Since 1969 Yves Lebreton has been dedicating himself to the creation of a corporeal theatre that is centred on the actor’s physical presence. In a complete break away from the tradition of literary theatre, he lays claim to a theatre of action, movement and image, in which the actor is simultaneously both author and the interpreter.
"No text, no direction, no scenery can replace the physical presence of the actor without consequently destroying the fundamentals of theatrical art. The theatre is not an annex to litterature, nor a collage or a synthesis of the arts within the perspective of a ‘total work’, but a unique moment of encounter between the public coming to see and the actors giving themself to be seeing. To see that which cannot be heard: a living expression in which the actor’s body reveals the subtle inner landscape of thought and feeling Only the acting body can justified the actor’s state of being and giving truth to the word. The body is the essence of theatre.”
Yves Lebreton.