887 Contributor(s): Lepage, Robert (Author), Blair, Louisa (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1487003927 ISBN-13: 9781487003920 Publisher: Arachnide Editions OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian - Performing Arts | Monologues & Scenes |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 120 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As the 40th anniversary of La Nuit de la po sie in Montreal approaches, playwright Robert Lepage is invited to recite Mich le Lalonde's seminal poem "Speak White" from memory on the special night. After agonizing hours spent attempting to memorize the piece, Lepage finds himself unable to recall a single line. In a last effort he decides to employ a mnemonic device dating back to ancient Greece called the Memory Palace -- a technique of imagination and association. Lepage's Memory Palace is 887 Murray Avenue, the apartment block where he grew up. Winding his way around the rooms of the building and the lives of the tenants therein, Lepage guides the reader through a world of recollections of 1960s Quebec, the decade that shaped the province's cultural and political consciousness. A mesmerizing and multifaceted glimpse into the realm of memory, 887 is a tour of culture and community in 1960s Quebec through one masterful artist's remarkable, boundary-defying perspective. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lepage, Robert: - ROBERT LEPAGE is a multidisciplinary artist and founder of creative company Ex Machina. A talented director, playwright, actor, and film director, Lepage has been hailed by international critics, for his highly original theatrical works that incorporate the use of new technologies and defy boundaries. |