Stéphane André Braunschweig (born 5 July 1964) is a French

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Life and career

Born in Paris, the son of a lawyer and a psychoanalyst mother,Guillaume Tion
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'', 28 avril 2016 Braunschweig studied at the lycée Victor-Duruy, in Paris. After studying philosophy at the

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, in 1987 he joined the Théâtre National de Chaillot school directed by

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, where he received theatre training for three years. In 1991, he received the Syndicat de la critique Revelation Award for his trilogy entitled ''Les Hommes de neige''. He was then appointed director of the

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and the École Supérieure du TNS from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2008. On 1 January 2009, he became an associated artist at the Théâtre national de la Colline of which he became director, succeeding in January 2010. On 15 January 2016, Braunschweig was appointed director of the Théâtre national de l’Odéon. In 2017, he directed the premiere of Sebastian Fagerlund's ''

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Author

* 2007 : ''Petites portes, grands paysages'',

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Awards

* 2013 : Chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur. * 2014 : Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

References

External links

Stéphane Braunschweig
s biography on the site of the Théâtre national de l'Odéon *
Stéphane Braunschweig
on Encyclopedia Universalis

on ''

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