Director Luc Bondy, director of the Théâtre national de l'Odéon, died today.
Luc Bondy was a true magician of the theatre. It is an immense loss for Europe, for the theatre world, for all those who have had the chance to work with him, and for the audience he has served to the end, with a commitment and courage that compel admiration.
Since 2012, he has made the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe one of the hottest melting pot of contemporary creation, transposing the spirit that made the fine days of the Schaubühne of Berlin or Wiener Festwochen that he had beautifully directed.
At the Odeon, he had great success with his stagings, notably False Confidences of Marivaux or, just recently, Ivanov of Chekhov; he increased the international dimension of the institution by welcoming great names of European theatre; he also opened the theatre to the new generation of French directors.
Luc Bondy worked in all circumstances with the love of the text, the authors and the actors, which he combined with a sharp intelligence of the dramaturgy and the stage. He leaves us at the age of 67, at the height of his career, which led him to work all over Europe, in this incessant return between the great French and European authors, and which made him a complete artist, in theatre, opera and cinema.
To his wife Marie-Louise, to his children and family, to all the staff of the Théâtre national de l'Odéon, I want to express the sadness that embraces us and I offer my most sincere condolences.
A guest book is installed in the hall of the Odeon 6 Theatree