Collectif 8 – Riviera Buzz

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Théâtre Anthea’s 10 Year Anniversary: A Risky Wager Won With Flying Colours

April 14, 2023

In only one short decade, a new theatre built from scratch in the small Azurean town of Antibes has become one of the leading Thespian temples in France thanks to a visionary director and a pragmatic mayor.

Collectif 8’s New Play L’Orestie: A Theatrical Thunderclap

NATJA IGNEY

January 30, 2023

Arts & Culture

Gaële Boghossian and Paulo Correia’s theatre company is renowned for thought-provoking, boundary-pushing productions. But their latest oeuvre may be their finest one yet.

Collectif 8’s Count of Monte Cristo Hits the Artistic and Social Bull’s Eye

NATJA IGNEY

January 7, 2022

Arts & Culture

The Anthéa house company, renowned for its creativity and ingenuity at the crossroads of stage theatre and cinema, gives Alexandre Dumas’ classic a shocking, and shockingly good, makeover

De La Fontaine at Anthéa: A Poetic and Musical Feast for the Senses

NATJA IGNEY

December 9, 2021

Local Buzz

When two of the region’s best theatre makers team up to honour Jean de La Fontaine’s 400th birthday, and invite two brilliant musicians to the stage, expect no less than a masterpiece!

Collectif 8’s Adaptation of 1984 – A Hymn to Humanity

NATJA IGNEY

October 10, 2021

Arts & Culture

One of the best contemporary plays was brutally stopped by the pandemic last year. Now Collectif 8 finally has the chance to perform its masterpiece. And it’s even more poignant now

Post-Lockdown: One Highlight Chases The Other at Théâtre Anthéa in Antibes

NATJA IGNEY

May 11, 2021

Arts & Culture

All is well that ends well: After the long and involuntary hiatus, the disrupted 2020/21 theatre season goes out on a high note.

Gaële Boghossian: Being Called “Non-essential” is a Crushing Insult for Actors

NATJA IGNEY

December 14, 2020

Local Buzz

The accomplished artist and co-founder of Collectif 8 shares her experience during lockdown, her fear of 1984 becoming a reality, and her hope for a better tomorrow

50 Years of TNN – Bridging Past, Present and Future

NATJA IGNEY

November 15, 2019

Arts & Culture

The venerable Théâtre National de Nice is celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Reason to pause and reflect on its turbulent history.

Nice’s Historic Abbey of St. Pons Reopens After Extensive Renovations

NATJA IGNEY

May 17, 2019

Local Buzz

After having been closed for 20 years due to serious degradation, one of the city’s cultural jewels now shines in a new light

When Collectif 8 Meets Kafka, Artistic Alchemy Happens

NATJA IGNEY

February 17, 2019

Arts & Culture

For its latest masterpiece, Théâtre anthéa’s house company tackles Le Chateau, one of the most complex literary texts ever written, with tremendous success

Collectif 8’s Faust the Talk of the Town at Festival Off d‘Avignon

NATJA IGNEY

July 17, 2018

Arts & Culture

Accolades upon accolades are being heaped on the company around Gaële Boghossian and Paulo Correia for their adaptation of Goethe’s masterwork

Absolutely Nothing Marginal About Collectif 8’s Marginalia

NATJA IGNEY

April 9, 2018

Arts & Culture

There is no better way to honour Théâtre anthéa’s fifth anniversary than with this remarkable play by its fantastic house company

Collectif 8’s Surrealistic Trip to Slave Island

NATJA IGNEY

November 12, 2017

Arts & Culture

In Gaële Boghossian’s skillful hands, L’Île des Esclaves, one of classic French literature’s signature pieces, receives a stunning 21st century makeover.