The Gospel At Colonus

Author : Lee Breuer
Publisher : Theatre Communications Grou
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0930452941

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The Gospel at Colonus by Lee Breuer Pdf

"I've been in a lot of shows in my life, and I've thought a lot of 'em were pretty good, but this is a masterpiece." -Morgan Freeman "An ancient drama explodes into a hand-clapping, soul-stirring gospel musical." -Chicago Tribune "One of the most marvelous shows the decade... Colonus is a triumph of reconciliation, bringing together black and white, pagan and Christian, ancient and modern in a sunburst of joy that seems to touch the secret heart of civilization itself." -Jack Kroll, Newsweek Writing at the end of his own long life, in Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles depicted his doomed hero's final hours; at the moment of his death the aged Oedipus is free at last. Envisioning this rarely performed meditation on mortality as a rousing service in a black church, Lee Breuer has created a remarkable text based on Robert Fitzgerald's splendid translation. Rearranging, simplifying, cutting here and enhancing there, Breuer has above all honored the spirit and the poetry of Sophocles's lovely work, giving it a new life in this time and place. Inspired by the joyous faith at the heart of African-American Christianity, Breuer and composer Bob Telson have turned a momentary wish of Sophocles' chorus into a central desire of Oedipus himself. "I wish the wind would lift me," he sings, "so I could look with the eyes of the angels." The fundamental action of The Gospel of Colonus is to "lift him up" - at the hour of Oedipus' death to celebrate his life, to journey through grief to triumphal resurrection. "Man," says lead actor Morgan Freeman, "this is what theatre is all about." Lee Breuer is a founding member of the acclaimed avant-garde company Mabou Mines. He has written and directed many groundbreaking works for theatre including a trilogy of "Animations," A Prelude to Death in Venice and Haji. Sister Suzie Cinema, a cinema collection of his poems and performances, was previously published by TCG. Bob Telson's recent projects include collaborating with Breuer on The Warrior Ant and composing the score for the film Bagdad Café.

Author : Lee Breuer
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781559366786

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The Gospel at Colonus by Lee Breuer Pdf

A founding member of the acclaimed New York-based company Mabou Mines, Breuer's gifts as a writer and director have have made him a mainstay of the theatrical avant-garde.

Author : Lee Breuer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : American drama
ISBN : OCLC:183272320

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The Gospel at Colonus by Lee Breuer Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Gospel at Colonus (Choreographic work)
ISBN : OCLC:79736077

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The Gospel at Colonus [clippings]. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1984-02-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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New York Magazine by Anonim Pdf

New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Author : Simon Goldhill
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226790725

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How to Stage Greek Tragedy Today by Simon Goldhill Pdf

From the stages of Broadway and London to university campuses, Paris, and the bourgeoning theaters of Africa, Greek tragedy remains constantly in production. This global revival, in addition to delighting audiences, has highlighted both the promise and the pitfalls of staging ancient masterpieces in the modern age. Addressing the issues and challenges these performances pose, renowned classicist Simon Goldhill responds here to the growing demand for a comprehensive guide to staging Greek tragedy today. In crisp and spirited prose, Goldhill explains how Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles conceived their works in performance and then summarizes everything we know about how their tragedies were actually staged. The heart of his book tackles the six major problems facing any company performing these works today: the staging space and concept of the play; the use of the chorus; the actor’s role in an unfamiliar style of performance; the place of politics in tragedy; the question of translation; and the treatment of gods, monsters, and other strange characters of the ancient world. Outlining exactly what makes each of these issues such a pressing difficulty for modern companies, Goldhill provides insightful solutions drawn from his nimble analyses of some of the best recent productions in the United States, Britain, and Continental Europe. One of the few experts on both Greek tragedy and contemporary performance, Goldhill uses his unique background and prodigious literary skill to illuminate brilliantly what makes tragedy at once so exciting and so tricky to get right. The result will inspire and enlighten all directors and performers—not to mention the growing audiences—of ancient Greek theater.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410392800

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A Study Guide for Lee Breuer's "The Gospel at Colonus" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Lee Breuer's "The Gospel at Colonus", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1987-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Mother Jones Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Mother Jones is an award-winning national magazine widely respected for its groundbreaking investigative reporting and coverage of sustainability and environmental issues.

