‘Theatre of the Emergency’ Conference & Eurodram General Assembly
Lyon, 22-26 October 2025
Organised by:
Eurodram – The European Network for Drama in Translation https://eurodram.org/
In partnership with:
Sens Interdits Festival https://www.sensinterdits.org/
Lumière University Lyon 2 https://welcome.univ-lyon2.fr/
Maison d’Europe et d’Orient https://parlatges.org/
Programme
Wednesday 22 October 2025
17:00 – Arrival of the participants
18:00 – Carte Blanche to Guy Régis Jr – Haiti: A presentation of the project La Bible du déboulonnement, a documentary, choreographic and vocal investigation into the traces left by colonialism.
20:00 – Show 1: Reminiscencia, Malicho Vaca Valenzuela (Chile) / Célestins Théâtre de Lyon
20:30 – Show 2: I’m fine, KnAM Théâtre (Russia / France) / Célestins Théâtre de Lyon
Thursday 23 October 2025
10:30 – Welcome coffee
11:00 – Eurodram internal meeting 1
13:00 – Lunch break
14:30 – Panel 1: Eurodram and Contemporary Plays in Translation
– moderated by Ivan Dodovski (MK)
The mission of Eurodram, and the state of affairs of contemporary playwriting and drama translation: how is this stimulated in various countries and contexts, what are the trends, what can we do better?
Speakers: Gergana Dimitrova (BG); Elisabeth Schuster (DE); Heidi Aadma (EE); Dominique Dolmieu (FR).
15:45 – Coffee break
16:00 – Stage readings 1, followed by Q&A session
– moderated by Laetitia Dumont-Lewi (FR)
Excerpts from the 2024 French selection (original texts):
★ Partir dans tous les sens (All Over the Place) by Tristan Choisel
★ Cinq secondes (Five seconds) by Catherine Benhamou
★ Entre ses mains (In Her Hands) by Julie Rossello Rochet
Readings by students from the Master of Performing Arts programme at Lumière Lyon 2 University, presented and directed by Laetitia Dumont-Lewi. The author Julie Rossello Rochet will be attending in person for a Q&A session.
17:30 – Short break
18:00 – Carte Blanche to The Girls of Soso: A Russian company barred from performing in their home country, now residing in France, presents their new work.
19:00 – Show 1: Reminiscencia, Malicho Vaca Valenzuela (Chile) / Célestins Théâtre de Lyon
20:30 – Show 2: I’m fine, KnAM Théâtre (Russia / France) / Célestins Théâtre de Lyon
Friday 24 October 2025
10:30 – Welcome coffee
11:00 – Eurodram internal meeting 2
13:00 – Lunch break
14:30 – Panel 2: Theatre of the Emergency
– moderated by Francois Remandet (FR)
The concept of ‘Theatre of the Emergency’, and relevant cases: how does theatre respond to today’s social, political and other emergencies, wars, crises, injustices? In which ways can theatre trigger dialogue, change, empowerment, participation, and solidarity?
Speakers: Patrick Penot (FR); Clément Peretjatko (UA/FR); David Ferré (FR); Maria Kroupnik (RU/UK); Sébastien Gricourt (FR/AL).
15:45 – Coffee break
16:00 – Stage readings 2 followed by Q&A session
– moderated by Laetitia Dumont-Lewi (FR)
Excerpts from the 2025 French selection (translated texts):
★ Le Futur (El futur / The Future) by Helena Tornero, translated from Catalan by Clarice Plasteig
★ Finist, le clair faucon (Финист ясный сокол / Finist the Bright Falcon) by Svetlana Petriïtchouk, translated from Russian by Antoine Nicolle and Alexis Vadrot
★ Le Puits des amours mortes (In the Depths of Dead Love) by Howard Barker, translated from English by Pascale Drouet
Readings by students from the Master of Performing Arts programme at Lumière Lyon 2 University, presented and directed by Laetitia Dumont-Lewi. The translator Pascale Drouet will be attending in person for a Q&A session.
17:30 – Afternoon break
19:00 – Show 1: Reminiscencia, Malicho Vaca Valenzuela (Chile) / Célestins Théâtre de Lyon
20:30 – Show 2: I’m fine, KnAM Théâtre (Russia / France) / Célestins Théâtre de Lyon
20:30 – Show 3: Une Nuit Blanche, Elina Kulikova et Dima Efrimov (Russia / France) / Les Subs
Saturday 25 October 2025
10:30 – Welcome coffee
11:00 – Eurodram internal meeting 3
& ‘Speed dating’: meet a colleague to discuss future collaboration
12:30 – Lunch break
14:00 – One on One Box (listen to play excerpts read in other languages)
& Digital poster presentations on Eurodram’s selected plays (on parallel screens)
14:30 – Human Rights and Artistic Creation: WebRadio & Sens Interdits bring together several personalities including Rosmit Mantilla, Dima Efremov and Dalia Ferreira to discuss freedom of expression and the ways in which creation and political action interact in contexts of repression.
15:30 – Afternoon break
18:00 – Show 1: I’m fine, KnAM Théâtre (Russia / Lyon) / Célestins Théâtre de Lyon
20:30 – Show 2: Une Nuit Blanche, Elina Kulikova et Dima Efrimov (Russia / France) / Les Subs
Note: Except for the shows, all events take place at Ateliers Presqu’île https://maps.app.goo.gl/HKMaFzUux9ZEawvr6 (which is part of TNG Théâtre Nouvelle Génération, centre dramatique national), address: 5 rue du Petit David, 69002 Lyon.
Shows take place at different venues, see details at https://www.sensinterdits.org/