The sweet tyranny of Oedipus

by Maria Protopappa, based "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles

EXPERIMENTAL STAGE (-1)

A particular interpretation of the “unnatural” story of a man who, following his desire for knowledge and power, was expelled from the safe haven of the maternal embrace to face the burden of his true self: a burden for which he paid dearly in terms of awareness and pleasure.

This production, based on the story of Oedipus, attempts to approach the remote realm of the Myth, walking a tightrope on an exaggerated scale, replacing the alien with the familiar, and exacerbating the contradictions between otherworldly episodes and worldly atmospheres.

First performance: 12/05/2016
Last performance: 05/06/2016