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
"Stéphane Braunschweig, eurodéon"
in ''

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'', 28 avril 2016 Braunschweig studied at the

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, in Paris. After studying philosophy at the

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, in 1987 he joined the

Théâtre National de Chaillot The Théâtre National de Chaillot (English: Chaillot National Theatre) is a theatre located in the Palais de Chaillot at 1, place du Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Close by the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro Gardens—the Th ...

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 The Théâtre national de la Colline is a theatre at 15, rue Malte-Brun in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The closest métro station is Gambetta (Paris Métro), Gambetta. It is one of the five national theatres dedicated to drama which are enti ...

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

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Autumn Sonata ''Autumn Sonata'' ( sv, Höstsonaten, link=no) is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Ingrid Bergman (in her final film role), Liv Ullmann and Lena Nyman. Its plot follows a celebrated classical pianist and h ...

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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 :

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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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'' (10 December 2018)
Stéphane Braunschweig
on

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