Theatre de Odeon

Name: Chenfei Cao

Course:Arch 162- M 12

Theatre de Odeon
One of the six national theatres in France is the Odeon-Theatre de l’Europe, previously referred to as the Theatre de Odeon (Hemmings 26). The theatre is situated at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, besides the Luxembourg Garden (Hemmings 28). The theatre has been built and rebuilt three times. The original was built from 1779 to 1782 (Hemmings 47). The structure possessed a Neoclassic design and was constructed in the garden of the previous Hotel de Conde by Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre (Hemmings 81). The main purpose of the building was to house the Comedie Francaise, which, unfortunately, opted to remain at the Theatre-Francais which was situated at the Palais Royal (Hemmings 106). In 1782, Queen Marie-Antoinette inaugurated the theatre.
In 1799, a fire burned down the theatre leaving nothing except for the exterior walls as well as the saloon (Kruger 153). It was rebuilt using the designs of Jean Chalgrin and reopened in 1808 (Kruger 169). The new structures official name was altered to Theatre de l’Imeratrice, however, the majority of people retained its previous name, Odeon.
  In 1818, a second fire burned down the building completely destroying its interior (Kruger 203). Pierre Thomas Baraguay was responsible for the redesign of the theatre, which still stands up to the present. The theatre was opened for the third time in 1990 and was renamed as the “Theatre de l’Europe” (Kruger 341). The primary objective of changing the theatre’s name to “the Theatre de l’Europe” was to encourage interactions and combined projects with stage directors, playwrights, actors, as well as other personalities taking part in the dramatic arts in Europe. This would allow the various European nations to showcase new works as well as introduce new elements to the artistic heritage of Europe. 


 
Hemmings, Frederic William John. Theatre and State in France, 1760-1905. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Kruger, Loren. The national stage: Theatre and cultural legitimation in England, France, and America. University of Chicago Press, 1992.

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