He fell in with a troupe of actors, painted scenery for a while, and soon progressed to treading the boards rather than daubing them.

ECONOMIST: Charles Bronson

Zhovie, founded in 2004, is a street theatre troupe of 14 actors and three percussionists.

UNESCO: CULTURE

Even in this troupe of comic actors, there's enough tragedy for a lifetime.

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