{"product_id":"divine-invention-or-the-celebration-of-love-9781350525269","title":"Divine Invention: Or the Celebration of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne morning, as I was writing, I suddenly understood that as a species, through incredible stubbornness, we were able to write love into our genetic makeup, and that this is enough to redeem us all. We were given mouths to bite with, and with deep intelligence and beauty, we learned to kiss each other.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart performance lecture, part auto-fictional memoir, \u003ci\u003eDivine Invention\u003c\/i\u003e is Sergio Blanco's attempt to say something new about love. To do so, he recalls his own experiences of love, true and invented, and explores the history of love in art, literature, music, and science. The result is a life-affirming new play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by acclaimed Franco-Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco (\u003ci\u003eThebes Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rage of Narcissus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen You Pass Over My Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e) and translated by his long-time collaborator Daniel Goldman, \u003ci\u003eDivine Invention\u003c\/i\u003e is 'collaboration to savour by two masters of the form' (Lyn Gardner). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the English language world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Summerhall in August 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Blanco\u003c\/b\u003e is a Franco-Uruguayan playwright and director. His work - which has been translated, published and performed throughout the world - has been awarded the National Playwriting Award of Uruguay, the Playwriting Award of the Municipality of Montevideo, the Prize of the National Fund Theatre, the Florencio Award for Best Playwright, the International Casa de las Americas Prize, An Off West End Award, and The Theatre Award for the Best Text in Greece. His other works include: '\u003ci\u003e45\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlaughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpus Sextum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKassandra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e El Salto de Darwin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTebas Land\u003c\/i\u003e (Thebes Land), \u003ci\u003eEl Bramido de D?sseldorf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCuando pases sobre mi tumba.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Goldman\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning director, translator, playwright and producer. Directing credits include \u003ci\u003eThebes Land \u003c\/i\u003e(Off West End Award - Best Production), \u003ci\u003eYou're not like the Other Girls Chrissy\u003c\/i\u003e (co-directed with Omar Elerian - Stage Award and Olivier Award Nomination), \u003ci\u003eWanawake Wa Heri Wa Windsa\u003c\/i\u003e (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and International tour), \u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e (The Cambridge Greek Play), \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e (Inside out Theatre, Beijing) and \u003ci\u003eSongs of Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e with James Rowland (Three Weeks Editors Award). Daniel has been the artistic director of Tangram Theatre Company since 2006 and he was the artistic director of CASA Latin American Theatre Festival from 2007 until 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911086280978,"sku":"9781350525269","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5b71613-7167-42de-a5c3-dc39f8a5dc29.jpg?v=1738728340","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/divine-invention-or-the-celebration-of-love-9781350525269","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}