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Dionysus Resurrected analyzes the global resurgence since the late 1960s of Euripides' The Bacchae. By analyzing and contextualizing these modern day performances, the author reveals striking parallels between transformational events taking place during the era of the play's revival and events within the play itself.

  • Puts forward a lively discussion of the parallels between transformational eventsduring the era of the play's revival and events within the play itself
  • The first comparative study to analyse and contextualize performances of The Bacchae that took place between 1968 and 2009 from the United States, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia
  • Argues that presentations of the play not only represent liminal states but also transfer the spectators into such states
  • Contends that the play's reflection on various stages of globalization render the tragedy a contemporary play
  • Establishes the importance of The B

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments vii

    Preface ix

    Introduction 1

    –Rediscovering The Bacchae –

    Part I: Festivals of Liberation: Celebrating Communality 25

    Chapter 1: The Birth Ritual of a New Theatre 27

    – Richard Schechner’s Dionysus in 69 in New York (1968) –

    Chapter 2: Celebrating a Communion Rite? 48

    – Wole Soyinka’s The Bacchae of Euripides at London’s National Theatre (1973) –

    Chapter 3: Sparagmos and Omophagia 72

    – Teat(r)o Oficina’s Bacantes in São Paulo (1996) –

    Part II: Renegotiating Cultural Identities 91

    Chapter 4: On the Strangeness and Inaccessibility of the Past 93

    – The Antiquity Project at the Schaubühne Berlin (1974) –

    Chapter 5: Performing or Contaminating Greekness? 116

    – Theodoros Terzopoulos’ The Bacchae in Delphi (1986) –

    Chapter 6: In Search of New Identities 136

    – Krzysztof Warlikowski’s The Bacchae in Warsaw (2001) –

    Part III: Productive Encounter or Destructive Clash of Cultures? 157

    Chapter 7: Dismemberment and the Quest for Wholeness 159

    – Suzuki Tadashi’s The Bacchae in Japan and on World Tour (1978–2008) –

    Chapter 8: Transforming Kathakali 186

    – The Bacchae by Guru Sadanam P. V. Balakrishnan in Delphi and New Delhi (1998) –

    Chapter 9: Beijing Opera Dismembered 206

    – Peter Steadman and Chen Shi-zheng’s The Bacchae in Beijing (1996) –

    Epilogue 225

    Name Index 231

    Subject Index 236

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 13/12/2013
      ISBN13: 9781405175784, 978-1405175784
      ISBN10: 1405175788
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical Theatre studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Dionysus Resurrected analyzes the global resurgence since the late 1960s of Euripides' The Bacchae. By analyzing and contextualizing these modern day performances, the author reveals striking parallels between transformational events taking place during the era of the play's revival and events within the play itself.

      • Puts forward a lively discussion of the parallels between transformational eventsduring the era of the play's revival and events within the play itself
      • The first comparative study to analyse and contextualize performances of The Bacchae that took place between 1968 and 2009 from the United States, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia
      • Argues that presentations of the play not only represent liminal states but also transfer the spectators into such states
      • Contends that the play's reflection on various stages of globalization render the tragedy a contemporary play
      • Establishes the importance of The B

        Table of Contents

        Acknowledgments vii

        Preface ix

        Introduction 1

        –Rediscovering The Bacchae –

        Part I: Festivals of Liberation: Celebrating Communality 25

        Chapter 1: The Birth Ritual of a New Theatre 27

        – Richard Schechner’s Dionysus in 69 in New York (1968) –

        Chapter 2: Celebrating a Communion Rite? 48

        – Wole Soyinka’s The Bacchae of Euripides at London’s National Theatre (1973) –

        Chapter 3: Sparagmos and Omophagia 72

        – Teat(r)o Oficina’s Bacantes in São Paulo (1996) –

        Part II: Renegotiating Cultural Identities 91

        Chapter 4: On the Strangeness and Inaccessibility of the Past 93

        – The Antiquity Project at the Schaubühne Berlin (1974) –

        Chapter 5: Performing or Contaminating Greekness? 116

        – Theodoros Terzopoulos’ The Bacchae in Delphi (1986) –

        Chapter 6: In Search of New Identities 136

        – Krzysztof Warlikowski’s The Bacchae in Warsaw (2001) –

        Part III: Productive Encounter or Destructive Clash of Cultures? 157

        Chapter 7: Dismemberment and the Quest for Wholeness 159

        – Suzuki Tadashi’s The Bacchae in Japan and on World Tour (1978–2008) –

        Chapter 8: Transforming Kathakali 186

        – The Bacchae by Guru Sadanam P. V. Balakrishnan in Delphi and New Delhi (1998) –

        Chapter 9: Beijing Opera Dismembered 206

        – Peter Steadman and Chen Shi-zheng’s The Bacchae in Beijing (1996) –

        Epilogue 225

        Name Index 231

        Subject Index 236

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