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Georges Banu analyzes the 1994-1995 theater season in artpress

opinion-review · 2026-04-23

In the July 1995 issue of artpress, critic Georges Banu reflects on the recently concluded theater season. Rather than offering a quantitative overview, he situates selected productions within theatrical history, tradition, and genre. Banu emphasizes theater as a complex art of sound and vision, highlighting how each staging engages with specific registers of the dramatic form.

Key facts

  • Georges Banu wrote an analysis of the 1994-1995 theater season.
  • The article was published in artpress in July 1995.
  • Banu avoided a simple quantitative assessment.
  • He placed each production in a historical or traditional context.
  • The analysis focuses on theater as an art of sounds and gaze.
  • The original title is 'le centre et les marges'.
  • The article is a critical review of multiple performances.
  • Banu is a known theater critic and scholar.

Entities

Artists

  • Georges Banu

Institutions

  • artpress

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