Lawrence Prize Announcement

[Moira Day]

Congratulations, Nicholas and Dave! Well-done!

Moira


Quoting "Scott, Shelley" <s.scott at ULETH.CA>:

> CATR/ACRT is pleased to announce the results of the competition for the 2011
> Robert Lawrence Prize, awarded to the best paper presented at our recent
> conference by an emerging scholar.
>
> The 2011 Prize is awarded to Nicholas Hanson for his paper, "A Solo Census:
> One-Person Productions as a Rising Tide?"
> The committee applauds the freshness and clarity with which Hanson engages
> with an important issue in Canadian theatre and performance. Hanson's paper
> provides a well-organized examination into the rise of solo shows and the
> reasons for them, offering empirical data and careful consideration of the
> connections to storytelling, individual empowerment, and issues of national
> identity. The endeavour is also praiseworthy for the volume of research and
> effort that went into its preparation. Hanson's work is significant, both in
> terms of how it connects to previous work on Canadian solo performance, and
> in its potential to influence future research on the subject.
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> The committee also gave an Honourable Mention to David Owen for his paper,
> "Performing an Historical Narrative to Sell a Sense of Place: Making a Site
> Specific."
> Owen offers a complex and theoretically sophisticated paper that draws on
> Baudrillard and others to offer a Marxist reading of the performativity of
> Mackenzie Towne in Calgary, a neo-traditional community, with its ruins that
> recall a church. The paper builds an engaging argument about the construction
> (literally) and marketing of a performed space and its effect (and affect) on
> those within it. The paper is well-written and well-researched, and the
> presentation was confident and impressive.
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> Congratulations to Nicholas and Dave! The Robert Lawrence Prize was
> established in 1995 by the Association to honour the memory and contribution
> of a valued member and friend. The prize recognizes the research of an
> emerging scholar who has presented an outstanding paper at the Association's
> yearly conference. The award of $200.00 is supported by the generous
> donations of Mrs. Robert G. Lawrence.
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