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Le théâtre n’est pas seulement une discipline artistique dans une tour d’ivoire.
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Theatre is presented as more than an isolated art form. The phrase “in an ivory tower” suggests a protected, removed space, so the quote places theatre outside that narrow view. It treats theatre as an artistic discipline that is not cut off from the wider world.
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