A few years ago I took a closer look at the relation between sports and antique theatre. My observations were largely focused on stadium sports both indoor and outdoor in which the modern stadium functions as a ‘squared’, a duplicated antique amphitheatre.
Art connoisseur and curator Jan Hoet touches the subject in today’s edition of De Standaard. Hoet is writing a daily column during the Tour de France and defines the Tour as France’s largest street theatre.
In his words and my translation: “In arts and culture everyone is focusing on the Avignon Theatre Festival. And they’re absolutely right, but France’s largest street theatre has started more than two weeks ago. With professional actors providing an indescribable spectacle and a hard to match public interest.”
You can expect more about cycling and narrativity soon.
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