Ariane Mnouchkine
Ariane Mnouchkine · Arts & Literature
French theatre director who founded the Théâtre du Soleil; Kyoto Prize (2019); Jewish father
1939, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
France (Théâtre du Soleil, Paris)
Ariane Mnouchkine is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — French theatre director who founded the Théâtre du Soleil; Kyoto Prize (2019); Jewish father
Mnouchkine, whose father was the Russian-Jewish film producer Alexandre Mnouchkine and whose paternal grandparents died in Auschwitz, founded the Théâtre du Soleil in 1964, one of the most influential theatre companies in the world. Her collective creations fuse Western and Asian traditions and often confront history, exile and human rights. She received the Kyoto Prize in 2019 and the inaugural International Ibsen Award.
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French theatre director who founded the Théâtre du Soleil; Kyoto Prize (2019); Jewish father
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Kyoto Prize
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