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La paz perpetua (c.2007), Juan Mayorga Ruano

Titles
English title: Perpetual Peace
Date written: c. 2007
First publication date: 2007
First production date: 2008
Keywords: ideology, ideology > politics, ideology > morality, ideology > war, power > use and abuse, violence > torture, power
Title information

The title of the play is taken from Immanuel Kant's 1795 essay, 'Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch'.

Pitch

Counterterrorism squad K7 are recruiting. Only one dog can earn the right to wear their famous white collar. Will it be John-John, the cross-breed, trained to follow orders and not ask questions? Or Odin, the wily Rottweiler with his exemplary sense of smell? Or will the philosophical German shepherd Immanuel get the job?

Synopsis

In a locked room, three dogs awake from a drugged sleep. From over 100 dogs who applied, only these three have made the final round in the competition to join the elite K7 counterterror... (Read more...)

Sources

La paz perpetua (Perpetual Peace) takes its name from an essay by the German philosopher, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), entitled ‘Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch’ (1795). In this ... (Read more...)

Critical response

La paz perpetua (Perpetual Peace) has received widespread critical acclaim. It won the Valle-Inclán Prize in 2009 and its exploration of the rights and wrongs of state violence in the ... (Read more...)

Further information

The ending of the play has changed since its first publication in Primer Acto in 2007. In the 2007 version, the Human Being enters alone at the end of the play. The dogs start to bark, ... (Read more...)

Editions
  • Mayorga, Juan. 2007. ‘La paz perpetua’, Primer acto, 320, 51-82

  • Mayorga, Juan. 2008. La paz perpetua. Madrid, Centro Dramático Nacional

  • Mayorga, Juan. 2009. La paz perpetua. Oviedo, Editorial KRK

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 22 May 2011.

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