Description:
Consumed by fantasies of opulent fabrics and women's high fashion, a young man desperately tries to restore his mother's tarnished reputation. Channeling Yves Saint Laurent, his idol and muse, Hugo sets out to right the widespread rumours about his mother, Béatrice, by designing the perfect outfit for her court appearance. Through the story of Hugo and his mother, Michel Marc Bouchard explores the root of artistic creation and explores whether art can be a source of consolation.
Cast of 2 women and 3 men. At least one of the men must be Black.
Brief description:
Linda Gaboriau is an award-winning literary translator based in Montréal. Her translations of plays by Québec's most prominent playwrights have been published and produced across Canada and abroad. In her work as a literary manager and dramaturge, she has directed numerous translation residencies and international exchange projects. She is the founding -director of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre. Gaboriau has won the Governor General's Award for Translation three times: in 1996 for Daniel Danis's Stone and Ashes, in 2010 for Wajdi Mouawad's Forests, and in 2019 for Wajdi Mouawad's Birds of a Kind. She is a member of the Order of Canada and an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec.
Review Quotes:
"Confirms Michel Marc Bouchard as one of Quebec's most fearless and poetic storytellers ... Kisses Deep stitches together the raw complexities of family, ambition, identity, and the desperate human desire to be seen and heard ... Linda Gaboriau's exquisite English translation preserves every rhythmic pulse and lyrical nuance of Bouchard's original text, offering audiences a version that feels both faithful and fiercely alive." --Mountain Lake PBS