If we were birds / Erin Shields.If we were birds / Erin Shields.
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Auteur
Titre
If we were birds / Erin Shields.
Édition
1st ed., Aug. 2011.
Description
77 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Play.
Based on one of Ovid's Metamorphoses, "Tereus, Procne and Philomela".
"A note on the chorus : These characters are inspired by testimonials of women survivors from the following conflicts : Nanking (1937), Berlin (1945), Bangladesh (1971), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-1995) and Rwanda (1994). Each character relates to a particular conflict and incorporates details from many stories[...]."
A workshop production of If We Were Birds was staged at the SummerWorks Theatre Festival in 2008, produced by Groundwater Productions.
Sommaire
When King Pandion marries his daughter Procne off to war hero King Tereus, she must leave her beloved sister Philomela behind. After years of isolation in a foreign land, Procne begs Tereus to collect her sister for a visit. When confronted with Philomela’s beauty, Tereus’s desire triumphs over reason, igniting a chain of horrific events. A harrowing exploration of violence and revenge, this adaptation features a chorus of ravaged women, each a survivor of a twenteth century conflict : Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Nanking, and Berlin.
Production
Prologue, 17 scenes, epilogue ; 3m, 8w, chorus.
First public performance : Tarragon Theatre, on April 14, 2010, Toronto.
Director : Alan Dilworth
ISBN
9781770910126
Sujets
Collaboration
Caractéristiques
Women
Cote
D S5552if 2011
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