The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Salon Des Refusés w/Dominic Dromgoole

08/05/2025 41 min
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Salon Des Refusés w/Dominic Dromgoole

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Podcast: Past Present Future (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Salon Des Refusés w/Dominic DromgoolePub date: 2025-04-13Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationToday’s episode is the first of three this week with the theatre director and writer Dominic Dromgoole, exploring revolutionary events in the world of art and theatre, starting with the opening of the Salon des Refusés in Paris in May 1863. How did the Emperor Napoleon end up sponsoring such a counter-cultural event? Why did it provoke such public outrage and astonishment? And in what ways did Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe revolutionise what was possible in the creation and consumption of modern art?A new edition of our newsletter is out now with guides to the events of the Paris Commune and much more. Sign up to get it every fortnight https://www.ppfideas.com/newslettersNext time: Ubu Roi w/Dominic Dromgoole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from David Runciman, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.