Le Regard Libre N° 56 - Ivan Garcia
Adventures on stage, episode #3
From October 30 to November 10, 2019, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne welcomes one of the great names of the international theater scene in the person of German director and playwright Frank Castorf. Former director of one of Germany's most famous theaters, the Volksbühne from Berlin, Frank Castorf arrives on the Lausanne stage with a new creation entitled Bajazet. Considering «Le théâtre et la peste» after Jean Racine and Antonin Artaud. In this third episode of our series, Le Regard Libre invites you to a special meeting with Eric Vautrin, dramaturge of the Théâtre de Vidy. He designed the exhibition Castorf-Machine, Frank Castorf's theater in pictures which can be visited free of charge until November 10 in the Kantina of the theater. The exhibition plunges visitors into the dramaturgy and world of this Berlin-based director, intellectual contrarian and former resident of East Germany, whose work is marked by German history. Through texts, videos and images, the exhibition takes visitors to the heart of Castorf's theater, exploring its main themes and working processes. Meet the artist.