A theatre house

The Maison Jacques Copeau in Pernand-Vergelesses is one of the rare and precious places where a foundational art project has asserted itself.

Since the 1920s, the Maison has been a melting pot of a profound revival of the dramatic arts, which continues to nourish both the practices of numerous creators and the reflection about theatre.

Today, a unique project of a “laboratory of creation” is unfolding, at the crossroads between transmission, artistic emergence and reflection.

In the 1920s, the Maison has been the creuset (a place where various things mingle, melt) of a profound renovation of the dramatic art, which continues to nourrish both the practices of numerous creators and the reflection about theatre.

Today, a unique project of a “laboratory of creation” is unfolding, at the crossroads between transmission, artistic emergence and reflection.

« Un théâtre parce qu’il n’y en a pas
Recréer les conditions de travail et de création pour l’avenir.
Savoir où on en est
(s’il le faut se relier très loin et très profond)
Déblayer, nettoyer, refuser.
Retrouver un point de départ
Pas de création affolée ou sans destination
Il faut élever sur des fondations absolument intactes.
Un théâtre nouveau
Il faut une scène nouvelle. »

Jacques Copeau