From Child Death to Child Murder in Theatre
Georges Banu, a theatre historian, analyzes the transformation of a familiar 19th-century theme—the death of a child—into the 20th-century motif of child murder. This shift is examined through the lens of several infanticide cases reported in the news this autumn, alongside stagings of texts by Edward Bond, Copi, and Joël Pommerat that feature this recurring theme.
Key facts
- Georges Banu is a theatre historian.
- The analysis focuses on the transformation of the child death theme to child murder.
- The 19th-century theme was the death of a child.
- The 20th-century theme is the murder of a child.
- Several infanticide cases occurred this autumn.
- These cases were reported in the 'Faits divers' section.
- Texts by Edward Bond, Copi, and Joël Pommerat are staged with this motif.
- The article was published in artpress in January 2007.
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Artists
- Georges Banu
- Edward Bond
- Copi
- Joël Pommerat
Institutions
- artpress
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