David Bradby was Professor and Emeritus Professor, Royal Holloway, University of LondonMaria M. Delgado is Professor of Theatre and Screen Arts, Queen Mary, University of London

• Introduction: Piecing together the Paris jigsaw – David Brady and Maria M. DelgadoPart I: Case studies1. Peter Brook and the CICT (Le Centre International de Créations Théâtrales)‘Towards an art of memory’: Peter Brook, a foreigner in Paris – David Williams‘Playful understanding’: an interview with David Bennet – David Bradby and David Williams‘The quality of understanding’: an interview with Bruce Myers – David Williams’‘Communication and the blood of the stage’: an interview with Yoshi Oida – David Bradby and David WilliamsPeter Brook and the freedom of intercultural theatre – Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe2. Jacques Lecoq and his ‘Ecole Internationale de Théâtre’ in ParisThe legacy of Lecoq – David BradbyThe pedagogy of the poetic body – Giovanni FUsetti and Suzy WillsonJames Lecoq and his influence in Catalonia – Mercè Saumell3. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du SoleilCultural politics and theatrical practice in the history of the Théâtre du Soleil – David BradbyTravels with the Soleil – Jean-François Dusigne4. Augusto Boal and the Théâtre de L’Opprimé Augusto Boal and the journey to the Centre of Theatre of the Oppressed (Paris) – Paul Heritage‘The crossing of many cultures’: an interview with Augusto Boal – Paul Heritage‘Placing two things together, you create a third’: an interview with Rui Frati’ Joel AndersonPart II: The input of different national theatre traditions to the ‘internationalism’ of Paris theatre5. The German presenceThe German presence in Paris – Rudolf Rach and David Bradby6. The Russian presence The Russian presence in Paris 1988–2000 – Maria Shevtsova7. The Spanish presence‘City of Light’: an interview with Fernando Arrabal – Alain SchifrèsSpanish presence on the contemporary Parisian stage – Phyllis Zatlin‘Paris as a kind of meeting point’: an email interview with Lluís Pasqual – Maria M. Delgado8. The Latin American presenceAn Argentine in Paris: an interview with Jorge Lavelli – Maria M. Delgado9. The North American presenceDid Paris steal the show for American postmodern directors? – Frédéric MaurinCreating the theatrical museum: theatrical visions of an alternative America; cultural politics and the Festival d’Automne, 1972–2000 – Jim Carmody10. The African presenceThe African presence in Paris – Judith G. Miller‘Looking outside of Europe’: a conversation with Sylvie Chalaye – Judith G. Miller Afterword: British intersections with Paris – Peter LichtenfelsIndex

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