ZÉRO DOUZE
by Marie Chouinard
Description
Eleven years after her first poetry book, the well known choreographer Marie Chouinard comes back to writing with a story inspired by her early years, from zero to twelve years old. With a lot of humor and tenderness, Marie Chouinard shares with us her memories both overwhelming and anecdotal. The author’s writing evokes the brightness and spontaneity of childhood. ZÉRO DOUZE is a poetic narrative that reveals the long and universal path towards the construction of one’s identity.
Shortlisted for the Vénus Khoury-Ghata Poetry Prize 2020
Winner of the Alcuin Society Book Design Award (Second Prize - Poetry)
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Reviews
« Onze ans après son premier recueil de poèmes, Chantier des extases, Marie Chouinard, figure incontournable de la danse contemporaine, renoue avec l’écriture et la poésie avec le très personnel zéro douze. De sa plume qui évoque la luminosité et la spontanéité de l’enfance, elle raconte avec humour et tendresse les premières années de sa vie, de zéro à douze ans, à travers des souvenirs à la fois bouleversants et anecdotiques. Ses textes, comme les illustrations ludiques qui parsèment le recueil, révèlent le long chemin vers la construction identitaire, la consolidation d’une mythologie personnelle et des traditions et rites de passage qu’elle présuppose. » - Le Devoir
« Ces courts poèmes et réflexions loin d’être mièvres sont accompagnés de dessins qui soulignent le côté enfantin du sujet. C’est tellement tendre et franc, d’une vérité à hauteur d’enfant, qu’on ne peut s’empêcher de rire doucement de ces petites tragédies du quotidien ou encore de ces joies merveilleuses inhérentes au monde de l’enfance. » - Les Libraires
Author Biography
Marie Chouinard is a choreographer and a multidisciplinary artist recognized internationally as a major avant-garde figure in the world of dance. After 12 years as a solo performer and choreographer, Chouinard founded her own company in 1990, the Compagnie Marie Chouinard. Marie Chouinard has been the director of Venice Biennale of Dance since 2017. She has received numerous awards and honors highlighting her contribution to the world of the arts, among which the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2016. She is also the author of Chantier des extases (Poetry, 2008) and MARIE CHOUINARD COMPANY (Artbook, 2010).
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher les éditions du passage
- Orginal LanguageFrench
- ISBN/Identifier 9782924397589
- Publication Country or regionCanada
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 32.95 CAD
- Pages380
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions22.5 x 14.5 cm
- Illustration50 drawings, black & white
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