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Oresteia Project II--Carnegie Mellon University

Last night I saw the second part of the Oresteia Project at Carnegie Mellon University: "The Choephorae" and "The Eumenides." Tuesday night's performance of "Agamemnon," was modern and included elements of experimental theater. Last night, I sat with Nancy C (a neighbor) and Jean S (her friend). "The Choephorae" (aka the "Libation Bearers") showed multicultural influences, from Japanese theatre to modern dance to Sufi religious connotations. Quite visceral, it continued the story of vengeance. Orestes, whose father Agamemnon was slain by his mother, is after blood. And in this production, he seeks and finds it.

Eumenides was performed backstage, with modern cultural influences--including multimedia video games, the bombardment of the news, fashionable spas, sixties girl groups, and (in this case, not-so-)placid suburban life. The kaleidoscopic view of Orestes's acquittal through a plethora of cultural and technical viewpoints was a whirlwind--dizzying and spinning us down into views of his guilt.

Vengeance, vengeance, and guilt...the Oresteia Project.

Labels: CMU, theater

posted by Grace @ 4/26/2007 11:43:00 AM