· Venus is a drama play written by African American writer Suzan Lori-Parks in It is based on the true story of Sarah Baartman’s life. Sarah was an African native, belonging to Khoi people, who are also called Hottentots. Her birth name was Saartjie, Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins. Synopsis. In December , Saartjie Baartman died. She was best known by the name “Hottentot Venus,” a living oddity worthy of display for European audiences. In Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, the story of Venus and her suffering is exposed. In the Overture of the play, the characters of the show announce that The Venus Hottentot is dead--then, through 31 scenes that move chronologically but are numbered . Venus is a biographical play about Saartjie Baartman, a member of a freak show label called the Hottentot Venus, by Suzan-Lori Parks. Set around , it concerns Baartman’s origins as a member of the Khoi-San people of South Africa and her move to Paris and London where she was exhibited for her extremely large buttocks.
Review: Venus. Women's bodies have been put on display and fetishized throughout history. In the thought-provoking Venus, now playing at the Signature Theatre, playwright Suzan-Lori Parks explores the mania that a particular female body type engenders. Venus tells the true story of Saartjie Baartman, also known as The Venus Hottentot, a. Suzan-Lori Parks. Named one of Time Magazine 's " Innovators for the Next New Wave," in Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her Broadway hit Topdog/Underdog. A MacArthur "Genius" Award and Gish Prize recipient, she has also been awarded grants by the National. pages ; 20 cm Using the metaphor of a carnival freak-show, Suzan-Lori Parks finds poetry and comedy, as well as drama and meaning, in one of the most embarrassing episodes in our collective history: the life of the Venus Hottentot, a South African woman who, due in part to her enormous posterior, was exhibited in a cage throughout Europe and exploited professionally by the doctor who loved.
The scenes are short and quick. Parks frequently interrupts the flow of the story with scenes from a period drama For the Love of the Venus, which tells the tale of a young man’s infatuation with the image of the Hottentot Venus. There’s a distinct structure to the language. Venus is a drama play written by African American writer Suzan Lori-Parks in It is based on the true story of Sarah Baartman’s life. Sarah was an African native, belonging to Khoi people, who are also called Hottentots. Her birth name was Saartjie, but after baptism in Europe she used the name Sarah. English. pages ; 20 cm. Using the metaphor of a carnival freak-show, Suzan-Lori Parks finds poetry and comedy, as well as drama and meaning, in one of the most embarrassing episodes in our collective history: the life of the Venus Hottentot, a South African woman who, due in part to her enormous posterior, was exhibited in a cage throughout Europe and exploited professionally by the doctor who loved herPublisher description.
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