Performing identities on the stages of Quebec
By: Jill Mac Dougall.
Series: Francophone cultures and literatures,; v. 15
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Plaques tectoniques/Tectonic plates.; Theater -- Québec (Province) -- History -- 20th century.; Theater -- Political aspects -- Québec (Province); John the Baptist's Day -- Québec (Province); Street theater -- Québec -- Québec.; Nationalism -- Québec (Province)
Description: "Performing Identities on the Stages of Quebec explores the poetics and politics of Quebecois identity. Considering the stage as a metaphor of virtual communities and performance as a privileged moment of collective identity rituals, this study centers on three productions from the national, local, and international stages: the Saint Jean or national holiday; Salut vieille branche! a street-theatre parody on genealogical roots; Tectonic Plates, a bicontinental work in progress.

Through multiple voices and theatrical framings, these performances from quebec address the problem of minority nationalism at the close of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-226) and index.