UID:
almahu_9949386109302882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 334 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9780429470448
,
0429470444
,
9780429893759
,
0429893752
Content:
"Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Communities features the work of Native-American, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, and LGBTQ theatre artists who engage with social justice issues in seven adaptations of Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Trojan Women, Hippolytus, Bacchae, Alcestis, and Aristophanes' Frogs, as well as a work inspired by the myth of the Fates. Performed between 1989 and 2017 in small theatres across the US, these works raise awareness about the trafficking of Native American women, marriage equality, gender justice, women's empowerment, the social stigma surrounding HIV, immigration policy, and the plight of undocumented workers. The accompanying interviews provide a fascinating insight into the plays, the artists' inspiration for them, and the importance of studying classics in the college classroom. Readers will benefit from an introduction that lays out practical ways to teach the adaptations, ideas for assignments, and the contextualization of the works within the history of classical reception. Serving as a key resource on incorporating diversity into the teaching of canonical texts for Classics, English, Drama and Theatre Studies students, this anthology is the first to present the work of a range of contemporary theatre artists who utilise ancient Greek source material to explore social, political, and economic issues affecting a variety of underrepresented communities in the US"--
Note:
Numerous Waiipunu (the Comanche women) adapted from Euripides' Trojan women -- Interview with Terry Gomez -- The Bacchae : an all-male adaptation of Euripides' Bacchae -- Interview with Allain Rochel -- The wrath of Aphrodite : based on Euripides' Hippolytus -- Interview with Tim O'Leary -- Honey I'm home : The Alcestis story : based on Euripides' Alcestis -- Interview with Lois Weaver -- Riot Antigone : after Sophocles' Antigone -- Interview with Seonjae Kim -- Dancing with the clown of love -- Interview with Rhodessa Jones -- Sapo : inspired by Aristophanes' The frogs -- Interview with Richard Montoya.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Reclaiming Greek drama for diverse audiences London ; New York : Routledge, 2020. ISBN 9781138601024
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Drama.
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Interviews.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429470448
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