Theatre of the Unimpressed est une enquête sincère et percutante sur la nature du théâtre, bien au-delà de la simple critique des spectacles ennuyeux. Tannahill y démontre une profonde sympathie pour les artistes tout en appelant à une révolution de la création théâtrale.
Theatre of the Unimpressed
Et si le théâtre contemporain avait perdu son âme ? Theatre of the Unimpressed de Jordan Tannahill dissèque sans concession la crise de la création théâtrale, entre conformisme et manque d’audace.
How dull plays are killing theatre and what we can do about it.
Had I become disenchanted with the form I had once fallen so madly in love with as a pubescent, pimple-faced suburban homo with braces? Maybe theatre was like an all-consuming high school infatuation that now, ten years later, I saw as the closeted balding guy with a beer gut he'd become. There were of course those rare moments of transcendencethat kept me coming back. But why did they come so few and far between?
A lot of plays are dull. And one dull play, it seems, can turn us off theatre for good. Playwright and theatre director Jordan Tannahill takes in the spectrum of English-language drama - from the flashiest of Broadway spectacles to productions mounted in scrappy storefront theatres - to consider where lifeless plays come from and why they persist. Having travelled the globe talking to theatre artists, critics, passionate patrons and the theatrically disillusioned, Tannahill addresses what he considers the culture of `risk aversion' paralyzing the form.
Theatre of the Unimpressed is Tannahill's wry and revelatory personal reckoning with the discipline he's dedicated his life to, and a roadmap for a vital twenty-first-century theatre - one that apprehends the value of `liveness' in our mediated age and the necessity for artistic risk and its attendant failures. In considering dramaturgy, programming and alternative models for producing, Tannahill aims to turn theatre from an obligation to a destination.
`[Tannahill is] the poster child of a new generation of (theatre? film? dance?) artists for whom "interdisciplinary" is not a buzzword, but a way of life.' -J. Kelly Nestruck, Globe and Mail
`Jordan is one of the most talented and exciting playwrights in the country, and he will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.' -Nicolas Billon, Governor General's Award-winning playwright (Fault Lines)
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Had I become disenchanted with the form I had once fallen so madly in love with as a pubescent, pimple-faced suburban homo with braces? Maybe theatre was like an all-consuming high school infatuation that now, ten years later, I saw as the closeted balding guy with a beer gut he'd become. There were of course those rare moments of transcendencethat kept me coming back. But why did they come so few and far between?
A lot of plays are dull. And one dull play, it seems, can turn us off theatre for good. Playwright and theatre director Jordan Tannahill takes in the spectrum of English-language drama - from the flashiest of Broadway spectacles to productions mounted in scrappy storefront theatres - to consider where lifeless plays come from and why they persist. Having travelled the globe talking to theatre artists, critics, passionate patrons and the theatrically disillusioned, Tannahill addresses what he considers the culture of `risk aversion' paralyzing the form.
Theatre of the Unimpressed is Tannahill's wry and revelatory personal reckoning with the discipline he's dedicated his life to, and a roadmap for a vital twenty-first-century theatre - one that apprehends the value of `liveness' in our mediated age and the necessity for artistic risk and its attendant failures. In considering dramaturgy, programming and alternative models for producing, Tannahill aims to turn theatre from an obligation to a destination.
`[Tannahill is] the poster child of a new generation of (theatre? film? dance?) artists for whom "interdisciplinary" is not a buzzword, but a way of life.' -J. Kelly Nestruck, Globe and Mail
`Jordan is one of the most talented and exciting playwrights in the country, and he will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.' -Nicolas Billon, Governor General's Award-winning playwright (Fault Lines)
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Ce livre offre une analyse percutante de la crise du théâtre contemporain, souvent trop sage et prévisible. Jordan Tannahill, à la fois dramaturge et metteur en scène, y partage son expérience et ses rencontres avec des artistes du monde entier pour proposer des pistes concrètes afin de redonner au théâtre sa vitalité et son pouvoir de surprise.
L’ouvrage explore la culture de l’aversion au risque dans le théâtre actuel, la valeur de la performance en direct à l’ère du numérique, et l’importance de l’échec artistique comme moteur de création. Il interroge aussi le rôle du public et la nécessité de repenser la dramaturgie et la programmation pour éviter l’ennui.
Ce livre s’adresse aux professionnels du théâtre (auteurs, metteurs en scène, programmateurs), aux étudiants en arts de la scène, mais aussi à tous les amateurs de théâtre en quête de sens et d’innovation. Il intéressera également les lecteurs passionnés par les questions de création artistique et de culture contemporaine.
Vous pourrez interroger le smartbook sur les exemples concrets de spectacles innovants cités par Tannahill, les modèles alternatifs de production théâtrale, ou encore ses propositions pour dynamiser la création. Posez-lui aussi des questions sur la place du public, la notion de risque artistique, ou les comparaisons entre théâtre traditionnel et avant-garde.
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Tannahill réussit à renverser les codes du théâtre traditionnel en célébrant le public et l’espace de performance comme des ingrédients essentiels, complexes et excitants. Un manifeste indispensable pour repenser le théâtre du XXIe siècle.
Jordan Tannahill est l’enfant chéri d’une nouvelle génération d’artistes pour qui l’interdisciplinarité n’est pas un mot à la mode, mais une façon de vivre. Theatre of the Unimpressed confirme son statut de force majeure du théâtre contemporain.
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