The Edward Curtis Project: A Modern Picture Story by Marie Clements

by Marie Clements

Edward Curtis saw his job as that of creating a photographic record of

Genres: Indigenous, Plays, Canada, Read For School, Theatre

Paperback

First published September 30, 2010

About the author

Marie Clements (born January 10, 1962) is a Métis playwright, performer, director, producer and screenwriter. Marie was founding artistic director of urban ink productions, and is currently co-artistic director of red diva projects, and director of her new film company Working Pajama Lab Entertainment. Clements lives on Galiano Island, British Columbia. As a writer Marie has worked in a variety of mediums including theatre, performance, film, multi-media, radio, and television.

Reviews

[Sarah Pitman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Turning the lens back on the photographer: The Edward Curtis Project is a fantastic look at how we confine people to specific images we hold of them, prodding appropriation, white guilt, and showcasing the resilience of Indigenous Peoples. I would have liked a little more time to get to know each character--because most are double-cast, I think the culmination of roles is supposed to give us a fuller story, which works to an extent. Absolutely gorgeous images, both written and visual.

[Nova Hopkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

[Toni Aguiar · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would LOVE to see this play staged.

What responsibility do we have to our communities and families? Makes ya think!