At 130 years old, the Bussang People's Theatre wants to reinvent its links with the local population
By Félicien Rondel , regional correspondent in Strasbourg
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Performance of Molière's The School for Wives at the Théâtre du Peuple in Bussang. The Vosges theater is celebrating its 130th anniversary today with an investigation into its ties with the local population. Thierry GACHON / L'ALSACE/MAXPPP
Starting June 15, the People's Theatre of Bussang (Vosges) celebrates its 130th anniversary. Inspired by the work of sociologist Bruno Latour, the new management has launched a survey of the strained ties between local residents and their theatre, which now shines far beyond the Vosges mountains.
The People's Theatre of Bussang (Vosges) was originally a utopia imagined by Maurice Pottecher. This theatre man, born in Bussang, envisioned a venue literally open to the environment: the back of the stage overlooked the forest. This venue was also intended to be animated by a "hive," where all categories of society would come together on stage and in the audience.
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