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André Barsacq (24 January 1909 – 8 July 1973) was a French theatre director, producer, scenic designer, and playwright. From 1940 to 1973 he was the director of the Théâtre de l'Atelier. He was the brother of Russian production designer Léon Barsacq.〔 ==Life and career== Barsacq was born in the city of Feodosiya in Crimea. His father was French and his mother was Russian.〔(Premier Cinema: Andre Barsacq )〕 At the age of 15 he traveled to Paris to study at the School of Decorative Arts and lived in France from then on. In 1928 he was at the Théâtre de l'Atelier working with its director, Charles Dullin on productions which included Jules Romains's 1923 play ''Knock''.〔(The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979) )〕 As director of the Théâtre de l'Atelier he introduced Parisian audiences to the plays of Ugo Betti, Félicien Marceau, Marcel Ayme, Françoise Sagan, René de Obaldia, and Friedrich Dürrenmatt. He successfully adapted the works of Chekhov, Dostoevsky, and Turgenev for the French stage.〔Oxford Companion to the Theatre: André Barsacq〕 During his career he worked with Antonin Artaud, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Jacques Copeau.〔(Jacques Copeau: biography of André Barsacq )〕 Barsacq was a great admirer of Jean Anouilh and beginning with ''Le Bal des voleurs'' at Théâtre des Arts in 1938 produced almost all his plays, including, at some personal risk, the subversive ''Antigone'' in 1944 during the Nazi occupation.〔 André Barsacq also worked with many major filmmakers including Marcel Herbarium, Pierre Chenal, Jean Gremillon, Max Ophüls, and Pierre Billon.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「André Barsacq」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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