The Migration of Caribbean Theater to the North American Stage

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes Notes 1 Jobé Bernabé staged Kimafoutiésa in 1973 in Paris, before performing it in Fort-de-France in 1976; he also directed Les négriers/The Slave Holders by Daniel Boukman (in an entirely Creole version) which would subsequently be staged by Med Hondo at L’Ouest Parisien in 1972, then at the Théâtre Daniel Serano in 1973, before being performed in Guadeloupe in 1974 with Robert Dieupart as director. During the same period, the plays of Aimé Césaire directed by Jean-Marie Serreau were touring the European theaters. 2 This quotation does not appear in the English translation of Pavis’ book (1992). The page reference is to the French edition (1990). With one other exception (see note 5) translations of Pavis and Césaire are taken from the published versions in English and page references are to these. All other quotations originally in French are translated by the author and page references are to the French editions. 3 This expression is taken from the title of Patrice Pavis’ book, which also serves as a reference for our understanding of the way in which relationships between source and target cultures operate. 4 These plays are listed at the end of A. Ruprecht's interview with Françoise Kourilsky. 5 This quotation does not appear in the published English translation. The page reference is to the French edition. 6 Eric Delor (Martinique), Ruddy Sylaire (Haiti/Martinique), Nicole Dogué (Martinique/Paris), and Mylène Wagram (Guadeloupe/Paris).