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représentation#
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Objet#théâtral#
["Toute"chose"figurant"sur"scène"y"acquiert"ipso"facto"le"caractère"d’objet":"l’objet"
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seule"présence"dans"l’univers"scénique,"univers"recomposé"par"le"travail"artistique"
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