Je Christine
by The Baron's Men

Apr. 29, 2017
Saturday

SUZANNE SAVOY (House of Cards, Untouchable) brings France’s first professional author, Christine de Pizan, to vivid life in this 90-minute tour-de-force compiled entirely from Christine’s own writings.|

 Her works include her own biography, poetry (she is known to have written more than 600 ballades), books and letters in support of the just treatment of women, a treatise on warfare and chivalry, the official biography of King Charles V, colorful allegories, etc.—more tha  40 works in all. Live music composed by her contemporary, Guillaume de Machaut, underscores Christine’s words, translated by Ms. Savoy from de Pizan’s original Middle French manuscripts.
 

Intimate, poignant, and rousing, Christine’s story offers a glimpse into a turbulent era of war, civil unrest, climate change and rampant epidemic, and the wit and spirit with which she prevailed. (This show is not appropriate for young children.)

(via jechristine.com)CHRISTINE DE PIZAN  (1364 - C.1429) was born in Venice.  From the age of five she lived in Paris, as her father had been summoned by King Charles V to act as his medical and astrological advisor.  Christine was encouraged in her love of learning by her father and had access to the royal library.  Widowed at the age of twenty-five and with a family to support, Christine achieved notice by writing poems for the nobility.  When she publicly entered into a famous literary debate concerning a controversial book, The Romance of the Rose, her position as an important scholarly voice was secured.

​During a time of war, plague, and political upheaval, Christine's written counsel became increasingly valued by the royal family.  Christine published her own books, employing scribes, illuminators, and book-binders.  Her many works cover a range of styles:  love poetry, allegory, biography, educational treatises, public correspondence, spiritual writings, and a heroic poem dedicated to Joan of Arc, who was Christine's contemporary.  The City of Ladies and The Book of the Three Virtues stood in defense of women's worth five centuries before feminism became a recognized cause.  The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry, a manual on preparation for battle and on the laws and philosophy of war, is still referenced at military academies.

www.jechristine.com

Je Christine
by Christine de Pizan, adapted by Suzanne Savoy
The Baron's Men

Saturday,
April 29, 2017
The Curtain Theatre
7400 Coldwater Canyon Dr.
Austin, TX, 78730

A’Plaisance and The Baron’s Men are excited to host this special evening with Suzanne Savoy as she enlightens her audience with the powerful words of Christine de Pizan.

The Curtain Theater box office opens at 7pm and the performance begins at 8pm.

Tickets are $15 plus service fees are available at the ticketing page of www.thebaronsmen.org

Rain date: April 30, 2017