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Informationen zum Autor David Bradby was Professor and Emeritus Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London Maria M. Delgado is Director of Research at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Klappentext This book 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 and that many of the most important trends and new developments have been the direct result of the creative combination of influences from all over the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Piecing together the Paris jigsaw - David Brady and Maria M. DelgadoPart I: Case studies1. Peter Brook and the CICT (Le Centre International de Créations Théâtrales)'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 WilliamsPeter Brook and the freedom of intercultural theatre - Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe2. Jacques Lecoq and his 'Ecole Internationale de Théâtre' in ParisThe legacy of Lecoq - David BradbyThe pedagogy of the poetic body - Giovanni FUsetti and Suzy WillsonJames Lecoq and his influence in Catalonia - Mercè Saumell3. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du SoleilCultural politics and theatrical practice in the history of the Théâtre du Soleil - David BradbyTravels with the Soleil - Jean-François Dusigne4. Augusto Boal and the Théâtre de L'Opprimé 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 AndersonPart II: The input of different national theatre traditions to the 'internationalism' of Paris theatre5. The German presenceThe German presence in Paris - Rudolf Rach and David Bradby6. The Russian presence The Russian presence in Paris 1988-2000 - Maria Shevtsova7. The Spanish presence'City of Light': an interview with Fernando Arrabal - Alain SchifrèsSpanish presence on the contemporary Parisian stage - Phyllis Zatlin'Paris as a kind of meeting point': an email interview with Lluís Pasqual - Maria M. Delgado8. The Latin American presenceAn Argentine in Paris: an interview with Jorge Lavelli - Maria M. Delgado9. The North American presenceDid Paris steal the show for American postmodern directors? - Frédéric MaurinCreating the theatrical museum: theatrical visions of an alternative America; cultural politics and the Festival d'Automne, 1972-2000 - Jim Carmody10. The African presenceThe 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 LichtenfelsIndex...
