Outrapo
Encyclopedia
Outrapo stands for "Ouvroir de tragicomédie potentielle", which translates roughly as "workshop
of potential
tragicomedy
." It was founded in London
, in 1991, and it seeks to mine the potentialities of stage performance, using new or preexistent constraints.
The members, by order of entry in scene are:
Workshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
of potential
Potential
*In linguistics, the potential mood*The mathematical study of potentials is known as potential theory; it is the study of harmonic functions on manifolds...
tragicomedy
Tragicomedy
Tragicomedy is fictional work that blends aspects of the genres of tragedy and comedy. In English literature, from Shakespeare's time to the nineteenth century, tragicomedy referred to a serious play with either a happy ending or enough jokes throughout the play to lighten the mood.-Classical...
." It was founded in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, in 1991, and it seeks to mine the potentialities of stage performance, using new or preexistent constraints.
The members, by order of entry in scene are:
- Stanley ChapmanStanley ChapmanStanley Chapman was a British architect, designer, translator and writer. His interests included theatre and pataphysics. He was involved with founding the National Theatre of London, was a member of Oulipo of the year 1960, founder of the Outrapo and a member also of the French Collège de...
- Milie von Bariter
- Cosima Schmetterling
- Jean-Pierre Poisson
- Anne Feillet
- Felix Pruvost
- Tom StoppardTom StoppardSir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, FRSL is a British playwright, knighted in 1997. He has written prolifically for TV, radio, film and stage, finding prominence with plays such as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, The Real Thing, and Rosencrantz and...
External links
- Outrapo website (in French)
- Ouxpo website (in French)
- Outrapist workplan
- An Ouvroir Dedicated to the Theatre by Stanley ChapmanStanley ChapmanStanley Chapman was a British architect, designer, translator and writer. His interests included theatre and pataphysics. He was involved with founding the National Theatre of London, was a member of Oulipo of the year 1960, founder of the Outrapo and a member also of the French Collège de...
- Censorship as Liberation by Milie von Bariter