Traits d'Union, 27 new plays from Europe
- from: 12.07.2008
- to: 29.11.2008
- In: Festival d'Avignon, then on tour: Mousson d'été Festival, Odéon - Théâtre de l'Europe…
Translating the diversity of current European theatrical writing
27 previously unpublished contemporary European texts translated into French, issued in 27 volumes by the Editions Théâtrales publishing house, and presented at public readings
agenda
From 12 to 21 July: Avignon FestivalFrom 22 From 28 August: Festival "La Mousson d'été" (Abbaye des Prémontrés, Pont-à-Mousson)
From 1 to 29 November: théâtre de l'Odéon (Odéon theatre)
Practical
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Traits d'Union:
27 unpublished European and contemporary texts are translated into French and published in a box.
This project is aimed at highlighting the diversity and wealth of European contemporary theatre writing while enabling the public to discover European dramatists recognised in their own country, but still unpublished in France.
Three cycles of readings are scheduled: at the Avignon Festival, the Festival La Mousson d'été and at Odéon - Théâtre de l'Europe.
Each of the selected plays gives rise to a full staging by a director, accompanied by well-known actors.
Over and above readings in France, the cultural network abroad, cultural centres and institutes, are also in line to take up this project.
France Culture is making a radio recording of certain plays.
The Louvre Museum, in connection with its "le petit pan de mur jaune" project, will put in commissions with 3 authors read at the Odéon in connection with the "Traits d'Union" so that they can produce some short texts based on a work in the Museum.
PROGRAMME:
Avignon Festival:
Belgium: "Risquons tout/Let's risk everything", by Filip Vanluchene
Bulgaria: "Petite pièce pour chambre d'enfants/Little play for the children's room" by Iana Borisova
Denmark: "Chef d'œuvre/Masterpiece" by Christian Lollike
Ireland: "Terminus" by Mark O'Rowe
Latvia: "Les cerfs noirs/Dark Deer" by Inga Abele
Malta: "L'interdit sous le lit/The forbidden under the bed" by Clare Azzopardi
The United Kingdom: "Debris" by Dennis Kelly
The Netherlands: "Le jour, la nuit et le jour après la mort/The day, the night and the day after death" by Esther Gerritsen
Sweden: "Invasion" by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Mousson d'été/Summer monsoon:
Austria: "Le charme obscur d'un continent/The obscure charm of a continent" by Klaus Händl
Cyprus: "Mon lave-linge bien aimé/My beloved washing machine" by Andonis Goergiou
Estonia: "Le vrai Elvis/The Real Elvis" by Urmas Vadi
Finland : "The Finnish horse" by Sirkku Peltola
France: "Les Veuves/The Widows" by Alain Kamal Martial
Italy: "Fabrica" by Ascanio Celestini
Luxembourg : "Venezuela" by Guy Helminger
Portugal: "Ma femme/My Wife" by Jose Maria Vieira Mendes
Slovakia: "Catherine" by Silvester Lavrik
Théâtre de l'Odéon:
Germany: "Bulbus" by Anja Hilling
Spain: "Et les poissons partirent combattre les hommes/And the fish went off to fight men" by Angelica Liddell
Greece: "Le point aveugle/The blind spot" by Yannis Mavritsakis
Hungary: "Hagen ou l'hymne à la haine (jeu de massacre)/Hagen or Hate Speech, a catastrophe play" by Janos Terey
Lithuania: "Lucie Patine/Liučė Is Skating " by Laura Sintija Cerniauskaite
Poland: "Les barbares sont arrivés/The barbarians have arrived" by Andrzej Stasiuk
The Czech Republic: "Tales of Ordinary Madness", by Petr Zelenka
Romania: "The sunshine play" by Stefan Peca
Participating Institutions:
Avignon Festival
Mousson d'été Festival
Odéon - Théâtre de L'Europe
Maison Antoine Vitez
European Translation Workshop
Editions Théâtrales
With support from:
SACD
ADAMI
France Culture
Musée du Louvre
- Updated: 05.09.2008
