Outrapo stands for "Ouvroir de tragicomédie potentielle", which translates roughly as "
workshop
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of
potential
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tragicomedy
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". It was founded in
London
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, 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:
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Stanley Chapman
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Milie von Bariter Miliieve ( uk, Мілієве; ro, Milie) is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
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Cosima Schmetterling
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Jean-Pierre Poisson
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Anne Feillet
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Felix Pruvost
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Tom Stoppard
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See also
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Theatrical constraints
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Ouxpo Ouxpo is an acronym for "Ouvroir d'X Potentielle". It is an umbrella group for Oulipo, Oubapo, Outrapo, etc. The term 'ouvroir', originally used in conjunction with works of charity, was reused by Raymond Queneau for a blend of 'ouvroir' and 'œuvre ...
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Oulipo
Oulipo (, short for french: Ouvroir de littérature potentielle; roughly translated: ''"workshop of potential literature"'', stylized ''OuLiPo'') is a loose gathering of (mainly) French-speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to create works ...
References
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External links
Outrapo website (in French)Outrapo Youtube channel*
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Stanley Chapman
Stanley Chapman (15 September 1925 – 26 May 2009) 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 Ouli ...
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Milie von Bariter Miliieve ( uk, Мілієве; ro, Milie) is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which ...
'Pataphysics
Alternative theatre
Experimental theatre