Théâtre de l'Est parisien

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The theatre of East Paris (TEP) is a former French subsidized theatre, first located at 17 rue Malte-Brun in place of an old cinema, then at 159 avenue Gambetta in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. He was renamed in 2011 by the new director, Valérie Baran, and became Le Tarmac - The international Francophone scene.

History: In 1911, 17 rue Malte-Brun opened a cinema and music hall, the Zenith, of 1,060 armchairs. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs purchased the hall and decided to install in 1963 the Guild of Ménilmontant, an amateur troupe of Guy Rétoré founded on October 1, 1951, which became permanent in 1960. The place became one of the first houses of Culture, inaugurated on January 29, 1964 by André Malraux, and then received the status of national drama centre in March 1966. For almost forty years, Guy Retoré has pursued a policy of creating contemporary and classical texts, as well as numerous accompanying actions. In 1964, the theatre announced 18,094 members. In 1972, Jacques Duhamel made it a national theatre, in the form of an EPIC. In December 1980, Dario Fo presented his show History of the Tiger and other stories including...