Nouvelles écritures de théâtre - Le texte est tout le problème

The term “new writings” refers globally to new forms of story telling. In the same way that the invention of cinema disrupted the writing of literature in both its themes and aesthetics, so the arrival of new technologies (cd-rom and the Internet) is bound to influence books and films by its own unique narrative modes. At the height of the breaches induced by reciprocal influences, where does the theatre stand? An historical overview of the upsets over the last hundred years is proposed. This takes stock of the upheavals engendered in the relationship between the theatrical performance and the text, and redefines the inevitable elements of the theatrical event. This is followed by a presentation of some alternative ideas, linked notably to the concept of interactivity in the theatre, via the staging of the show “Strange bifurcations” created in Valenciennes, France, on 19 October 2001. MOTS-CLÉS : nouvelles écritures, théâtre, interactivité, générativité, spectacle vivant, récit, jeu, texte, langages.