The Eumenides

Fri Jul 27, 2012

21:00

Location

Makarios III Amphitheatre
(Amphitheater of School for Blind)
28th October Street
Acropoli, Nicosia 2012

Description

By Aeschylus
Ruth Kanner Theatre Group, Israel

Director: Ruth Kanner
Orestes: Ronen Babluki
Apollo: Assaf Degani
Athena: Milli Ravid

In this powerful play, following Ted Hughes’ magnificent poetic translation, we are confronted with questions concerning the presentation of gods in a postmodern world. Supernatural powers, the Furies, chase Orestes who killed his mother. He takes refuge to the temple of goddess Athena who founds the first court of justice. Orestes is pronounced not guilty for the murder of his mother Clytaemnestra who had murdered his father Agamemnon. The vindictive Furies are transformed into blessed favourable Eumenides. The diachronic danger of enflamed violence is real and awe – inspiring in today’s world. Athena’s warnings are particularly relevant, as if uttered today: “Do not madden our young men, with the hiss of the whetstone, and the dream of the plunging blade…”

With English and Greek subtitles

Part of the 16th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama

Entrance: €17 / €10 for National Guard, Students and Senior Citizens

Tickets:
Nicosia: TH.O.C. 77772717
Limassol: Musical Paradise Shops, 25324025, 25338995, 25392411
Paphos: Stokkos Kiosk 26947037, Time Out Kiosk 26949522
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