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Tomson Highway

Auteur de Kiss of the Fur Queen

18+ oeuvres 1,158 utilisateurs 40 critiques 2 Favoris

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Tomson Highway was born December 6, 1951 in northwest Manitoba. He did not learn to speak English until he was six years old. In high school, he was considered to be a musical prodigy, and he later attended the University of Western Ontario where he obtained degrees in both Music and English. afficher plus Highway then spent two years at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music studying piano. He went on to study to be a concert pianist in London under William Aide He is best known for his plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, both of which won him the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award. In addition to writing plays, he has worked as a producer, actor and stage manager. Before his career in theatre, he spent seven years working with Aboriginal organizations. His Native Performing Arts Company is Toronto's only professional Aboriginal theatre company. Highway's awards also include the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama. In 1994, he was made a member of the Order of Canada. In 2000, Maclean's named him as one of the 100 most important people in Canadian history. In 2001, he received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the field of arts and culture. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Comprend les noms: Thomas Highway, Thomson Highway

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> [...] le véritable exploit, celui qui élève cette matière riche et imagée à la tranquille dignité du chef-d'oeuvre, est l'incontestable maîtrise avec laquelle [l'auteur] marie la gravité de son sujet et un humour dévastateur pour transformer ce récit d'un épisode sordide de l'histoire canadienne en un formidable opéra baroque.
—Louis Hamelin, Le Devoir
 
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