Revolt/Compassion: Six Scripts for Contemporary Performance (37) (Essential Drama Series) - Softcover

Springate, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1771833963 ISBN 13: 9781771833967

Publisher: Guernica Editions, 2019

Synopsis

Explore the intersection of revolt and compassion in six contemporary performance scripts.

Revolt/Compassion gathers six thought-provoking works by Michael Springate, showcasing his artistic interdisciplinarity. Spanning twenty-five years, these scripts―Historical Bliss, Dog and Crow, The Consolation of Philosophy, Freeport Texas, Kareena, and Küt: Shock and Awe―capture a wide range of interests and influences. Springate delves into themes of language, history, and politics, offering a unique perspective on contemporary issues.

These scripts are perfect for those interested in modern drama, performance studies, and the exploration of complex social themes. Discover the power of performance to challenge perspectives and ignite critical dialogue. Experience the blend of historical context and contemporary relevance that defines Springate's innovative approach to theatre.

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About the Author

Michael Springate is the author of the novel The Beautiful West & The Beloved of God (Guernica Editions, 2014), translated and published in French as L’engrenage des apparences (Les éditions Sémaphore 2017). His collection, Revolt/Compassion: Six Scripts for Contemporary Performance (Guernica Editions) was published in 2019 with a forward by Erin Hurley. He wrote the screenplay for Carolyn Combs’ debut feature, Acts of Imagination (2006), as well as for her most recent feature, Bella Ciao! (2018). Michael is a past Artistic Director of Playwrights Workshop Montreal, Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg, Factory Theatre in Toronto, and Dramaturg and Artistic Associate with Full Circle: First Nations Performance in Vancouver. He has taught acting, directing, and play development at both Simon Fraser and Concordia Universities, and was invited as Researcher/Lecturer to Gwangju National University in South Korea. He is a founding member of the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, as well as of the film group Commercial Drive Productions, and is active in issues related to cooperative housing. He considers writing a life-long discipline rooted in independent research and reflection.

From the Back Cover

Revolt/Compassion: Six Scripts for Contemporary Performance, gathers together six important works by Michael Springate: Historical Bliss, Dog and Crow, The Consolation of Philosophy, Freeport Texas, Kareena, and Kut: Shock and Awe. Written and produced over a twenty-five year period, they capture an expansive range of interests and influences, and reflect the artistic interdisciplinarity which has been a defining feature of his career. Dr. Erin Hurley, in her ground-breaking introduction, writes: Consciously crafted, precise in their diction, and allusive in their references, these plays ask for the reader?s collaboration ? Their poetry ? the considered arrangement of the words, the shape of the text on the page, the accretion of meaning across the play, its solicitation of the reader?s increased awareness ? activates the senses without necessarily dictating where they should take me or what I should make of them. At the same time, the ideas unfolded require a different vantage, a theoretical engagement. How can we locate ourselves in history? Where do art and politics intersect? What can words convey? How does social change come about? What part of memory and ideology is imagination? Revolt and compassion ? are these stances in contradiction with each other, or a contradiction with which to begin?

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I imagined a chorus which said/ that consolation is not possible,/ unless on the path of compassion,/ unless on the road of revolt -- From "The Consolation of Philosophy"

Edition details

• Publisher: Guernica Editions
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1771833963
• ISBN 13: 9781771833967
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240