MC93

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The Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis in Bobigny, more commonly known as MC93 Bobigny, is an important theatre in the Paris region whose main activity is mainly oriented towards the creation and presentation of French and international theatre performances as well as dance, opera and music.

The MC93 is a place for the creation and production of live performances that was conceived in the late 1960s in the town of Bobigny in Seine-Saint-Denis, part of the theatrical decentralization movement promoted by the then Minister of Culture, André Malraux. Following evaluation and implementation of the project, the MC93 finally opened on 19 February 1980. The large Oleg Efremov room can accommodate 866 spectators, the small Christian Bourgois room, 220 people plus a rehearsal room with 128 seats. The main activity of the institution is directed towards theatrical creations, notably by Robert Wilson, Peter Sellars, Deborah Warner or Lev Dodine and the promotion in France of the stages of Jean-Michel Rabeux, Nicolas Bigards, Patrick Pineau, Jean-Yves...