French theatre aesthetic

This poster advertises operatic performances of Donizetti's La Favorita and Verdi's La Traviata at the Theatre Royal in Wellington in February 1880. The operas were presented by the Royal Italian and English Opera, which was one of the first touring opera companies to visit...

i do theater cause when i will be big i want to be an actress

Disclosure & Aftermaths

With the hype of Hollywood having taken over at global proportions, it's often forgotten that Paris was the true birthplace of cinema. Not only did the first moving images via the Magic Lantern of the 17th century become a craze in the City of Lights, film notables like the Lumière brothers showed some of the world’s first movies in the city. And guess what? Thomas Edison based his cinematoscope (the first movie camera) on prototypes debuted by Frenchman Etienne-Jules Marey at the 1889…

Image 2 of 18 from gallery of Parisian Theaters by Franck Bohbot. The Montansier / Paris 2011 © Franck Bohbot