Susan Sontag
Critic and Author
Princes and players...a self-conscious international community? In 1993, there was enacted another unlikely political scene: the staging in Sarajevo of Beckett's Waiting for Godot, directed by the late Susan Sontag. Even George Steiner nods to Godot, an... In this article: Tony Blair, Samuel Beckett, Athens, Sarajevo, Phrynichus, and Aristotle |
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Prague Post | August 27, 2008
The Prague Post Online: Night & Day: Shooting stars
...says in the film, they were perfectly matched. Sontag certainly introduced new worlds to Leibovitz, taking her along when Sontag entered war-ravaged Sarajevo to stage Beckett's Waiting for Godot. To get a feel for the city's situation, their...
In this article: Annie Leibovitz, Bette Midler, Keith Richards, John Lennon, Rolling Stone, Hollywood, Sarajevo, Mick Jagger, and Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
Susan Sontag
...some other Islamic fundamentalists claimed the novel was blasphemous. Sontag's uncompromising support of Rushdie was critical in rallying American writers to his cause. A few years later, Sontag gained attention for directing Samuel...
In this article: Annie Leibovitz, Sarajevo, Camille Paglia, Philosophy, The New Yorker, Maria Irene Fornes, David Rieff, Willa Cather, and Philip Rieff
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New York Times | August 25, 2008
Antsy Adolescents Romp at Edinburgh Festivals
...for the East West Theater Company from Bosnia. Mr. Pasovic, a major figure in the Balkan theater scene (he invited Susan Sontag to stage "Waiting for Godot" by candlelight during the siege of Sarajevo), founded this young company in 2005...
In this article: David Harrower, Haris pasovic, Kinetic energy, Black Watch, Iraq War, and Blackbird
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Wikipedia | May 25, 2008
Haris Pasovic
...plays and produced several shows among others "Waiting for Godot" directed by Susan Sontag. This work with Sontag has been reported across the globe. He also organized the first Sarajevo Film Festival "Beyond the End of the World" in 1993...
In this article: Haris pasovic, Sarajevo, Hamlet, Waiting for Godot, Sarajevo Film Festival, William Shakespeare, and Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Guardian Unlimited | March 07, 2009
In Godot we trust
...we were very happy with this connection. "Susan initially wanted to stage Beckett's Happy Days, but when I explained that what we were doing in Sarajevo was waiting, she decided on Waiting for Godot. At that time, people really thought it was...
In this article: Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot, Sarajevo, Vladimir, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Recession, and Parole
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Description from Wikipedia:
Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American author, literary theorist, and political activist.
- Birth Date:
- January 16, 1933
- Birthplace:
- New York City, New York
- Death Date:
- December 28, 2004
- Place of Death:
- New York City, New York
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Novelist, Essayist
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