Le Mois Molière (The Molière Month) is a theatre and music festival that takes place every year from the 1st to the 30th of June in the streets, parks, theatres and historical sites of the city of Versailles.
Created by François de Mazières in 1996, it promotes the renewal of popular theatre by giving priority to new companies in the festival programme and offering most of the shows for free. "The will to get out into the neighborhoods, the free aspect, the festive side and the will to perform great texts: all that is part of the festival's genetic code" explained
François de Mazières
François de Mazières (born 22 May 1960) is a French politician.
He served as a member of the National Assembly, representing Yvelines from June 2012 to June 2017. He is mayor of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de ...
in 2009, also the mayor of Versailles.
The creators chose the name of the festival in reference to the link between Versailles and
Molière
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.
Launched in 1996, under the leadership of
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* Francis Perrin (actor) (born 1947), French actor, screenwriter and director
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See also
* Perrin (disambiguation)
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, the then director of the
Théâtre Montansier, who went around the streets of Versailles on his cart, with his troupe. He staged The Jealousy of Barbouille (
La Jalousie du barbouillé
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:fr:La Jalousie du barbouillé) and then, in 1997, The Flying Doctor (
Le Médecin Volant
''Le Médecin volant'' (''The Flying Doctor'') is a French play by Molière, The date of its actual premiere is unknown, but its Paris premiere took place on 18 April 1659. Parts of the play were later reproduced in '' L'Amour médecin'', and '' Le ...
) and The Mad (
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[François de Mazières, Versailles en scène, l'aventure du Mois Molière, éditions Artlys, 2006 p.13]
References
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Versailles
1996 establishments in France
Music festivals in France