20th Street: A Burden of Truth Saskatoon
Media » Film and Video
Description
Presents a group of youth rapping about their life experiences on 20th street in Saskatoon.
Art History Thesis (MA) -- University of Texas, 2009.
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Discusses a play, The Book of Jessica, that illustrates the struggle women have in understanding what being "a woman" means, including across the barriers of race, culture, privilege and age.