résidences for the performing arts
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Presentation of Lyon Public Library at My French Library stand, IFLA 2014TRANSCRIPT
RESIDENCIESFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
A creative adventure at the library
IFLA World Library and Information CongressLyon
19 August 2014
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A library oriented towards the performing arts
• The Public Library of Vaise in Lyon• A resource centre • A place of creation and meeting around the
performing arts
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H
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Bib
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yon
« A residence »…what are we talking about?
“We call residence the invitation to artists
in a place that offers them the means
and tools to achieve an artistic creation.”
Residencies in our way
• Stakeholders: artist(s); librarians; public; partner(s)• Spirit of collaboration• Artistic and cultural project• Precisely defined duration• A space and time for creation: an 85-seat auditorium for several weeks• Means for the artistic work: technical and logistic backup; financial support• Various public sessions (meetings, workshops, open rehearsals, performances, lectures, exhibitions…)
A residence : what for ?
• To support emerging artists• To raise the awareness of the general public to
the creative process of a performance• To link creation to the library’s resources
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C
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Bib
lioth
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; La
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A residence in a few figures
• 4 to 7 months of artistic presence at the library
• 60 rehearsal days
• 13 public sessions
• 500 participants
Sharing with the public
Making puppets for the show in the middle of an
exhibition roomSoulier Rouge Company, 2011
A 3-steps discovery sequence for primary
schools’ classesLa Perruque Company, 2013
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Bib
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de L
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Sharing with the public
A meeting-and-screening with the resident dancers
Showing dance films from our collections
Aux Pieds Levés Company, 2014
Open rehearsals&
Final show !
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Bib
lioth
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mun
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de L
yon
An ephemeral adventure :Making it visible, keeping a trace
Teaser Interface
Site AADN
Our intuitions and questions… what do YOU think about it ?
By ranking as a creation place, the library becomes a
place of risk, of « disorder »,
experimentation, sensibility… A place that
sets the body as well as the intelligence in motion.
Is supporting artistic creation
the role of a library ?
As a librarian, one doesn’t always feel in
one’s own right handling artistic
creation.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, …now let’s share ideas !
IFLA World Library and Information CongressLyon
19 August 2014
Fanette PERRET
Manager of the Performing Arts Section / Lyon Public Library