Éditions Lieux-Dits - Traces I the collection
About a Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction
This second volume of Traces explores the creation of A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction by David Geselson. Three years ago, Katie Mitchell created this monologue at the Théâtre de Vidy–Lausanne. To stage it, she proposed a set of precise specifications: the show had to emit as little carbon as possible. In France, the MC93 invited David Geselson to create his own version of the project, inspired by these specifications.
While it seems possible to create a show that addresses the catastrophe, doing so without contributing to it oneself is a complex – and fascinating – challenge. Through the notes of David Geselson and his collaborators, design sketches and interviews, the booklet delves into the issues, challenges, successes and failures that arise when attempting to create an eco-responsible show.
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About Neandertal
How can we describe the creative process? How can we share other people’s texts, images, stories and words? What has transformed and nourished a work? The abandoned paths, the dead ends, the wrong turns, the shortcuts? How can we also talk about what makes up our theatre at the Compagnie Lieux-Dits? There are always the shows. But in an attempt to capture what we go through in the creative process, to give space back to what disappears once the show is set, to make this invisible fabric visible, Lieux-Dits Editions presents the ‘Traces’ collection.
The first volume focuses on Neandertal, created during the 77th edition of the Festival d’Avignon. From poems by Louise Glück to words by Ursula Le Guin and the words of the project’s collaborators, this notebook is an echo, an exploration, a dive into David Geselson’s latest show.
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