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Founded by Attilio Maggiulli in 1975.1
Private company
French theatre company
La Comédie Italienne (French pronunciation: [la kɔmedi italjɛn]) is a theatre in the Montparnasse district of Paris, presenting Italian commedia dell'arte plays in French translation. The present-day Comédie Italienne is situated at 19 rue de la Gaîté, where it was established in 1980 by the director Attilio Maggiulli, after the closing of his Teatrino Italiano, founded in 1975 on the avenue du Maine.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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La Comédie Italienne (French pronunciation: [la kɔmedi italjɛn]) is a theatre in the Montparnasse district of Paris, presenting Italian commedia dell'arte plays in French translation. The present-day Comédie Italienne is situated at 19 rue de la Gaîté, where it was established in 1980 by the director Attilio Maggiulli, after the closing of his Teatrino Italiano, founded in 1975 on the avenue du Maine.2
Founded by Attilio Maggiulli in 1975.1
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