The Theatre Of Sabina Berman
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The Theatre Of Sabina Berman
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Author : Sabina Berman
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2003
The Theatre Of Sabina Berman written by Sabina Berman and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
"The Theatre of Sabina Berman: " The Agony of Ecstasy" and Other Plays" introduces and makes accessible to an English-speaking audience the work of the contemporary Mexican playwright Sabina Berman. The book contains translations of the four plays that established Berman s career: "The Agony of Ecstasy, Yankee, Puzzle, "and "Heresy. "An introduction by Adam Versenyi provides a critical assessment of each play, a discussion of the specific problems of translation involved, and placement of Berman s work in the larger Mexican and Latin American context.It is evident that Sabina Berman s theatrical acumen matches the depth of her dramatic design whether it is the sheer variety of techniques from song to staged tableau that appear in "The Agony of Ecstasy; "the physicalization of what it means to be interrogated and to interrogate in "Yankee; "the final enigmatic image of a soldier alone on stage, silently aiming his firearm at an undefined threat that potentially emanates from the audience in "Puzzle; "or the manner in which the family narrates its own heretical actions in "Heresy. "It is the combination of theatrical technique with universal themes of self-definition that cuts across cultures and ultimately makes these plays translatable."
The Theatre Of Sabina Berman
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The Theatre of Sabina Berman: The Agony of Ecstasy and Other Plays introduces and makes accessible to an English-speaking audience the work of the contemporary Mexican playwright Sabina Berman. The book contains translations of the four plays that established Berman's career: The Agony of Ecstasy, Yankee, Puzzle, and Heresy. An introduction by Adam Versényi provides a critical assessment of each play, a discussion of the specific problems of translation involved, and placement of Berman's work in the larger Mexican and Latin American context. It is evident that Sabina Berman's theatrical acumen matches the depth of her dramatic design whether it is the sheer variety of techniques from song to staged tableau that appear in The Agony of Ecstasy; the physicalization of what it means to be interrogated and to interrogate in Yankee; the final enigmatic image of a soldier alone on stage, silently aiming his firearm at an undefined threat that potentially emanates from the audience in Puzzle; or the manner in which the family narrates its own "heretical" actions in Heresy. It is the combination of theatrical technique with universal themes of self-definition that cuts across cultures and ultimately makes these plays translatable.
Me Who Dove Into The Heart Of The World
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Author : Sabina Berman
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2012-08-07
Me Who Dove Into The Heart Of The World written by Sabina Berman and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-07 with Fiction categories.
A transporting and brilliant comic novel narrated by an unforgettable woman: Karen Nieto, an autistic savant whose idiosyncrasies prove her greatest gifts As intimate as it is profound, and as clear-eyed as it is warmhearted, Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the World marks an extraordinary debut by the award-winning Mexican playwright, journalist, and poet Sabina Berman. Karen Nieto passed her earliest years as a feral child, left alone to wander the vast beach property near her family's failing tuna cannery. But when her aunt Isabelle comes to Mexico to take over the family business, she discovers a real girl amidst the squalor. So begins a miraculous journey for autistic savant Karen, who finds freedom not only in the love and patient instruction of her aunt but eventually at the bottom of the ocean swimming among the creatures of the sea. Despite how far she's come, Karen remains defined by the things she can't do—until her gifts with animals are finally put to good use at the family's fishery. Her plan is brilliant: Consolation Tuna will be the first humane tuna fishery on the planet. Greenpeace approves, fame and fortune follow, and Karen is swept on a global journey that explores how we live, what we eat, and how our lives can defy even our own wildest expectations.
Writing And Rewriting National Theatre Histories
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Author : S.E. Wilmer
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2009-11
Writing And Rewriting National Theatre Histories written by S.E. Wilmer and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11 with Performing Arts categories.
Historians of theatre face the same temptations and challenges as other historians: they negotiate assumptions (their own and those of others) about national identity and national character; they decide what events and actors to highlight--or omit--and what framework and perspective to use for telling the story. Personal biases, trends in scholarship, and sociopolitical contexts influence all histories; and theatre histories, too, are often revised to reflect changing times and interests. This significant collection examines the problems and challenges of formulating national theatre histories.The essayists included here--leading theatre scholars from all over the world, many of whom wrote essays specifically for this volume--provide an international context for national theatre histories as well as studies of individual nations. They cover a wide geographical area: Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America. The essays contrast large countries (India, Indonesia) with small (Ireland), newly independent (Slovenia) with established (U.S.A.), developed (Canada) with developing (Mexico, South Africa), capitalist (U.S.A.) with formerly communist (Russia), monolingual (Sweden) with multilingual (Belgium, Canada), and countries with stable historical boundaries (Sweden) with those whose borders have shifted (Germany).The essays also explore such sociopolitical issues as the polarization of language groups, the importance of religion, the invisibility of ethnic minorities, the redrawing of geographical borders, changes in ideology, and the dismantling of colonial legacies. Finally, they examine such common problems of history writing as types of evidence, periodization, canonization, styles of narrative, and definitions of key terms.Writing and Rewriting National Theatre Histories will be of special interest to students and scholars of theatre, cultural studies, and historiography.
