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The Bacchae (/ ˈ b æ k iː /; Ancient Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes / ˈ b æ k ə n t s, b ə ˈ k æ n t s,-ˈ k ɑː n t s /) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon.
[6] Unfortunately, the notion of a contemporary film adaptation of a 2,500-year-old play was eventually seen as impossibly risky, and much of the committed funding was ultimately withdrawn. A stripped-down version of the script was shot and edited, with decidedly uneven results.
Polychrates' soldiers free him and Manto and join the Bacchae, fighting against the army of Pentheus. Lacdamos defeats Pentheus in a duel and becomes the new king of Thebes; Dionysus finally ascends to god, while Dirce will lead the Bacchae.
The Bacchae 2.1 (premiered 1993) The Constitutional Convention: A Sequel (premiered 1996) Full Circle (premiered 1998) Bedtime Stories (originally produced under the title of The Imperialists at the Club Cave Canem (premiered 1988) The Investigation (originally produced under the title of The Investigation of the Murder in El Salvador ...
In Euripides's The Bacchae, Tiresias and Cadmus, the founder and former king of Thebes, joined the ritual festivities of Dionysus in the mountains near Thebes. Cadmus' petulant young grandson Pentheus , the current king, observed the scene, disgusted to find the two old men in festival dress, he scolded them and ordered his soldiers to arrest ...
The Bacchae (Royal Swedish Opera/SVT/CD; 1991) Miss Julie (BAM; 1991) The Time and the Room (Royal Dramatic Theatre; 1993) The Last Gasp (SFI/Royal Dramatic Theatre; 1993) The Winter's Tale (Royal Dramatic Theatre; 1994) Goldberg Variations (Royal Dramatic Theatre; 1994) Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy (Royal Dramatic Theatre; 1995)
Scene 5: Thrace—Procne, Itys and Tereus are together in the palace. Itys plays at being a soldier. Procne has become used to Thracian ways and announces that she will join the rituals of Bacchus. Tereus rejects her advances. Scene 6: The Bacchae fill the stage. The Thracian women perform their Bacchic rituals with Procne.
The film merges the final two performances of the play, from June and July 1969, the final one having been staged with more lighting, for better recording quality. In contrast to the previous non-recorded performances, actors are not fully naked during central scenes so as to ensure distribution to movie theaters. [5]