera Obscura Yerma Federico Garcia Lorca Nederlands Toneel Gent NTGent 1975 Grimm collaborative project about the Brothers Grimm Schauspielhaus Hamburg 1980 Wasteland Simon Rozendaal Ensemble Ro Theater in collaboration with Werkcentrum Dans De Meiden Jean Genet Ro Theater 1983 Aida Giuseppe Verdi Royal Ballet of Flanders Antwerp Orchestra and Flanders Opera 1984 Jules Verne Rob Scholten and Marijnen Ro Theater Stichting Noordelijk Theater de Voorziening Exit the King Eugene Ionesco NTGent 1985 I Jan Cremer Lennaert Nijgh after Jan Cremer Ro Theater 1987 Doctor Faust libretto by Ferrucio Busoni Dutch Opera Foundation King Lear William Shakespeare NTGent 1988 Woyzeck Georg Buchner The National Theater 1989 Orgy Pier Paolo Pasolini The Southern Theater 1991 Endgame Samuel Beckett Royal Flemish Theater 1992 Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett The National Theater Bataille bataille Georges Bataille North Dutch Theater 1993 King Lear William Shakespeare Royal Flemish Theater 1994 Oedipus Hugo Claus to Seneca Royal Flemish Theater In Kolonos Hugo Claus after Sophocles Royal Flemish Theater 1996 Oresteia Aeschylus Royal Flemish Theater 2000 Winter Jon Fosse The Arsenal 2008 Red Rubber Balls Peter Verhelst The National Theater Glenn Gould Marijnen The National Theater 2010 Pier Paolo Pasolini PPP Marijnen The National Theater 2011 The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht with music by Kurt Weill The National Theater 2014 Scarlatti Marijnen The ArsenalReferences edit Bekende toneelregisseur Franz Marijnen 79 is overleden vrtnws be in Dutch 3 August 2022 Retrieved 4 August 2022 La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Production Fando and Lis 1971 Accessed August 6 2018 La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Production Oracles 1973 Accessed August 6 2018 La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Production Maldoror 1974 Accessed August 6 2018 La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Production Measure for Measure 1974 Accessed August 6 2018 La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Tour Camera Obscura European Tour 1973 Accessed August 6 2018 La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Tour Camera Obscura European Tour 1974 Accessed August 6 2018 La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Tour Camera Obscura European Tour 1975 Accessed August 6 2018 Further reading editJans Erwin Critical Theater Lexicon 18 Franz Marijnen Brussels Flemish Theater Institute 2002 Crombez Thomas Arm theater in a golden age Ritual and avant garde after the Second World War Leuven Lannoo Campus 2014 Tindemans Klaas Flemish theater makers in the Netherlands Franz Marijnen Rekto Verso no 43 September October 2010 Marijnen Franz Practical exercises for an actor s training according to the system and to the theories of Jerzy Grotowski Wind rose JG no 3 p 25 27 1967 Roeck Jef the Franz Marijnen and his conditions Ons Erfdeel jg 37 1994 t Arsenaal who is who Franz Marijnen Accessed 9 December 2014 External links editMarijnen s page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections Franz Marijnen at IMDb Franz Marijnen on Oxford Reference online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franz Marijnen amp oldid 1214507044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
