Introduction
For its third edition, the RTT continues its exploration of testimonial theater and expands its reach across the region.
Over the course of five days, performances, films, readings, and discussions, workshops, and discussions will make up a diverse program at the intersection of artistic disciplines, where personal stories intersect with collective issues. Against the backdrop of a cultural sector facing increasing challenges, the RTT reaffirms its commitment to independent theater—one that is open to dialogue, the exchange of ideas, and a diversity of perspectives. A festival to give voice to unique stories, challenge our certainties, share experiences, and open up new perspectives.
Through testimonial theater, we continue to explore the spoken word as a tool for empowerment, transmission, and dialogue. We continue to focus on stories that are rarely told, on what sometimes remains buried, and on experiences that shape lives and resonate far beyond those who live them. Giving a testimony a voice means not only giving it an artistic form but also creating the conditions for it to connect with others. It means believing that personal stories can shed light on our shared history.
For this third edition, the RTT will take over several partner venues and continue to expand its reach across the region. Each space becomes a place of discovery and encounter. The public is invited to move freely, moving from a performance to a screening, from a discussion to a reading, from a work of art to a conversation. The festival is conceived as a journey, but also as a space for exchange: of artists, ideas, experiences, and audiences.
Because a festival isn’t experienced solely within performance venues, the RTT places great emphasis on shared moments.Between events, artists and audience members come together to continue a discussion, share a drink, discover a book, or simply take the time to connect. These moments of camaraderie are an integral part of the festival. They allow the works to continue resonating in new ways and for exchanges to continue beyond the confines of the stage.
The Autour du Monde bookstore is once again partnering with the Rencontres du Théâtre de Témoignage. A space dedicated to discovering books and writing, in harmony with the themes explored by the festival: life stories, theater, personal accounts, social issues, and contemporary literature. An invitation to continue the festival experience through pages, words, and encounters.
The Rencontres du Théâtre de Témoignage is, above all, a human adventure. Artists, staff from partner venues, technicians, stage managers, employees, production and communications coordinators, organizations, booksellers, volunteers, residents, friends, and collaborators: a multitude of people contribute, each in their own way, to bringing the festival to life. It is from this collective energy that the RTT draws its strength.
Through performances, encounters, and exchanges, the festival takes shape as a shared space: a place where people come to discover works, share experiences, exchange perspectives, and, sometimes, simply meet one another. Five days of discovery, reflection, and encounters, driven by the conviction that words and works of art have the power to connect us (see the schedule online on the RTT website and at several venues: L’Agora, IRTS de Lorraine, Théâtre Koltès, and Cinéma Klub).
Practical Information
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- For all ages