Author : Barbara Goff,Michael Simpson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191607608

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Crossroads in the Black Aegean by Barbara Goff,Michael Simpson Pdf

Crossroads in the Black Aegean is a compendious, timely, and fascinating study of African rewritings of Greek tragedy. It consists of detailed readings of six dramas and one epic poem, from different locations across the African diaspora. Barbara Goff and Michael Simpson ask why the plays of Sophocles' Theban Cycle figure so prominently among the tragedies adapted by dramatists of African descent, and how plays that dilate on the power of the past, in the inexorable curse of Oedipus and the regressive obsession of Antigone, can articulate the postcolonial moment. Capitalizing on classical reception studies, postcolonial studies, and comparative literature, Crossroads in the Black Aegean co-ordinates theory and theatre. It crucially investigates how the plays engage with the 'Western canon', and shows how they use their self-consciously literary status to assert, ironize, and challenge their own place, and that of the Greek originals, in relation to that tradition. Beyond these oedipal reflexes, the adaptations offer alternative African models of cultural transmission.

Author : Amy S. Green
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994-09-30
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521453437

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The Revisionist Stage by Amy S. Green Pdf

Examines adaptations of classic dramatic works by controversial American directors.

Author : Sharon Packer, M.D.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476647319

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Lenses on Blindness by Sharon Packer, M.D. Pdf

Blindness, or vision loss, is a major medical concern that has also drawn the attention of artists, writers, musicians, mythologists, filmmakers, religions, philosophers and others. Covering everything from pop culture to high culture, this text is an illuminating anthology of essays examining various representations of blindness. Comprehensive in scope, this collection of essays analyzes depictions and explorations of blindness in many pieces of media. Essays explore blindness in horror films, science fiction literature, high art, superhero fiction, Jewish and indigenous traditions, music and more. This book aims to show how a world of darkness can hold so much light.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004300941

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Brill's Companion to the Reception of Sophocles by Anonim Pdf

Brill's Companion to the Reception of Sophocles offers a comprehensive account of the reception of Sophocles’ plays over the centuries, across cultures and within a range of different fields, such as literature, intellectual history, visual arts, music, dance, stage and cinema.

Author : Helene P. Foley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520283879

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Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage by Helene P. Foley Pdf

This book explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. Despite the gap separating the world of classical Greece from our own, Greek tragedy has provided a fertile source for some of the most innovative American theater. Helene P. Foley shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies—over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration. Although Greek tragedy was often initially embraced for its melodramatic possibilities, by the twentieth century it became a vehicle not only for major developments in the history of American theater and dance but also for exploring critical tensions in American cultural and political life. Drawing on a wide range of sources—archival, video, interviews, and reviews—Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage provides the most comprehensive treatment of the subject available.

Author : Lee Breuer
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781559368629

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Getting Off by Lee Breuer Pdf

Since he first arrived on the New York art/theatre/performance scene in 1970, Lee Breuer has been at the forefront of the American theatrical avant-garde, creating challenging works both independently and with Mabou Mines, the company he co-founded with JoAnne Akalaitis, Philip Glass, Ruth Maleczech, and David Warrilow. By blending disciplines and techniques from widely different cultures, he has created a unique performance genre fusing sound and musical components, visual arts, and arresting movement/dance/puppetry into a groundbreaking form. Breuer’s work as a director includes radical adaptations of major works, such as his celebrated stagings of The Lost Ones by Samuel Beckett, The Gospel at Colonus, inspired by Sophocles, a gender-reversed King Lear, and a revolutionary reinterpretation of Ibsen with Mabou Mines DollHouse. Breuer has also been a prolific writer who redefines the concept of character and the use of biography in such works as The Shaggy Dog Animation, A Prelude to Death in Venice, Hajj, Ecco Porco, and La Divina Caricatura in a distinctive American voice. In this volume, theatre historian and journalist Stephen Nunns has assembled a unique look into one of contemporary theatre’s most singular creative minds. Using interviews and excerpts from Breuer’s writings, with added historical commentary, the thrilling result is equal parts autobiography, artistic manifesto, and critical exploration. Extensively illustrated with photographs of his work from around the world, this is a one-of-a-kind portrait of the artist and theatrical activist at work.

Author : Kirk Ormand
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119025535

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A Companion to Sophocles by Kirk Ormand Pdf

A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles. First collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the Ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies Features new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles Presents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens Seeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context Includes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality; significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles; and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights