This new translation/adaptation of
Aeschylus’ Oresteia by Iason Demos and
Yannis Papatheodorou was performed by OYL in Italy, Greece
and NYC.
Author Yannis Papatheodorou on his reasons for adapting
the Oresteia:
“We did not select Aeschylus: he selected us. He
had already done so when he made his characters swim in
‘blood-baths,’ when he called the witnesses
to court, when he transformed the Erinyes into Eumenides.
He asked us to place ourselves across from the victims
and the perpetrators, to face the consequences of our
actions, to bear the burden of democratic justice. So
we returned to Aeschylus, accepting the responsibilities
of this dialogue, in order to discuss the problems of
democracy.”
Click here for the full text
of "An Archaeology of Evil" by Yannis Papatheodorou,
written as a program note for the production.
Performances:
Teatro Alfredo Chiesa; Milan, Italy; Sept. 2003
American Community Schools; Athens, Greece; Sept. 2002
Deree Amphitheatre; Athens, Greece; Sept. 2002
Theatre for the New City; New York City; June 2002
Powerhouse Theater, Vassar College; March 2002
