Monday, March 2, 2009

Raphaele Thiriet


Raphaele studied theatre in France at the Conservatoire National de Région de Toulouse, learning the Grotowsky Technique under Henry Bornstein. After graduating in 1997 she went to the Université d’Aix en Provence, where she studied philosophical and political views on theatre. In 2001, she honed her dramaturgy and acting skills under Angela Konrad, dramaturge and artistic director of In pulverem reverteris company, a research laboratory. She worked on new creations, Time is out of joint part 1,2,3, Richard III, and Traumzeit touring in France and Germany. She has also worked with choreographers Heddy Maalem and Emilio Calgagno (Ballet Preljocaj). She acted with several other companies in France including Ma voisine s’appelle Cassandre on contemporary authors Novarina, Edouard Glissant, and Schimmelpfennig. Recent work includes the new creation Les instituteurs immoreaux with the company Les travailleurs de la nuit, inspired by the writings of Donatien Alphonse Sade. Raphaele is a writer of iconoclastic theatre and poetry including Crash, Fading, X, and Berlin. She is a creator, performer and dramaturge for Little Red River and On the Side of the Road.

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