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Record Nr.

UNINA9910726291503321

Autore

Gonis Ifigenia

Titolo

Re-Situating Public Theatre in Contemporary France : Theatres and Their Publics / / by Ifigenia Gonis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031224720

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 pages)

Disciplina

792.094436

Soggetti

Theater—History

Theater

Human geography

Cultural geography

Cultural policy

Contemporary Theatre and Performance

Global and International Theatre and Performance

Social and Cultural Geography

Cultural Policy and Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

I. Introduction: scenes from an occupation -- II. Histories of Theatre Decentralization in France  -- III. Assemble: Wajdi Mouawad and the Théâtre National - La Colline -- IV. Build: Philippe Quesne and the Théâtre Nanterre - Amandiers -- V. Diversify: Hortense Archambault and the MC93, Bobigny -- VI. Pluralize: Jean-Marie Hordé and the Théâtre de la Bastille -- VII. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the dynamics of the relational and spatial politics of contemporary French theatrical production, with a focus on four theatres in the Greater Paris region. It situates these dynamics within the intersection of the histories of the public theatre and theatre decentralization in France, and the dialogues between live performances and the larger frameworks of artistic direction and programming as well as various imaginations of the “public”. Understanding these phenomena, as well as the politics that



underscore them, is key to understanding not only the present status of the public theatre in France, but also how theatre as a publicly funded institution interacts with the notion of the plurality, rather than the homogeneity, of its publics. Dr. Ifigenia G. Gonis holds a PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard University, USA. Her research interests include contemporary theatre studies, French cultural politics, and social justice. She is also an inaugural board member of the Boston-based Citizen TALES Commons. She currently teaches in Paris at the École Internationale Bilingue.