Daniel Danis
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Occupation | playwright |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | Porc-épic |
Daniel Danis (born 1962 in Hawkesbury, Ontario) is a Canadian playwright.[1] He is a three-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama, receiving the award at the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Celle-là,[2] at the 2002 Governor General's Awards for Le Langue-à-Langue des chiens de roche[3] and at the 2007 Governor General's Awards for Le chant du Dire-Dire.[4]
His other plays have included Cendres de cailloux, Les nuages de terre, Le pont de pierres et la peau d'images, Terre océane, Mille anonymes, Sous un ciel de chamaille, Kiwi and Bled.
Although born in Ontario, he grew up primarily in Quebec.[5] He studied theatre at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Quebec City.[5]
References
- ^ New, W. H., Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0802007619. p. 275.
- ^ "Shields, Houston tops in fiction; Perth author wins for children's book". Ottawa Citizen, November 17, 1993.
- ^ "Sawai wins GG prize for fiction". Kingston Whig-Standard, November 13, 2002.
- ^ "Ondaatje racks up his 5th Governor General's Award". Edmonton Journal, November 28, 2007.
- ^ a b "Playwright seems haunted by biblical-style violence". Calgary Herald, February 23, 1999.
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- Sharon Pollock, Blood Relations (1981)
- John Gray, Billy Bishop Goes to War (1982)
- Anne Chislett, Quiet in the Land (1983)
- Judith Thompson, White Biting Dog (1984)
- George F. Walker, Criminals in Love (1985)
- Sharon Pollock, Doc (1986)
- John Krizanc, Prague (1987)
- George F. Walker, Nothing Sacred (1988)
- Judith Thompson, The Other Side of the Dark (1989)
- Ann-Marie MacDonald, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (1990)
- Joan MacLeod, Amigo's Blue Guitar (1991)
- John Mighton, Possible Worlds and A Short History of Night (1992)
- Guillermo Verdecchia, Fronteras Americanas (1993)
- Morris Panych, The Ends of the Earth (1994)
- Jason Sherman, Three in the Back, Two in the Head (1995)
- Colleen Wagner, The Monument (1996)
- Ian Ross, fareWel (1997)
- Djanet Sears, Harlem Duet (1998)
- Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy (1999)
- Timothy Findley, Elizabeth Rex (2000)
- Kent Stetson, The Harps of God (2001)
- Kevin Kerr, Unity (1918) (2002)
- Vern Thiessen, Einstein's Gift (2003)
- Morris Panych, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl (2004)
- John Mighton, Half Life (2005)
- Daniel MacIvor, I Still Love You (2006)
- Colleen Murphy, The December Man (2007)
- Catherine Banks, Bone Cage (2008)
- Kevin Loring, Where the Blood Mixes (2009)
- Robert Chafe, Afterimage (2010)
- Erin Shields, If We Were Birds (2011)
- Catherine Banks, It Is Solved by Walking (2012)
- Nicolas Billon, Fault Lines: Three Plays (2013)
- Jordan Tannahill, Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays (2014)
- David Yee, carried away on the crest of a wave (2015)
- Colleen Murphy, Pig Girl (2016)
- Hiro Kanagawa, Indian Arm (2017)
- Jordan Tannahill, Botticelli in the Fire and Sunday in Sodom (2018)
- Amanda Parris, Other Side of the Game (2019)
- Kim Senklip Harvey, Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story (2020)
- Hannah Moscovitch, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (2021)
- Dorothy Dittrich, The Piano Teacher: A Healing Key (2022)
- Cliff Cardinal, As You Like It: A Radical Retelling (2023)
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