A Conversation in French with Laurence Marie, Pascal Rambert, Audrey Bonnet, and Stanislas Nordey

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Columbia Maison Française and Seuls en Scène, Princeton French Theater Festival, celebrate the publication of Les paradoxes du comédien by Laurence Marie, who has interviewed many past guest artists of the festival at Princeton University for her book project. Laurence Marie moderates a discussion with the celebrated artistic team of the 2024 festival’s last show, Clôture de l’amour by Pascal Rambert, and considers how Diderot’s Paradox of Acting resonates in their craft today.

Laurence Marie is a Lecturer in the Department of French at Columbia. She is the author of Inventer l’acteur: Émotions et spectacle dans l’Europe des Lumières, a new Folio Classique edition of Diderot’s Paradox of Acting and Les paradoxes du comédien: Cinquante regards sur le métier d’acteur.

Pascal Rambert is a French playwright, choreographer, and director. He is also the author of numerous plays, including Memento Mori (2013), De mes propres mains (2016), Libido Sciendi (2015), Argument (2016) and Une vie (2017), which he wrote for the actors of the Comédie-Française.

Audrey Bonnet is an acclaimed French actress who trained at the Cours Florent before joining the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. From 2003 to 2006, she served as resident at the Comédie-Française. She won the award for best actress in the 2013 theatre awards.

Stanislas Nordey is a French actor and theatre director. An advocate for contemporary theatre, he has staged works by writers such as Falk Richter, Anja Hilling, Peter Handke, Wajdi Mouawad, Christine Angot and Christophe Pellet in recent years.

The event is presented in conjunction with the 13th edition of Seuls en Scène, Princeton French Theater Festival, taking place at Princeton University September 12-22. Seuls en Scène, curated by Princeton University’s Florent Masse, brings celebrated French actors and directors, as well as promising early-career artists, to Princeton University and the local community to present their work, introducing American audiences to dynamic and engaging French productions. More information on the festival can be found here. To reserve tickets visit Princeton University Ticketin