| CODE | FRE3025 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Théâtre francophone contemporain | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | French | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In general, the term “théâtre contemporain francophone”, brings to mind Ionesco, Beckett, Camus, Sartre, Sony Labou Tansi, Bernard-Marie Koltès … that is, a theatre which, in a very disparate way, covers the period from the Fifties to the Eighties and mainly brings together French authors. Now the Nineties and the first decade of the new millennium have seen the emergence and the affirmation of several French and Francophone authors, with new concerns, a new language, and a new concept regarding dramatic art: the French Laurent Gaudé, Philippe Minyana, Xavier Durringer; the Croatian Sonia Ristic; Koffi Kwahulé from the Ivory Coast; Normand Chaurette, Daniel Danis and Michel-Marc Bouchard from Quebec; José Pliya from Benin; Gustave Akakpo from Togo and the Algerian Mohammed Kacimi. What themes do they write about? What distinguishes them from their predecessors? What characterizes their language? Their dramatic art? In what way are they innovators? Through an analysis of the main works of these playwrights, of their productions, of the way they conceive dramatic writing and dramatic art, this study-unit aims at clarifying the main aspects of their concerns, the boldness of their language and the novel features of their dramatic art. Par “théâtre contemporain francophone”, on songe en général spontanément à Ionesco, Beckett, Camus, Sartre, Sony Labou Tansi, Bernard-Marie Koltès… soit un théâtre qui recouvre de manière très inégale les années cinquante à quatre-vingts et réunit principalement des auteurs français. Or, les années quatre-vingt dix et deux mille ont vu émerger et s’affirmer avec de nouvelles préoccupations, un nouveau langage, et une conception neuve de la dramaturgie plusieurs auteurs en France et dans l’espace francophone: les Français Laurent Gaudé, Philippe Minyana, Xavier Durringer ; la Croate Sonia Ristic; l’Ivoirien Koffi Kwahulé; les Québécois Normand Chaurette, Daniel Danis et Michel-Marc Bouchard; le Béninois José Pliya; le Togolais Gustave Akakpo ou encore l’Algérien Mohammed Kacimi. Quelles sont leurs thématiques? En quoi rompent-elles avec celles de leurs prédécesseurs? En quoi les renouvellent-elles? Qu’est-ce qui caractérise leur langage? leur dramaturgie? En quoi sont-elles novatrices? Via l’analyse des principales œuvres de ces dramaturges, de leurs mises en scène, et de leurs témoignages relatifs à leur conception de l’écriture dramatique et de la dramaturgie, ce sont les principaux aspects de leurs préoccupations thématiques, la hardiesse de leur langage et le caractère novateur de leur dramaturgie qu’on s’appliquera à mettre en évidence. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are to help students discover some major contemporary Francophone dramatic authors of the past twenty years; to define the thematic, generic and poetic specificities of the new contemporary dramatic art; to introduce them to the stage-production of these texts. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to define the characteristics of contemporary Francophone theatre; analyze the thematic, aesthetic and poetic specificities of arguments relating to the innovative character of the dramatic art of a contemporary Francophone text. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to analyze, produce and act extracts from Francophone texts. Bibliography: - Julien Mabiala Bissila, Crabe rouge, Caen, Passage(s), 2015, "Libres courts au TARMAC". - Nassuf Djailani, Criss Niangouna, Faubert Bolivar, Bob / Des Ombres et des lueurs / Mon ami Pierrot, Caen, Passage(s), 2016, "Libres courts au TARMAC". - Laetitia Ajanohun, Le Décapsuleur, Caen, Passage(s), 2016, "Libres courts au TARMAC". |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: Grade C or better at Matsec Advanced Level in French | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Dominique Jean Lanni |
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