Outgoing
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Artistic-Athévains

11th Arr.

Molière's 1662 classic about control and emancipation gets a contemporary makeover at this intimate Belleville venue. Director Frédérique Lazarini uses striking video projections and modern staging to center Agnès's emotional journey, trading farce for genuine reflection on love and freedom.

classic French theater
contemporary adaptation
intimate Belleville venue
video-driven staging

Tips

💔"one becomes attached to Agnès, hoping that she will manage to free herself" (L'Affiche)
📚arrive early to browse the theater's curated bookstore
hit the Café des Livres for a drink and book swap

Artistic-Athévains

45 bis Rue Richard Lenoir, 75011 Paris, France

Upcoming at Artistic-Athévains

Friday, Jun 12
Le Monde extérieur

Le Monde extérieur

June 12 at 7pm

Marguerite Duras's journalism gets a one-man staging, channeling her fierce compassion for the dispossessed—from Algerian workers to illiterate thieves—with writing that shifts from urgent to lyrical.

La Tragédie d’Hamlet

La Tragédie d’Hamlet

June 12 at 8:30pm

Peter Brook's lean adaptation cuts Shakespeare's Hamlet to its core—indecision, action, and the ghosts that haunt us. Expect physicality inspired by dance and a purified stage where fantastical figures come alive.

Les Caprices de Marianne

Les Caprices de Marianne

June 12 at 8:30pm

Love, betrayal, and a tragic case of mistaken signals collide in this adaptation of Musset's romantic comedy-turned-tragedy. Watch Coelio's passion for Marianne spiral into heartbreak when his charming friend Octave becomes the object of her desire instead.