Oresteia

International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2016

The Belgian theatre company de Roovers participates for the first time in the Festival, presenting the production Oresteia, based on Aeschylus. The trilogy Oresteia, the last and greatest work by Aeschylus, has been characterized as “the greatest achievement of human thought”. Three murders, three culprits; their demons, their fate and their moral dilemmas constitute the vicious circle of revenge that is interrupted by the new order of things. The principle of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” is replaced by a different form of justice, the court. The de Roovers group based their performance on the trilogy by Aeschylus, translated into English by the outstanding poet Ted Hughes and into Dutch by Berard Dewulf. The original text is preserved, punctuated with excerpts from contemporary writers.

▪ With Greek and English surtitles

Translated into English by Ted Hughes
Translated into Dutch by Bernard Dewulf
Adaptation/Direction: de Roovers
Music composition/ Musical direction: Peter Spaepen
Scenography/Photography: Stef Stessel
Costumes: Pynoo
Lights: Bert Vermeulen, Stef Stessel
Soundscape: Eric Engels
Video technology: Guy Vandebril
Light, sound and video engineers: Frank Haesevoets, Ben Bonner, Wim Bernaers

Cast:
Agamemnon, Apollo: Robby Cleiren
Cassandra, Electra, Athene: Sara De Bosschere
Herald, Aegisthus, Furies: Luc Nuyens
Chorus: Sofie Sente
Clytemnestra, Furies: Ilse Uitterlinden
Watchman, Orestes: Jeroen Vander Ven

Singing/choir:
Kurt Beheydt,
Peter Pype,
Eva Tulkens,
Iris Berardocco,
Fré Madou,
Sara Raes,
Valerie Mertens,
Floris Lammens,
Astrid Annicaert

▪ Monday 25 July│Paphos Ancient Odeon
▪ Wednesday 27 July│Makarios III Amphitheatre, Nicosia

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