Searching for a NEW THEATRE

Theatre is subversive.
It presents itself in one way whilst articulating itself in another.
Like everything in this world, really, if you think about it.Subversive.
There is subversion in the mechanisms of support and in the distribution of grants that come from the state in most countries. In general, popular music and events take the lion's share of the cultural budget as a result of a strategic deal between politicians, corporations and institutions, and the artistic creators themselves.#

It is no surprise, information is controlled, behaviour dominated, ideas sold.
But what aggravates the situation is the lack of cohesion and relations between the different artistic companies in the western theatre tradition.
There is no counterpoint of experience. We are not organized as a collective and programs aren't created for a collective audience but rather to different groups of different 'types' of theatregoers.
Therefore there is no circulation of information, no artistic collective reflection no cohesion within the system and in consequence, very little evolution in the significance of Theatre History.

The general audiences prefer big theatres, cinemas and TV where they feel more as a colective group, and they are not that interested in going to small theatres having replaced it with different rituals.
How can a theatre lab contribute to this scene?
1. Giving an opportunity for experimentation and encounter of artists.
2. Giving a contribution for the cohesion of internal structures.
3. Generation of theatre directors as theatre researchers
4. Renovation of theatre methods and techniques in performers.
5. The sharing of artistic ideas in a multicultural praxis, and the achievement of a more direct product to audiences.
6. The contact between artists and public.

The actor must be a visionary. The future theatre is a spiritual theatre that opens possibilities, proposing new models for society, presenting and undertaking new languages, seeking understanding rather then criticism or analysis, involving the audience without fearing it. Theatre is a practical tool. A vehicle.