Orestes (2009)

From the pen of “one of the most exciting poets writing in English” (New York Times) comes the world premiere of Anne Carson’s vibrant new translations of the ORESTEIA myth. This grand kaleidoscopic compilation gathers together the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides to tell the fall of the mighty house of Atreus.

A Classic Stage Company presentation of three plays in three acts. “Agamemnon” and “Elektra” directed by Brian Kulick and Gisela Cardenas. “Orestes” directed by Paul Lazar and Associate directed and choreographed by Annie-B Parson.

HISTORY:
March 22 – April 19, 2009
Classic Stage Company
New York, NY

“BIG DANCE THEATER’S “Orestes” was one of the most invigorating and sublime works of 2009 — pure interdisciplinary poetry, of the sort that rarely comes around these days.” – New York Times

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“Here is a marvel of a high-wire act, fearless and joyful. “Orestes” hums with physical assuredness.” – New York Times

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“Few artists make categories seem as happily irrelevant as Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson of Big Dance Theater in their exquisitely constructed collaborations. “Orestes” is a choreographic knockout.” – New York Times

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“Flawlessly staged, impudent to the last, An Oresteia is the Oresteia for this moment: enraged, engorged, amused.” -New York Magazine

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“Creations of the Offspring of ‘Orestes'” – New York Times