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Controversy Surrounding the Takeover of Théâtre Prémol in Grenoble Sparks Community Action

Posted on March 6, 2024

Against the threat of taking the city away the Théâtre Prémol historically linked to the MJC of the same name , a gathering has been established that will meet this Tuesday night at the Olympic Village to organize and take action. The Red / Green elected officials of Grenoble have in fact decided that ​​the theater would be taken over by “The Center des Arts du Récit”, a large licensed structure based in Saint-Martin d’Hères.

After the Cordée, the elimination of the Prémol Library, the closing of the Iris swimming pool for 10 years, the “swimming lake” project. with the polluted water from the ground water (!), the threats against correspondents at night, the southern part of the city has a special effect with municipal policy.


Henri Touati, who was the founder-director of Arts du Récit

INTERPRETATION EVENT FOR COMMUNITY

In this context the “open letter” published by Henri Touati, Founder and Director from 1986 to 2014 of the Center des Arts du Récit, former director of MJC, takes its full meaning and going against the municipal project accepted by his successor. director, Stéphène Jourdain. The latter is registered indeed in appeal to local political doxa, even asking if she still could”continue to bring artists from far and wide”, while the planet is in danger… Forgetting what Milan Kundera remembered with panache: “the position of the artist excludes any identification with politics, religion, ideology, morality, community. Conscious, stubborn, enthusiastic non-recognition.”

H.TOUATI Launches an open letter that he does not want us to start…

Mentioned by us Henri Touati sent us a comment according to which ” The letter I wrote is not intended to be found on your website, my disagreement with the city project cannot be mixed with the Fake news and the margins you give to every event at the service of your political project.
My aim is to discuss a method and stimulate the debate, which is not your wish.” We would not, for example, be supposed to note that the founder of Les Arts du Récit does not agree with the choice of the current director? Fudan? an exaggeration?

INCLUDING PUBLIC INTEREST AND DIFFUSION OF CULTURE

By respecting the person, we understand their discomfort. We imagine him very close to the communists and to the left and his letter is a stop. It completely disintegrates for the storytelling arts, as for the MJC Premol, the logic of this union. Which does not displease him and is not a lie (!) either, it also shows how the desire to take control of institutions is achieved despite any public interest and to spread culture. Against a background of deep disorganization on the left, because he is a communist, Isabelle Peters, the Chief Deputy of Piolle will be sent to the fire​​​​to the person who cannot be defended.


Theater and MJC Premol: the last season?

F.MARTEL (French Culture) was harder and smarter than us

Henri Touati would like to hold this debate for the left to preserve it. She is bound to make mistakes and if she makes them it can’t be out of bad intentions because she is on the side of Good. If the political choices of Eric Piolle, Isabelle Peters, Lucille Lheureux are harshly criticized it can only be the “exaggeration” . However Frédéric Martel’s (French Culture) analysis of municipal politics he was sometimes tougher than us. Regarding Fakes, dear Mr. Touati, we stick to the facts.

THE CARIGNON MUNICIPALITv AN EXAMPLE OF HOLY EDUCATION

An “open letter” belongs to the public debate. Its author rejects it as such. In a democracy where pluralism rules, political forces have the right to seize it. The debate is not limited to one side. Especially since the right side and the center ruled Grenoble for 12 years and was a recognized example in the development of popular education, prevention through socio-cultural and sports and for cultural expansion. The city of Carignon was the first to put a resident creator at the Théâtre Prémol as he did at Espace 600. Our time of thinking has all the legitimacy to express itself and it does not have to be reasonable to participate in the dispute.

The Piollesque left has no lessons that has been ruling Grenoble for 10 years: on the right Iris swimming pool closed, an urban wasteland for 10 years!

H.TOUATI: “A city is impure and counter-productive”…

“The municipalization of resources, eliminating the relational aspect of popular education, to make them official and financial spaces (a grant of subsidies for the art of storytelling, see the interview with the first deputy of the city of Grenoble) is counterproductive and barren. for the future of the MJC Théâtre Premol” writes Henri Touati in his open letter.

…. The MJC becomes “empty wings”

Adding: ” The city of Grenoble has a strong responsibility in recommending this process, a lack of knowledge about the artistic and cultural issues of Story Arts, contempt for popular education and community life, a desire to solve financial situations by reducing projects (… ) she decides to separate the Theater from the MJC, which in the short term will only make it an empty shell. All its activities will be handled elsewhere”

The city imposes guidelines that eliminate cultural projects

Very harshly, Henri Touati nevertheless speaks of “the city” in an impersonal way, as if elected officials had not made these decisions in absolute indifference: “The city cannot reshape the contours of popular cultural and educational projects by imposing guidelines that seriously shift their spirit and foundation. . Being the Mayor on the right, we think his name would not be forgotten!
Finishing ” This proposed move (editor’s note from Arts of Narrative) is a bad project for the City of Grenoble.”


Erci Piolle, Isabelle Peters, Lucille Lheureux: the Green/PCF elected officials make these decisions, not the anonymous “city of Grenoble”

E.PIOLLE celebrates 10 years of commanding “Reconciliation and protection!”

Let’s remember that Eric Piolle “celebrates” his 10 years in office on the subject – in particular – of “. arrangement and protection . We think that the decision regarding the theater and the MJC Premol contribute to this? But it is our collection that accuses Henri Touati of not participating in the “reconciliation” so dear to Eric Piolle.

THE CRITICISM OF POWER IS THE FOUNDATION OF PLURALISM

By publishing the authoritative opinion of Henri Touati which agrees with our analysis, we hope to stimulate the debate. “Positively?” . In a democracy, criticism of power by the opposition is essential for pluralism. So it is “positive”. It allows citizens to form their own opinion in full freedom. Without it the discussion would be hemiplegic. Rounded off into a camp, which is what Mr. Touati seemed to want.

THE MJC AND THE THEATER KEEP THE AUDIENCE AWAY FROM CULTURE

In addition to the significance of the debate on the subject that the MJC and the Théâtre Prémol exist together which allows the association to have a choice in programming and to easily create bridges with audiences generally far from the culture of its At first glance, we add some political elements to the extraordinary activity of the left and its elected officials on such an issue.

Should we apologize for this? If the rights took such an image in such a concerned ruling on such a matter, would they be saved and would we only find ideas? to stimulate the debate positively”claiming “reconciliation”.

The sectarianism of this town is different from the constant dialogue that Alain Carignon maintains with young people: here in Trembles with young people from the Olympic Village

WE ARE FREE AND THE PEOPLE AND WE KNOW OUR FAITH

None of our assembly members are elected and we never join the opposition group in the City or Metropolitan Council, except when referring to their roles in quotation marks. So we are free in complete independence to engage in debates on all Grenoble issues, with our words, our analysis, our judgments with respect to people and truths that are the same faith us.

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT ON THE VEHICLE THAT IS MADE TO CULTURE

The municipal effort regarding the MJC and the Théâtre Prémol is part of a wider policy that raises the question of popular culture in the neighborhoods (MJC mutuality, Le Plateau in Mistral, La Cordée in Villeneuve… ) and it’s up to us to do it. the connection between all these facts to highlight their political significance – in this case a sectarian takeover by far-left elected officials harming the far-left’s access to culture – and to inform the people of Grenoble.

GOVERNMENT OF SCOTLAND

In a smooth democracy, even those who do not share our analysis and our vision should praise their existence, because without them the debate would only admit of disagreement from the side inside. From those who continue to support elected officials who commit these crimes. Thus rejecting an alternative to these men and their policies. A little short, right?

2024-05-06 05:06:02
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