TOnche Giovanna D’Arcowill be portrayed as a non-binary “queer” character which refers to itself as “them”.
Joan of Arc will be queer and not binary
The idea is from Shakespeare’s Globe Theater who recreated the story of the Catholic heroine in an upcoming production called “I, Joan”.
The Globe announced its decision in a tweet: «Our new comedy” I, Joan ” shows Joan as a legendary leader using the pronouns “they / they”. We are not the first to present Giovanna in this way and we will not be the last. We can’t wait to share this production with everyone and discover this cultural icon ».
Just another point of view
The artistic director of the show Michelle Terry pointed out how history has provided “countless and wonderful examples of Joan portrayed as a woman” and that this production “simply offers the possibility of another point of view”.
Also claiming that theatrical adaptations make “everything possible” because “theaters have nothing to do with historical reality”.
The poster of the new Shakespeare’s Theater show on non-binary Joan of Arc (Screenshot)
At the theater from 25 August
The performance, which opens on August 25 and will see actress Isobel Thom in the lead role, will cover the role of Joan in the Hundred Years War between France and Englandalthough it has not been specified which historical events will be included.
Joan of Arc queer: the wrath of Catholics
Clearly, the news sparked the reaction and anger of Catholic circlesall of whom expressed their dismay, saying that the interpretation belittles the heroic life of Joan of Arc and erases the dignity of femininity.
For Catholics, in fact, Saint Joan of Arc is a symbol of chastity and courageous femininity like the woman who sacrificed her life in search of the truth.
The theater, however, replies that Shakespeare himself “he played with identity, power, with the idea of pleasure and with all sides of an argument ».
LGBTQ in the performing arts
Globe Theater’s interpretation of rewriting the story of Joan of Arc is part of a phenomenon aimed at promoting LGBTQ themes in the performing arts.
In New York, for example, the Roundabout Theater on Broadway announced that the Broadway musical “1776” will take the stage on an international tour, portraying the Founding Fathers of the American Revolution how “actors who identify as women, transgender and non-binary“.
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