Prospero – Extended Theatre gathers 10 partners – 9 theatres and one medium (ARTE), from 9 countries of the Union. The project was built around a new dynamic of collaborations, synergies and relationships between the partners, their respective teams, the artists and the audiences around the redesign of the production and distribution of the shows.

The project has three main goals:

• To imagine other principles, other developments for a more inclusive, more diversified European theatre creation, more connected to current societal issues;
• Broaden the dissemination of theatrical works, in theatres and on the digital space, to reach new audiences;
• Rethink the theatrical journey of audiences, from the initial discovery to the aftermath of the performance.

In this context of repeated crises, which confronts Europe with the need to convince its citizens, the partners intend to show that art and culture are a powerful force capable of stimulating creativity, exchange and cohesion. They believe that theatre, in particular, remains an essential place for dialogue, capable of creating real, direct, human encounters and of increasing our critical sense. Through their work, they wish to participate in the artistic and cultural development of Europe.

Thanks to the support of the Creative Europe programme, the partners, strengthened by their visibility at the European level and their openness to other continents, are able to pursue their research on the issues of theatre, media and creation, more particularly their evolution and modernization.

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LAUNCH OF OUR STREAMING PLATFORM:
PROSPERO-THEATRE.TV

The evolution of online streaming platforms in the last few years, accelerated by the successive lockdowns linked to the Covid 19 pandemic, have brought to the forefront the question of theatre’s digital presence.

This trend is the subject of many debates and discussions. Can online theatre still be considered theatre? Can it exist without its immediate and tangible physical presence? Can digital media bring new ways of seeing, and even of creating plays, and by doing so broaden and enrich the theatrical experience?

The questions surrounding the theatre’s existence in the digital sphere are numerous, and remain open for the public, directors and theatre companies.

Our project, Prospero – Extended Theatre, is an attempt to answer these essential and compelling questions. Sunday the 9^th of October marked an important step in this regard, as it marked the official launch of our streaming platform prospero-theatre.tv

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