Elle divine biography
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Dissolving the Divine: The Tragedy of Identity in Genet's "Elle"
Abstract
In his recent biography of Jean Genet, Edmund White tells of the dramatist's fascination with the Pope. Genet purportedly revealed to Laurent Boyer, his "exécuteur testamentaire" at Gallimard, that if ever the Pope invited him to the Vatican, he would accept in a second. The ecclesiastical pomp of the center of power of the Catholic Church intrigued him to no end (Jean Genet 497). For those who know anything of the life or works of France's celebrated "poète maudit," it probably comes as no surprise that Genet never did receive such an invitation. He did, however, indulge his fascination—and on his own terms. In the 1950s he wrote “Elle1,"a one-act play that stages the complicated recitation of an autobiographical poem of and—at least at the outset—by the Pope.
In this posthumously published drama, a Photographer has been invited to take photographs of the Pontiff for mass distribution among Catholic believers worldwide. Despite the primary task of the Photographer—to photograph the Pope—he is first invited to hear the Pontiffs recitation of this poem in five Chants. Entitled "Les Sanglots du Pape," it traces the difficulties experienced in his becoming Pope: in Chant I how he moved from sheph
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2019 – Ocean Dharma, Mamusa Occupy Gallery, Iloilo City
2018 – S.O.S.: Blest Ocean Sanctuary, Alima Artspace, Dumaguete
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2015 – Feminine Wash: All-wom • English singer and songwriter Musical artist Olivia Rebecca Devine (born 21 June 1997), known professionally as L Devine, is an English singer and songwriter. After signing a recording contract with Warner Records, she released her debut extended play (EP) Growing Pains (2017). This was followed by the release of two further EPs, Peer Pressure (2018) and Near Life Experience: Part 1 (2021). After parting from Warner, she became an independent artist and released her debut studio album, Digital Heartifacts, in 2024. Devine was born and raised in Whitley Bay, a coastal town near Newcastle upon Tyne. Devine attended Newcastle High School for Girls, an independent day school, completing A' Levels in 2015.[3] Inspired by the Clash and the Sex Pistols, she formed her first band, the Safety Pinz, when she was seven years old.[4] She later posted a mash-up of her own music with Beyoncé's "Mine" to YouTube,[5] which attracted the attention of producer Mickey Valen, and she subsequently saved up enough money to temporarily relocate to London to pursue a career in music.[6] Devine adopted L Devine as her artist moniker because she shares the name Olivia Devine with a porn star.[7]
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