Games And Play In The Theater Of Spanish American Women
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Author : Catherine Larson
language : en
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Release Date : 2004
Games And Play In The Theater Of Spanish American Women written by Catherine Larson and has been published by Bucknell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Drama categories.
In the seventeen dramatic texts examined in this study, women writers from Spanish America have self-consciously incorporated games into their plays' structures to highlight from a woman's perspective the idea that life, as well as the theatre, is a game. Some dramas are so overtly about games that the word appears significantly in their titles. Others reflect game playing in less direct ways or connect metatheatrical examinations of role-playing to the ludic. In every drama examined, however, a game of some sort plays a key role in the construction of the playtest. By looking at the nature and number of the games played in these women-authored dramas from the past fifty years, we can see the ways in which play is used to effect social control and the connections between play and aggression, gender, history and politics. In these representative dramas, the theatre serves as a vehicle for encouraging audiences to think about (if not act upon) the issues that have shaped Spanish America. Games, rules, winners and losers join together as the playwrights explore events and times of fundamental importance in the countries' historical and political evolutions.
Between Pancho Villa And A Naked Woman
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Author : Sabina Berman
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-10-24
Between Pancho Villa And A Naked Woman written by Sabina Berman and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-24 with Fiction categories.
BETWEEN PANCHO VILLA AND A NAKED WOMAN is a rollicking feminist farce by acclaimed Mexican playwright Sabina Berman. A witty, devilish battle of the sexes comedy that plays fast and loose with gender expectations. In an English-language translation by Shelley Tepperman.
Trans Acting
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Author : Jacqueline Eyring Bixler
language : en
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Release Date : 2009
Trans Acting written by Jacqueline Eyring Bixler and has been published by Bucknell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Drama categories.
This collection offer a series of new essays authored by leading scholars of Latin American and U.S. Latino theater as well as the performance script Mexterminator vs. The Global Predator, written by Guillermo Gomez-Pena. The fourteen essays focus on contemporary Latin American and U.S. Latino plays and performances and challenge the meanings of genre, gender, race, cultural identity, and performance itself in the context of globalization and shifting borders. The concept of trans/acting, a term that connotes negotiation and/or exchange, provides the framework for essays that include such topics as tansculturation, transnationalism, transgender, transgenre, translation, and adaptation. These individual studies of contemporary theater and performance arts are complimented by trans/actor Gomez-Pena's Mexterminator vs. The Global Predator, a striking transgressive script that underscores the performance nature of territorial and symbolic border crossings. Jacqueline Bixler is Alumni Distinguished Professor of Spanish at Virginia Tech. Laurietz Seda is Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Connecticut-Storrs.
The Politics Of Farce In Contemporary Spanish American Theatre
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Author : Priscilla Meléndez
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2006
The Politics Of Farce In Contemporary Spanish American Theatre written by Priscilla Meléndez and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Politics of Farce in Contemporary Spanish American Theatre is the first book-length study of the role of farce in Spanish American theatre. Spanish American playwrights have realized that farce's "lack of power" and marginality can become a res
Sediciosas Seducciones
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Author : Jacqueline Eyring Bixler
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Sediciosas Seducciones written by Jacqueline Eyring Bixler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Electronic books categories.
Latin American Women Dramatists
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Author : Catherine Larson
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1999-05-22
Latin American Women Dramatists written by Catherine Larson and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
“This thoughtfully crafted . . . insightful and informative [anthology] elucidates an overlooked, essential component of the Latin American literary canon” (Choice). Latin American Women Dramatists sheds much-needed light on the significant contributions made by these pioneering authors during the last half of the twentieth century. Contributors discuss fifteen works of Latin-American playwrights, delineate the artistic lives of women dramatists from countries as diverse as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. Looking at these writers and their work from political, historical, and feminist perspectives, this anthology also underscores the problems inherent in writing under repressive governments. “The book highlights the many possibilities of the innovative work of these dramatists, and this will, it is to be hoped, help the editors to achieve one of their other key goals: productions of the plays in English.” —Times Literary Supplement, UK