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Christophe Barbier: The Theater of Politics

Join us for an elegant luncheon with Christophe Barbier, editorialist, journalist, author, theater director, and recently, stage actor.

A major voice in French politics for over 30 years, Barbier will share his unique perspective on theater and politics in a conversation with journalist and French TV personality Olivier Barrot.

From composing a rap about President Macron to performing a headstand on a national TV news program, Barbier is no stranger to the theater of politics.

He began his career as a political reporter at Le Point and on Europe 1 before becoming top political editor at L’Express in 1996. He was named editorial director in 2006, a position he held until 2016, and remains a member of the editorial team today.

Barbier hosted the morning news program on the Canal+ digital news channel I-Télé since 2011, before joining BFM-TV, France’s most-watched television news network, in 2016. He also makes frequent appearances as a political commentator on a variety of French television news programs.

Barbier has written over a dozen books on politics, including Les Derniers Jours de François Mitterrand, La Comédie des Orphelins, and La Guerre de l’Elysée n’aura pas lieu. His book Dictionnaire amoureux du Theatremasterfully captures the world of theater both on and off stage.

Barbier has directed over 60 plays and recently performed the one-man-show Le Tour du Théâtre en 80 minutes at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse. Barbier is the director of the Théâtre de l’Archicube, the theater company of his alma mater, the prestigious École Normale Supérieure.











When: Tue., Apr. 24, 2018 at 12:30 pm
Where: French Institute Alliance Française
22 E. 60th St.
212-355-6100
Price: $40 and up
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Join us for an elegant luncheon with Christophe Barbier, editorialist, journalist, author, theater director, and recently, stage actor.

A major voice in French politics for over 30 years, Barbier will share his unique perspective on theater and politics in a conversation with journalist and French TV personality Olivier Barrot.

From composing a rap about President Macron to performing a headstand on a national TV news program, Barbier is no stranger to the theater of politics.

He began his career as a political reporter at Le Point and on Europe 1 before becoming top political editor at L’Express in 1996. He was named editorial director in 2006, a position he held until 2016, and remains a member of the editorial team today.

Barbier hosted the morning news program on the Canal+ digital news channel I-Télé since 2011, before joining BFM-TV, France’s most-watched television news network, in 2016. He also makes frequent appearances as a political commentator on a variety of French television news programs.

Barbier has written over a dozen books on politics, including Les Derniers Jours de François Mitterrand, La Comédie des Orphelins, and La Guerre de l’Elysée n’aura pas lieu. His book Dictionnaire amoureux du Theatremasterfully captures the world of theater both on and off stage.

Barbier has directed over 60 plays and recently performed the one-man-show Le Tour du Théâtre en 80 minutes at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse. Barbier is the director of the Théâtre de l’Archicube, the theater company of his alma mater, the prestigious École Normale Supérieure.

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