André Acquart
André Acquart (* 22. November 1922 in Vincennes , † 4. June 2016 ) was a French painter , stage and costume designer .
Life
Acquart spent his youth in Algiers , where he attended the art academy. He held his first exhibition in Algiers in 1942. In 1951 he worked for the first time as a set designer for the performance of the play Pasiphaé by Henry de Montherlant . In the following years he worked with directors such as Jean Vilar , Roger Blin and Laurent Terzieff , among others, in a career spanning several decades .
Its basic principle was the abolition of the demarcation between auditorium and playing area in the sense of the peep box theater . This should give the actors greater opportunities to develop in the theater space, which is additionally enlarged by lighting effects. He preferred to use raw raw materials such as wood, sheet metal, copper, steel, water, plastics and mirrors as decoration.
literature
- Horst Schumacher: Acquart, André . In: Manfred Brauneck, Wolfgang Beck (ed.): Theater Lexikon 2. Actors and directors, stage managers, dramaturges and stage designers . Rowohlt's encyclopedia published by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag. Reinbek near Hamburg, August 2007, ISBN 978 3 499 55650 0
Web links
- André Acquart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Notice de personne in catalogue.bnf.fr, accessed on June 1, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Acquart, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, set and costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vincennes |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 2016 |