18 research outputs found

    Queer(y)ing the Canadian Stage: Brad Fraser's Poor Super Man

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    This article examines Brad Fraser's Poor Super Man: A Play with Captions, "a sexually explicit exploration of diverse friendships and erotic relationships, that constitutes a powerful vehicle for the queer(y)ing of the Canadian stage. Set in an urban Canadian locale synonymous with fragmentation and situated in a liminal space between the worlds of the comics and the theatre, the play refuses the apparent dichotomy of the straight/gay binary and challenges the assumed fixity of heteronormative structures. At this time of the AIDS pandemic, complex interactions mitigate against the surety of superheroes and an ongoing denial of societal issues at the nexus of gender, sexual orientation, and cultural difference. Cet article examine Poor Super Man: A Play with Captions de Brad Fraser, une exploration sexuelle de diverses relations amicales et érotiques qui constitue un véhicule puissant pour l'interrogation sexuelle (queer(y)ing) de la scène canadienne. Située dans un lieu urbain canadien, synonyme de la fragmentation, et placée dans un espace liminal qui sépare le monde de la bande dessinée et celui du théâtre, la pièce rejette la dichotomie apparente de la forme binaire hétérosexuel/gai et met en question la fixité supposée des structures hétéronormatives. En ce moment de pandémie du SIDA, de complexes interactions atténuent la certitude des super-héros ainsi qu'une dénégation continuelle des grandes questions de la société telles que genre, l'orientation sexuelle et les différences culturelles

    Rooms P.S. 1

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    On the occasion of P.S. 1's inaugural exhibition involving 78 American artists, Heiss briefly describes the site-specific nature of the overall project and explains how the photographic documentation of the works in the catalogue is consistent with the physical arrangement of the building. Blumberg presents P.S. 1. Artists' statements. Brief biographical notes
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