André Pomarat (8 July 1930 â€" 30 April 2020) was a French actor and
theatre director.[1][2]Pomarat was a student of the first graduating
class of the École supérieure d'art dramatique de Strasbourg. He
joined the permanent troupe at the Comédie de l'Est, which became the
National Theatre of Strasbourg. He acted in around forty shows,
notably under the direction of Hubert Gignoux, Pierre Lefèvre, and
Julie Brochen. In 1974, he founded the TJP Centre dramatique national
de Strasbourg, which he directed until 1997. In 1976, he created the
Festival des Giboulées de la Marionnette.Pomarat was born in
Thimonville, a commune in Moselle of approximately 200 inhabitants.
During World War II, his family took refuge in Southern France. After
he returned to Moselle, he participated in amateur troupes such as
Équipe Joie and La Pléiade. He studied at the Conservatoire Ã
rayonnement régional de Nancy and Metz. In 1954, he enrolled in the
first classes at the École supérieure d'art dramatique de
Strasbourg. The buildings were not yet complete when a group of four
women and six men gathered for the school's first class.[3][4]After
three years of study, Pomarat joined the permanent troupe at the
National Theatre of Strasbourg in 1957 after being hired by Hubert
Gignoux. Here, he acted in more than thirty plays. He also directed
three shows and taught nearly 150 students during his time as a
professor at the theatre's school.
theatre director.[1][2]Pomarat was a student of the first graduating
class of the École supérieure d'art dramatique de Strasbourg. He
joined the permanent troupe at the Comédie de l'Est, which became the
National Theatre of Strasbourg. He acted in around forty shows,
notably under the direction of Hubert Gignoux, Pierre Lefèvre, and
Julie Brochen. In 1974, he founded the TJP Centre dramatique national
de Strasbourg, which he directed until 1997. In 1976, he created the
Festival des Giboulées de la Marionnette.Pomarat was born in
Thimonville, a commune in Moselle of approximately 200 inhabitants.
During World War II, his family took refuge in Southern France. After
he returned to Moselle, he participated in amateur troupes such as
Équipe Joie and La Pléiade. He studied at the Conservatoire Ã
rayonnement régional de Nancy and Metz. In 1954, he enrolled in the
first classes at the École supérieure d'art dramatique de
Strasbourg. The buildings were not yet complete when a group of four
women and six men gathered for the school's first class.[3][4]After
three years of study, Pomarat joined the permanent troupe at the
National Theatre of Strasbourg in 1957 after being hired by Hubert
Gignoux. Here, he acted in more than thirty plays. He also directed
three shows and taught nearly 150 students during his time as a
professor at the theatre's school.
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