{"product_id":"the-paris-jigsaw-9780719061844","title":"The Paris jigsaw","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Piecing together the Paris jigsaw – David Brady and Maria M. Delgado\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Case studies\u003cbr\u003e1. Peter Brook and the CICT (Le Centre International de Créations Théâtrales)\u003cbr\u003e‘Towards an art of memory’: Peter Brook, a foreigner in Paris – David Williams\u003cbr\u003e‘Playful understanding’: an interview with David Bennet – David Bradby and David Williams\u003cbr\u003e‘The quality of understanding’: an interview with Bruce Myers – David Williams’\u003cbr\u003e‘Communication and the blood of the stage’: an interview with Yoshi Oida – David Bradby and David Williams\u003cbr\u003ePeter Brook and the freedom of intercultural theatre – Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe\u003cbr\u003e2. Jacques Lecoq and his ‘Ecole Internationale de Théâtre’ in Paris\u003cbr\u003eThe legacy of Lecoq – David Bradby\u003cbr\u003eThe pedagogy of the poetic body – Giovanni FUsetti and Suzy Willson\u003cbr\u003eJames Lecoq and his influence in Catalonia – Mercè Saumell\u003cbr\u003e3. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du Soleil\u003cbr\u003eCultural politics and theatrical practice in the history of the Théâtre du Soleil – David Bradby\u003cbr\u003eTravels with the Soleil – Jean-François Dusigne\u003cbr\u003e4. Augusto Boal and the Théâtre de L’Opprimé \u003cbr\u003eAugusto Boal and the journey to the Centre of Theatre of the Oppressed (Paris) – Paul Heritage\u003cbr\u003e‘The crossing of many cultures’: an interview with Augusto Boal – Paul Heritage\u003cbr\u003e‘Placing two things together, you create a third’: an interview with Rui Frati’ Joel Anderson\u003cbr\u003ePart II: The input of different national theatre traditions to the ‘internationalism’ of Paris theatre\u003cbr\u003e5. The German presence\u003cbr\u003eThe German presence in Paris – Rudolf Rach and David Bradby\u003cbr\u003e6. The Russian presence \u003cbr\u003eThe Russian presence in Paris 1988–2000 – Maria Shevtsova\u003cbr\u003e7. The Spanish presence\u003cbr\u003e‘City of Light’: an interview with Fernando Arrabal – Alain Schifrès\u003cbr\u003eSpanish presence on the contemporary Parisian stage – Phyllis Zatlin\u003cbr\u003e‘Paris as a kind of meeting point’: an email interview with Lluís Pasqual – Maria M. Delgado\u003cbr\u003e8. The Latin American presence\u003cbr\u003eAn Argentine in Paris: an interview with Jorge Lavelli – Maria M. Delgado\u003cbr\u003e9. The North American presence\u003cbr\u003eDid Paris steal the show for American postmodern directors? – Frédéric Maurin\u003cbr\u003eCreating the theatrical museum: theatrical visions of an alternative America; cultural politics and the Festival d’Automne, 1972–2000 – Jim Carmody\u003cbr\u003e10. The African presence\u003cbr\u003eThe African presence in Paris – Judith G. Miller\u003cbr\u003e‘Looking outside of Europe’: a conversation with Sylvie Chalaye – Judith G. Miller \u003cbr\u003eAfterword: British intersections with Paris – Peter Lichtenfels\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037293216087,"sku":"9780719061844","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719061844.jpg?v=1750935197","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-paris-jigsaw-9780719061844","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}