Medea

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Event Medea
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 11 February 1987
Last Date 21 February 1987
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Programme: "This version of Medea harks back to one of the origins of theatre: it is an experience of theatre through dance and ritual. The text is spoken in Ancient Greek, in which we find that the architectural shapeliness of the language is charged with compelling rhythms and filled with archaic sonorities. In this way the old provides a base for a new approach to this primordial battle of the sexes. The sonorities of Ancient Greek are used as music would be in opera, to stimulate the senses more directly and to provide for a perception of events that words in themselves cannot give. This
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Visual Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Richard Moore
Yaffa Moore
Jean-Pierre Voos
Works
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Performance Space Database
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 142640