The memory of the success of the Paris Olympic Games continues to shine. Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the ceremonies of the Olympic (OJ) and Paralympic 2024 games, received, Monday, April 28, a Molière of honor rewarding his work and his creation on this event followed worldwide.
“To technicians (…)to spectators (…) Who come in number, to the policies that believe in the performing arts as a tool for making society, we organize, let us be ready to do battle but above all, as these ceremonies have shown, to sew, to sew us up! »»he launched by receiving the prestigious statuette during the 36e Night of the Molières.
“It is the role of culture and precisely live performance. And it is this wish that I place in this Molière ”he added, in front of the world of the public and private theater gathered at the Folies Bergère in Paris, which reserved a standing ovation.
Spreading between July and September 2024, these ceremonies had been praised in France and abroad for their creativity, in particular the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on and along the Seine on July 26, wanted by its artistic director as an ode to diversity.
Recalling that, the same evening, “Violent counterfeits have been lit and coordinated” In conservative and far-right circles about one of the paintings starting with the image of an attributed group, including several drag-queens, which some have interpreted as a parody of the last meal of Jesus with his apostles, Thomas Jolly warned, more broadly, against a “Freedom of creation (…) Targeted target since the start of the school year “. EMU, the latter also stressed the importance of the public sector of culture in its own construction of director and actor.
“Budget cuts” in culture
This Molières ceremony, broadcast in deferred to France 2, was presented by Caroline Vigneaux. The humorist created the surprise, first appearing in a white dress, Phrygian hat on the head, raised fist and … a bare breast, allegory of the painting Freedom guiding the people D’UGENE DELACROIX. To the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, seated in the front rows, she launched, on the air of Resist, La Chanson de France Gall: “Bats”,, “Resist, take a model on the live performance”,, “Always there” despite “Budget cuts”.
“The solution is more chariot, more René Char” Or “Less war, more Molière”she said.
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“The theater is of crazy importance”especially in a period made “Fake News”It is “A choice of society”also defended Eric Ruf, at the head of the Comédie-Française.
On behalf of the CGT show, an actor denounced the “Catastrophic situation for culture”inviting the room to put oneself ” standing “ As a sign of support, a gesture followed by the vast majority of the presents, with the exception of the Minister.
In a video published in the afternoon, the latter had praised the “Unique model in the world” French live performance, ensuring its ” commitment “ “Flawless” so that “The budget of the Ministry of Culture dedicated to artistic creation for 2025 is completely preserved”. Remarks made while the reserve credits of his ministry were amputated to two-thirds by a decree, on Saturday, as part of the budgetary efforts requested from the whole government.
Jean-Marc Dumontet, president of the Academy of Molières, suffered some whistles by part of the public, after a speech in which he said “Do not recognize yourself” in the figures put forward by the CGT show and wishing “Embark the minister” To defend Private and Public Theater “All together”. Whistles cut by France Télévisions, on the grounds that the speech, like others, was “Too long”.
Humorist Paul Mirabel awarded
On the price side, this 36e edition awarded the paul Claudel river play five times The satin shoe, Directed by Eric Ruf, notably with the Molière of the Public Theater, the staging in a public theater show, the actress in a public theater show (Marina Hands) and the actor in a supporting role (Laurent Stocer).
Coal in the veinsof and staged by Jean-Philippe Daguerre, who tells the history of the Gules Noires in the mining territories of Pas-de-Calais at the end of the 1950s, also received five statuettes: Molière du Théâtre Privé, of the staging in a private theater show, of the actress in a supporting role (Raphaëlle Cambray), of the female revelation (Juliette Béhar).
For humor, it’s Paul Mirabel, with his show Out of lovewho was a winner. The Molière of the musical show was given to the troupe of the musical The miserablerecreated in French at the Théâtre du Châtelet and soon on tour. Two of his hits were also sung on stage.
Delphine Depardieu obtained the Molière from the actress of the private theater for her interpretation of the Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous connections. Young actor Vassili Schneider had the molière of male revelation with the adaptation of the book The next time you bite the dust, by Panayotis Pascot.
Listen Thomas Jolly, director: “The more makeup, costumes, wigs, lights, decorations, the more I feel protected”