Bernard Faivre d'Arcier

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Bernard Faivre d'Arcier
Born (1944-07-12) 12 July 1944 (age 80)
Albertville, France
Alma mater HEC Paris
Sciences Po
ENA
OccupationFounder of La Sept

Bernard Faivre d'Arcier, born July 12, 1944, in Albertville, is a French civil administrator. Former director of theater and shows for the Ministry of Culture and the Festival d'Avignon, he is vice-president of the Biennales de Lyon.

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Biography

The Faivre d'Arcier family is one of the old Franche-Comté bourgeoisie families. In 1770, Antoine Faivre, lord of Arcier, was a bourgeois of Besançon. [1]

A former student of the Lycée Saint-Marc in Lyon, Bernard Faivre d'Arcier has a BA in literature and is a graduate of HEC Paris and Sciences Po. He joined the École nationale d'administration. Graduate as a civil administrator in 1972, he chose the Ministry of Culture. [2]

In 1980, he became director of the Festival d'Avignon, a position he held until 1984. [3]

Cultural advisor to Prime Minister Laurent Fabius (1984–1985), he created in 1986 and chaired La Sept , the French division of the Arte channel. [4]

During the first cohabitation, between 1987 and 1988, he joined UNESCO as a consultant. [5]

In 1989, he organized events celebrating the bicentenary of the National Assembly. Then, he became director of Theater and Shows from 1989 to 1992. From 1993 to 2003, he was again director of the Festival d'Avignon, director of the National Theater Center (1993–1998) and commissioner for the 2001 Hungarian Season in France. [6]

Since 2005, Bernard Faivre d'Arcier has led the mission for the candidacy of Nice as European Capital of Culture in 2013. He was also vice-president of the board of directors of the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. He is a member of the History Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, and of the Arte Program Advisory Committee. [7]

He was artistic advisor to the Automne en Normandie festival until 2012. [8]

He was president of the Biennales de Lyon from 2004 to 2018, President of the EPCC “Metz-en-Scènes” from 2009 to 2015, which notably includes the prestigious Arsenal hall in Metz. He is President of the Carolyn Carlson Paris Company, president of the Domaine et Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire , president of the “Gémeaux” National Stage in Sceaux. He is a cultural consultant, with the title of BFA-Conseil. [9]

He is one of the main initiators of the Capitale française de la culture label. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ Bernard Faivre d’Arcier
  3. ↑ Biographie de Bernard Faivre D'Arcier
  4. ↑ Bernard Faivre d'Arcier
  5. ↑ Bernard Faivre d’Arcier / Ne pas craindre le minoritaire, œuvrer pour l’élargissement
  6. ↑ Bernard Faivre d'Arcier
  7. ↑ Brève rencontre avec Bernard Faivre d’Arcier, ancien directeur du Festival d’Avignon
  8. ↑ Un homme de théâtre pour les Jeux équestres 2014
  9. ↑ Bernard Faivre d'Arcier
  10. ↑ « Capitale française de la culture » : de l’esquisse au lancement
  11. ↑ Décret du 14 novembre 2016 portant promotion et nomination
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