Introduction Déjouer l’injouable : un combat (aussi) socio-politique ?

The introduction offers an overview of studies done between 2013 and 2017 on the question of the paradoxical attraction exerted today in European performing arts by what appears to be impossible to represent within the confines of a live performance. It emphasizes the sociopolitical dimension involved in the confrontation with the impossible once the positioning of artists is considered in light of the prevailing conditions of production, distribution, and reception in Europe.