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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bonjour Louise</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Toutes mes félicitations pour cette belle
liste d'artistes femmes de théâtre. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Je reconnais, parmi tous ces noms, ceux d'artistes
importants qui ont également oeuvré dans le domaine du théâtre jeune public.
J'ajoute donc ma suggestion à toutes celles que tu as reçues pour que ces
femmes qui ont écrit, joué, mis en scène et scénographié le théâtre pour
enfants et pour adolescents y trouvent leur place. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Les nombreux lieux de diffusion qui existent au
Canada et au Québec, les festivals qui continuent de proposer une
programmation réunissant différents genres, y compris le théâtre de
marionnettes, ont souvent été dirigés par des femmes. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tu auras l'embarras du choix... ce qui est bon
signe... signe de la présence de plus en plus affirmée de la création
théâtrale au féminin. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Très cordialement</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hélène Beauchamp</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=louise.forsyth@SHAW.CA href="mailto:louise.forsyth@SHAW.CA">Louise .
Forsyth</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA
href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 28, 2010 6:28 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> First Run at a List of Women in
Canadian Theatre</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dear
colleagues,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am awestruck at the response I
have received to my query regarding women in anglophone Canadian theatre.
Thank you so much for your generosity and
interest.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am also awestruck by the number
of wonderful artists which we have mentioned in just a couple of days. What a
rich theatrical and cultural heritage this represents! – many regions, many
areas of creative activity, many historical periods. Drama and theatre would
simply not be what it is in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> and would not hold such
exciting promise for the future without all of these
women.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I have made a first synthesis of
this list. It remains in no particular order. When you sent details about the
careers and work of these wonderful women, I have plagiarised blatantly to
retain the information. If this is not an area of interest for you, please
just delete. But if anything on or about the list clicks for you, I would be
delighted to receive comments and further
suggestions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Obviously, it will not be possible
for me to make entries in this dictionary Des femmes for more than a few
(5-10) of these theatre artists. However, it will certainly be possible to
provide at least an overview of the vital role they have played and continue
to play. I plan particularly to highlight the rich diversity and creativity of
women’s work in theatre. This derives from aboriginal peoples, regional
diversities, the rich variety of cultural traditions, and the boldness with
which innovation and experimentation have been carried out, often pioneering
in fields of interculturalism and intermediality. I believe that this is
something Europeans and francophones around the world will find particularly
interesting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thank you ever so much again for
your powerful responses. I loved hearing from
you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Louise<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>