Association Française pour le Rayonnement du Théâtre du Château de Drottningholm

Our forecasts for the programme 2005-2006-2007 reflect at one and the same time the past and present activities of Drottningholms Slottsteater and of the Swedish Teatermuseum, but also the Académie Desprez's aspirations.

We choose to focus the work of the research group, Groupe de Recherche, on two major trends which respond to each other and mutually enrich.

The "Drottningholm, yesterday" cycle goes on with works lead about Monvel's personality. Thus, beside Gallodier and Desprez, Monvel will complete the trilogy of French artists who put a mark on the Swedish artistic life. These works will also reflect the coming back of French drama in Drottningholm in 2005. An exhibition dedicated to Les Artistes français et le Théâtre du Château de Drottningholm should bring this work to a successful conclusion.

Aside the achievement of this operation dedicated to the glorious past of the Theatre, another federative project is brought up, more orientated to the activities of "Drottningholm, today": Les Métamorphoses de l'opéra français. This project first reflected and supplied perspective to the production of Cahusac and Rameau's masterpiece programmed for 2005 and 2006: Zoroastre.

To make this work possible and fruitful, the resources of the support group, Groupe de Soutien, will be put to contribution. Within Le Foyer, three fields will be explored: communication, collection management and edition.

To contribute with a free and original complement to the influence of Drottningholms Slottsteater and to support the activities of the Swedish Teatermuseum are the missions of the Académie Desprez.