The Paris jigsaw : internationalism and the city's stages
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The Paris jigsaw : internationalism and the city's stages
（Theatre : theory, practice, performance）
Manchester University Press, c2002
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780719061837
Description
Paris has always exerted a magnetic force on artists; it has historically offered safety to those escaping oppressive regimes in Europe and farther afield. In recent years it has welcomed performers, artists and intellectuals from all over the world, offering strategies for the practice of theatre in a new Europe of ever-shifting boundaries.
This book, once again available in paperback, examines the creation and development of communities of actors, directors, designers and playwrights in Paris over the past thirty years. It shows how the willingness of the city to welcome international influences has enriched its creative life. Many of the most important trends and new developments in the art of theatre have been the direct result of the creative combination of influences from all over the world.
This study demonstrates how the pioneering work of Brook, Boal, Mnouchkine, Lecoq and many others has been able to draw on this vibrant, multi-cultural mix, in turn creating new work that has enriched theatre's potential to enlarge our thinking and our imagination. -- .
Table of Contents
- 1. Peter Brook and the CICT (Le Centre International de Creations Theatrales)/ 'Towards an art of memory': Peter Brook, a foreigner in Paris - David Williams 'Playful understanding'. An interview with David Bennent - David Bradby & David Williams/ The quality of understanding. An interview with Bruce Myers - David Williams/ 'Communication and the blood of the stage. An interview with Yoshi Oida - David Bradby & David Williams/ Peter Brook and the freedom of intercultural theatre - Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe 2. Jacques Lecoq The legacy of Lecoq - David Bradby/ The pedagogy of the poetic body - Giovanni Fusetti & Suzy Willson/ Lecoq and Catalonia - Merce Samuell 3. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Theatre du Soliel Cultural politics and theatrical practice in the history of the Theatre du Soliel - David Bradby/ Travels with the Soleil - Jean-Francois Dusigne 4. Augusto Boal and the Theatre de l'Opprime Augusto Baol and the journey to the centre of the Theatre of the Oppressed (Paris) - Paul Heritage/ 'The crossing of many cultures'. An interview with Augusto Boal - Paul Heritage/ 'Placing two things together, you create a third'. An interview with Rui Frati - Joel Anderson The input of different national theatre traditions to the 'internationalism' of Paris theatre 1. The German presence/ The German presence in Paris - Rudolf Rach & David Bradby 2. The Russian presence/ 'City of Light' - Fernando Arrabal/ The Spanish presence in Paris - Phyllis Zatlin/ 'Paris as a kind of meeting point'. An email interview with Lluis Pasqual - Maria M. Delgado 3. The Latin-American presence An argentine in Paris. An interview with Jorge Lavelli - Maria M. Delgado 4. The North American presence Did Paris steal the show for American post-modern directors? - Frederic Maurin Creating the theatrical museum: Theatrical visions of an alternative America
- Cultural politics and the festival d'Automne, 1972-2000 - Jim Carmody 5. The African presence - Judith G Miller 'Looking outside of Europe'. A conversation with Sylvie Chalaye - Judith G Miller. Afterword, British intersections with Paris - Peter Lichtenfels
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: pbk. ISBN 9780719061844
Description
Paris has always exerted a magnetic force on artists; it has historically offered safety to those escaping oppressive regimes in Europe and farther afield. In recent years it has welcomed performers, artists and intellectuals from all over the world, offering strategies for the practice of theatre in a new Europe of ever-shifting boundaries.
This book, once again available in paperback, examines the creation and development of communities of actors, directors, designers and playwrights in Paris over the past thirty years. It shows how the willingness of the city to welcome international influences has enriched its creative life. Many of the most important trends and new developments in the art of theatre have been the direct result of the creative combination of influences from all over the world.
This study demonstrates how the pioneering work of Brook, Boal, Mnouchkine, Lecoq and many others has been able to draw on this vibrant, multi-cultural mix, in turn creating new work that has enriched theatre's potential to enlarge our thinking and our imagination. -- .
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Piecing together the Paris jigsaw - David Brady and Maria M. Delgado Part I: Case studies 1. Peter Brook and the CICT (Le Centre International de Creations Theatrales) 'Towards an art of memory': Peter Brook, a foreigner in Paris - David Williams 'Playful understanding': an interview with David Bennet - David Bradby and David Williams 'The quality of understanding': an interview with Bruce Myers - David Williams' 'Communication and the blood of the stage': an interview with Yoshi Oida - David Bradby and David Williams Peter Brook and the freedom of intercultural theatre - Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe 2. Jacques Lecoq and his 'Ecole Internationale de Theatre' in Paris The legacy of Lecoq - David Bradby The pedagogy of the poetic body - Giovanni FUsetti and Suzy Willson James Lecoq and his influence in Catalonia - Merce Saumell 3. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Theatre du Soleil Cultural politics and theatrical practice in the history of the Theatre du Soleil - David Bradby Travels with the Soleil - Jean-Francois Dusigne 4. Augusto Boal and the Theatre de L'Opprime Augusto Boal and the journey to the Centre of Theatre of the Oppressed (Paris) - Paul Heritage 'The crossing of many cultures': an interview with Augusto Boal - Paul Heritage 'Placing two things together, you create a third': an interview with Rui Frati' Joel Anderson Part II: The input of different national theatre traditions to the 'internationalism' of Paris theatre 5. The German presence The German presence in Paris - Rudolf Rach and David Bradby 6. The Russian presence The Russian presence in Paris 1988-2000 - Maria Shevtsova 7. The Spanish presence 'City of Light': an interview with Fernando Arrabal - Alain Schifres Spanish presence on the contemporary Parisian stage - Phyllis Zatlin 'Paris as a kind of meeting point': an email interview with Lluis Pasqual - Maria M. Delgado 8. The Latin American presence An Argentine in Paris: an interview with Jorge Lavelli - Maria M. Delgado 9. The North American presence Did Paris steal the show for American postmodern directors? - Frederic Maurin Creating the theatrical museum: theatrical visions of an alternative America
- cultural politics and the Festival d'Automne, 1972-2000 - Jim Carmody 10. The African presence The African presence in Paris - Judith G. Miller 'Looking outside of Europe': a conversation with Sylvie Chalaye - Judith G. Miller Afterword: British intersections with Paris - Peter Lichtenfels Index -- .
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