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Edwin Wong

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in Victoria, Canada

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Classics, Art, Philosophy

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Edwin Wong has been dubbed “an Aristotle for the 21st century” (David Konstan, NYU) and "independent and provocative" (Robert C. Evans, AUM) for exploring the intersection between risk and theatre. He has published two books (The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy / When Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre) and over a dozen essays on this topic. In 2022, he was one of three international academics to receive the Ben Jonson Discoveries Award for his work on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In 2018, he founded the Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Playwriting Competition, the world's largest competition for the writing of tragedy (risktheatre.com). Wong has talked at venues from the Kennedy Center and the University of Coimbra to conferences hosted by the Natio ...more

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Here?: The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected by Edwin Wong is an extraordinary road map into the heart, breath, cosmic tissue and life of true tragedy. It outlines the vital ingredients that make up the genre while challenging theatre practitioners to create in its name, if only to reflect the moment and true nature of who humanity is given this traumatic period.

Edwin Wong Absolutely! In addition to making risk the dramatic pivot of the action, risk theatre explains why the ingredients of tragedy--the heroes, the minor m…moreAbsolutely! In addition to making risk the dramatic pivot of the action, risk theatre explains why the ingredients of tragedy--the heroes, the minor meddlers, the setting, and the other commonplaces of tragedy--are the way they are. Risk theatre is indeed a roadmap into the wildness that is the world of tragedy.(less)

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“When the world is ablaze, risk's enticements more than compensate for its blandishments.”
― Edwin Wong, The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected

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“When the world is ablaze, risk's enticements more than compensate for its blandishments.”
― Edwin Wong, The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected

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