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The Dangerous Liberation of Theater (Eidolon)
“In my view, Euripides ended a life spent writing and performing plays for Dionysus with the Bacchae”
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BAM: The Next Wave Festival (BAM.org)
Explore the rich history of BAM’s iconic festival in this newly released book including SITI company
Watch & Listen
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Kinship Trouble in The Bacchae by Judith Butler (YouTube)
What can The Bacchae tell us in the present about the fantasies of destruction that follow upon the breakdown of traditional kinship?
Now your turn...
What did you think? Tell us what's on your mind in the comments below and on social media using #TheBacchae.
© 2018 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Dangerous Liberation of Theater (Eidolon)
“In my view, Euripides ended a life spent writing and performing plays for Dionysus with the Bacchae”
Link
BAM: The Next Wave Festival (BAM.org)
Explore the rich history of BAM’s iconic festival in this newly released book including SITI company
Watch & Listen
Kinship Trouble in The Bacchae by Judith Butler (YouTube)
What can The Bacchae tell us in the present about the fantasies of destruction that follow upon the breakdown of traditional kinship?
Video
Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart on the Suzuki Method with SITI Company (YouTube)
SITI Company is committed to providing a gymnasium-for-the-soul where the interaction of art, artists, audiences and ideas inspire the possibility for change, optimism and hope.
Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart on the Suzuki Method with SITI Company (YouTube)
SITI Company is committed to providing a gymnasium-for-the-soul where the interaction of art, artists, audiences and ideas inspire the possibility for change, optimism and hope.
Now your turn...
© 2018 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
SITI Company's #TheBacchae was somewhat underwhelming - one could expect to experiment in a more impactful way the drama (or the trance?) created by the sudden arrival of god Dionysus in the policed city of Thebes... somehow the irrational is finally reached on scene with Akiko Aizawa's amazing performance in the role of Agave but then unfortunately imho the audience is missing subtitles - not that it's a bad thing that an actor uses a foreign language on stage, but not understanding the language deprives the audience of the whole dimension of the role, and in this case, as the role is so important, of the play...
ReplyDeletenot the best BAM production of a Greek tragedy. The chorus actors could use a few diction sessions. What is the point of Akiko Aizawa speaking Japanese? And if this is what the director wanted, how about providing super-titles?
ReplyDeleteThe best this production did for me was prompting me to re-read The Bacchae.