This book examines Jacques Copeau, a leading figure in the development of twentieth-century theatre practice, a pioneer in actor-training, physical theatre and ensemble acting, and a key innovator in the movement to de-centralize theatre and culture to the regions. Noe reissued, Jacques Copeau combines: an overview of Copeau's life and work an analysis of his key ideas a detailed commentary of his 1917 production of Moliere's late farce Les Fourberies de Scapin � the opening performance of his influential New York season a series of practical exercises offering an introduction to Copeau's working methods. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.
This is an assessment of the work and influence as a director of Jacques Copeau (1879-1949), who has long been regarded as one of the fathers of twentieth-century French theatre. Along with Antoine and his own pupils Dullin and Jouvet, Copeau is known to have been instrumental in restoring the traditional values of theatre at the same time as seeking, through training and experiment, a vital contemporary function. The work of Brook's company and research centre in Paris today is, for example, in direct descent from that of Copeau. John Rudlin examines the course of Copeau's directorial career, concentrating on his techniques in rehearsal and performance, charting his relationships with those who collaborated and worked with him, and elucidating his ideas of theatre. This book will interest all scholars and students of twentieth-century drama, and will also be of use to theatre practitioners.
Jacques Copeau, Louis Jouvet et Charles Dullin qui vécurent la grande aventure du Vieux-Colombier, puis Gaston Baty et Georges Pitoeff qui, avec ces deux derniers, constituèrent le fameux Cartel nous sont présentés par un des plus éminents spécialistes de l’art dramatique. L’étude de Clément Borgal, dont l’érudition ne le cède qu’au charme et à la clarté, nous permet de revivre vingt-cinq des années les plus enthousiastes et les plus prestigieuses de l’histoire théâtrale.
"Décabotiniser" et rénover la scène parisienne, tel est l'objectif de Jacques Copeau lorsque, avec l'appui de La N. R. F. , il inaugure le Vieux-Colombier en octobre 1913. Jusqu'à la fermeture du théâtre en juillet 1924, il crée vingt-et-une pièces françaises contemporaines, de dix-huit auteurs. Certains sont déjà renommés comme Paul Claudel, Jules Romains, Georges Duhamel, Roger Martin du Gard, André Gide, Jean Schlumberger, François Vielé-Griffin, Henri Ghéon, François Porché et René Benjamin. D'autres débutent : Léon Régis, François de Veynes, Pierre Bost, Emile Mazaud, Louis Fallens, Léon Chancerel, Charles Vildrac... Cent ans plus tard, une partie de ce répertoire continue à être jouée, tandis qu'une autre est tombée dans l'oubli. Le but de ce Dictionnaire est de présenter cet ensemble d'oeuvres dramatiques au public d'aujourd'hui.