Re-Situating Public Theatre in Contemporary France Theatres and Their Publics

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Title

Re-Situating Public Theatre in Contemporary France [electronic resource] : Theatres and Their Publics / by Ifigenia Gonis.

ISBN

9783031224720

Edition

1st ed. 2023.

Publication

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

Physical Description

1 online resource (XI, 236 p.)

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Summary

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.

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Format

Books / Online

Language

English

Added to Catalog

June 09, 2023

Contents

I. Introduction: scenes from an occupation