Gaston Baty animateur de théâtre

The present volume intends to give a profile of Gaston Baty's eclectic activity as cultural promoter in Paris in the 20ies-30ies. His contribution to the reform of the theatre, intended both as plays (subjects, structures, discourse) and as mise en scène, was incredibly relevant and yet is still not emphasised enough. Chapters here are devoted to reconstruct his activity as director of theatres and as coordinator of companies, as well as critic on journal and papers; to clarify his theories on drama renewal; to investigate into his peculiar, innovating mises en scène; to explore his selection of playwrights and plays. A rich bibliography on Baty and his time, on drama in the first half of the 20th century is given. A selection of significative and rare iconography and of his journal articles on drama are reproduced.