Derek Walcott’s « Pantomime »

1. Derek Walcott’s«Pantomime» Alejandro Mauriz Iñigo Morales Jorge montero

2. Saint Lucia • Capital: Castries • Pop: 170.000 • Caribean Community Member

3. Named Saint Lucia by Columbus in 1502 • Disputed by France and the United Kingdom since the XVI century • Granted autonomy in 1967 and independence in 1979

4. Government and politics • Queen Elisabeth II is the head of state and the United Kingdom maintains sovereignity over the island. • A prime minister is elected by democratic elections to act as governor of the island.

5. RESOURCES AND ECONOMY • Used to rely heavily on exports, specially bananas. • Nowadays, the main source of income is tourism, up to a 73% of the total national economy

7. Religion and culture • Christians (more than 90% of the population), mostly Roman Catholic. • Rastafarians and other minor religions and cults from Africa.

8. Strong influence of African tradition and culture • Calypso music

9. Derek Walcott’sBiography • Castries (Saint Lucia)

10. Derek Walcott’sBiography • Family • Grandmothers • Father • Twin brother • Mother • University of the West Indies (Jamaica) - 1953 Trinidad: theatre and art critic.

11. Derek Walcott’sBiography • Tireless traveler. • Deeply-rooted in Caribbean Society. • Derek Walcott's singing

12. Derek Walcott’sBiography • Boston University: literature and creative writing.

13. Derek Walcott’sBiography • 1959: Trinidad Theatre Workshop

14. Derek Walcott’s Works • Main features: • Great verbal, visual and conceptual richness. • Reflects customs, tensions and history of the region colonized. • Use of symbolism and myths. • The use of Amerindian, African and European elements

15. Derek Walcott’s Works • Main themes: • History • Politics • Economy • Colonialism • Return to home • East Indies in the postcolonial period

16. Derek Walcott’s Works • Literaryproduction: • Poetry: • 19 works: • Omeros (1990) • Loveafterlove (1986)

17. Loveafterlove The time will come when, withelation, youwillgreetyourselfarriving at yourowndoor, in yourownmirror, and eachwillsmile at theother’swelcome, and say, sithere. Eat. Youwillloveagainthestrangerwhowasyourself. Givewine. Give bread. Give back yourheart toitself, tothestrangerwho has lovedyou allyourlife, whomyouignored foranother, whoknowsyoubyheart. Takedownthelovelettersfromthebookshelf, thephotographs, thedesperate notes, peelyourownimagefromthemirror. Sit. Feastonyourlife. - Derek Walcott

18. Derek Walcott’s Works • Literary production: • Plays: • 23 works: • Dream on Monkey Mountain (1970)

19. Derek Walcott’s Works • Pantomime (1978) • Representations: • 1st representation by the Trinidad Theatre Workshop in 1978

20. Derek Walcott’s Works • Pantomime (1978) • Representations: • Play

21. Derek Walcott’s Works • Pantomime (1978) • Representations: • Last performance: in May of 2012 in the University of Essex (England)

22. Derek Walcott’sLiteraturePrizes • Nobel Prize in Literature, 1992 • Grinzane Cavour, 2006 • T.S. Elliot Prize, 2011

23. Trinidad and Tobago Carnival • What? • The most significant cultural event on the islands • When? • Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. • Why? • Laborers and slaves mimicking Frenchmen

24. Competitions • Calypso Monarch • Trophy • Car • TT$ 200.000 • Other contracts • Other competitions • King & Queen of the March • Carnival Road March • Panorama • Limbo

25. Music • Drums •  Claves •  Steelpan • Created in Trinidad • The only non-electrical instrument invented in the 20th century.

26. Costumes • Decorated with feathers and sequins. • Wining

27. Costumes • Participants dance through the streets

28. Costumes • Locals and tourists alike participate • Each band is led by a King and Queen

29. Characters • Negue Jadin • Pre-emancipation era • Field slave

30. Characters • Dame Lorraine • French Aristocracy • 18th century.

31. Animal Characters • Burrokeet • (East Indian Hindu culture & South American mainland) • Cow bands

32. Burrokeet vs Zaldiko

33. Cow Bands vs. Zanpantzar

34. DevilCharacters • Jab Jab • Pretty devil • Jab Molassie • (Smeared with grease or mud) • Bookman • Walz-like movements • Bat

35. Jab Molassie

36. Jab Jab

37. Bookman

38. Bat

39. BraggartCharacters • Midnight Robber • Griot

40. Pierrot Grenade • Satire on Pierrot

41. Acrobat Charaters • Moko Jumbie • Stilts

42. FertilityCharacters • Baby Dolls • Hysterical

43. OtherCharacters • Clowns

44. OtherCharacters • Musicians

45. OtherCharacters • Indians

46. OtherCharacters • Sailors

47. Questionsfor debate

48. Questions • What does pantomime mean?

49. A theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas • A dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music. • An absurdly exaggerated piece of behaviour • An absurd or confused situation

50. Is there any difference between the first and the second act of the play?