Recreating Euripides' Orestes

Описание: A short documentary explaining the academic and artistic processes behind the acclaimed Oxford Ancient Languages Society 2024 production of Euripides' Orestes and its music. Discover the ancient sources and the careful research that allowed us to approach, as best as we could, the experience of classical Greek drama.

Watch the full play here!    • Euripides' Orestes (Complete Ancient Greek...   Performed in the original Ancient Greek (subtitles available!), with a freshly edited text and a complete new musical score, written in accordance with all that is known of Euripidean music, and incorporating an ancient fragment that may be by Euripides himself. A unique collaborative project bringing together students, scholars, and artists from Oxford University and across the world to demonstrate the vivid dramatic fruits of meticulous interdisciplinary scholarship.

For a shorter version of this video offering a brief introduction to the production, see here:    • Performing Orestes  

Interviewed:
Nicholas Romanos (Director)
Althea Sovani ('Orestes')
Beth Parker (Music)
Eleanor McIver ('Electra')
Jonathan Nathan ('Apollo')

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