Action-création : l’art de performance amérindien au Québec

Native artists of Quebec working in performance art set up actions that are similar to contemporary forms of rituals. These works have sometimes a poetic or “shamanic” character, are sometimes disturbing, especially through the critique of the clichés about First Nations, or mix those two components...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Itinéraires
Main Author: Jonathan Lamy Beaupré
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: Pléiade (EA 7338) 2015
Subjects:
performance art
contemporary native art
ritual
clichés
cultural expression
Language and Literature
P
First Nations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4000/itineraires.2737
https://doaj.org/article/60194beeebe247c182e0c7ba16b94c04
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Summary:Native artists of Quebec working in performance art set up actions that are similar to contemporary forms of rituals. These works have sometimes a poetic or “shamanic” character, are sometimes disturbing, especially through the critique of the clichés about First Nations, or mix those two components. They committed the body of the artist and the audience, while making the Native American cultural expression a both artistic and identity performance.

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