Theatre Libre (English)

Japanese: Théâtre Libre(英語表記)TheatreLibre
Theatre Libre (English)

In any case, this trend is central to the rise and development of so-called modern drama, and from this perspective, it is possible to view the Moscow Art Theatre, the Abbey Theatre in Ireland, and even Japan's further offshoot, the Free Theatre, as all part of the same historical trend. [Kawazoe Yutaka]
[Antoine's Free Theatre]
It was founded by Antoine with the cooperation of some of the actors from the amateur theater company Cercle Gaulois, and E. Zola and his students, up-and-coming naturalist writers. The first performance, held in front of a reservation-only audience at a small theater in a corner of Montmartre, Paris, featured Zola's original work Jacques d'Amour, which garnered unprecedented acclaim, and the company quickly became the center of naturalist theater.

*Some of the terms mentioned in "Théâtre Libre" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… いずれにせよ,この流れはいわゆる近代劇の勃興・発展の中核をなすものであり,そのような視座からとらえれば,モスクワ芸術座にせよ,アイルランドのアベー座にせよ,あるいはさらなる派生としての日本の〈自由劇場〉にせよ,すべて同じ一つの歴史的潮流として展望することが可能であろう。【川添 裕】
[アントアーヌの自由劇場Théâtre Libre]
 アマチュア劇団〈セルクル・ゴーロア〉の一部俳優を母胎に,E.ゾラとその門下の自然主義新進作家の協力を得てアントアーヌによって設立された。パリのモンマルトルの一隅の小劇場での予約会員制の観客を前にした第1回公演で,ゾラ原作の《ジャック・ダムール》が空前の評判をとり,一躍自然主義演劇の中心となった。…

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