Canadian Works Abroad
Our Success is Measured in the Success of Others
Over the last five years, Bouche Theatre Collective and I have worked hard to introduce new Canadian works to artists and organisations across Canada and Abroad.
We do this by sharing texts for potential translation, introducing and connecting artists, providing insights on translation, and supporting English language applications and documentation.
The 9th presentation of new Canadian work in a new language directly as a result of this volunteer outreach, I am thrilled to share:
International New Translation
LIFTING
By Nathalie Boisvert
Translated to Italian by Carolina Migli
Translated from Facelift
Saturday November 18, 2023
Teatro Trieste Trentaquattro
Via Trieste 34 – 29121 (Piacenza, Italy)
First the foundation…then the eyes…and finally the mouth. The activity of a daily make-up routine turns into a examination a woman’s life, questioning the femal ideal, the relationship between women and beauty, seduction, and ageing.
“A rich and complex exploration of femininity…17 micro-scenes united by choreographic moments, short extracts and stagings, including smart phones, a Youtube make-up tutorial, beauty masks and more…Layer upon layer the performers’ faces take on monstrous features, to the point of excess, until they need to stop and step back…The myth of the perfect woman crashes. Falls and breaks into pieces. Aging. A parable that leads to the courage to remove the mask, towards self-acceptance and a sense of love.” –
Pietro Corvi, La Liberta
Gallery
Photographer Mauro del Papá