Canada's Eskimo 'Lear'

In 1961, David Gardner was asked to direct King Lear for the Canadian Players. He discusses his Eskimo concept for the production. A shortened version of this paper was delivered at the American Society for Theatre Research on 22 November 1985. En 1961 David Gardner accepta de diriger King Lear pour...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gardner, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Toronto 1986
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Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/TRIC/article/view/7413
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Summary:In 1961, David Gardner was asked to direct King Lear for the Canadian Players. He discusses his Eskimo concept for the production. A shortened version of this paper was delivered at the American Society for Theatre Research on 22 November 1985. En 1961 David Gardner accepta de diriger King Lear pour la troupe des Canadian Players. Ici il discute le concept qui lui venu alors d'une production 'esquimaude' de la pièce. Une version raccourcie de cet article fut lue lors d'une réunion de la American Society for Theatre Research, le 22 novembre 1985.