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Dionysus in 69 is an example of Richard Schechner's theories of environmental theater in terms of the uses of the performing space, deconstruction of classic texts, and audience participation. In his book, Schechner describes participation as the opening up of a play so that the audience/spectators can enter into the action—they are included ...
Dionysus in '69 [1] is a 1970 film directed by Brian De Palma, Robert Fiore and Bruce Rubin. The film records a performance of The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of The Bacchae. [2] [3] It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. [4]
With The Performance Group Schechner directed many productions including Dionysus in 69 based on Euripides' The Bacchae (1968), Makbeth based on Shakespeare's Macbeth (1969), Commune group devised piece (1970), Sam Shepard's The Tooth of Crime (1972), Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children (1975), David Gaard's The Marilyn Project ...
Many TPG works premiered and then were modified over several years. TPG's major works are (unless otherwise noted, productions were directed by Schechner): Dionysus in 69 (1968), based on Euripides' The Bacchae, text by Schechner based on group improvisations; [5] Makbeth (1969), (based on Shakespeare), text devised by Schechner; Commune (1970), a group devised work with the text arranged by ...
[69] Euius (Euios), from the cry "euae" in lyric passages, and in Euripides' play, The Bacchae. [70] Iacchus, Ἴακχος a possible epithet of Dionysus, associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries. In Eleusis, he is known as a son of Zeus and Demeter. The name "Iacchus" may come from the Ιακχος (Iakchos), a hymn sung in honor of Dionysus.
The Performing Garage was established there in 1968 [1] as a home for Schechner's company The Performance Group (1967–1980), starting with Dionysus in 69 [1] (1968). Because of the group's name, the theater is sometimes erroneously called the Performance Garage.
Dionysus in '69; I. Ink (novel) P. The Passion of Dionysus This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 19:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Dionysus in '69: 1970 The Trojan Women (film) 1971 Medéia: 1973 Bakchen, Die: 1974 Iphigenia: 1977 A Dream of Passion: 1978 Greece Medea: 1983 Medea: 1983 Medea: 1989 Iphigenia at Aulis: 1991 Backanterna: 1993 Médée: 2001 The Bacchae: 2002 The Trojan Women: 2004 Medea: 2005 The Women of Troy: 2006 The Killing of a Sacred Deer: 2017