Some of the most memorable operas revolve around family drama. Medea, written by Luigi Cherubini in the late 18th century, is based on the ancient Greek play by Euripides and the work of French ...

Marshall Pynkoski, co-artistic director of Toronto's Opera Atelier, is fond of quoting Jean Cocteau on the question of style in art. In so many words, Cocteau said that style is something you aim with ...

BERLIN — For 25 centuries, a mythic Medea has haunted civilization. The sorceress — mortal granddaughter of Helios, the sun god of Greek mythology — kills two of her children as revenge for her ...

Amalgamation Theatre Collective will present (& Medea), conceived by Arlo Howe, developed and written by Jess Shoemaker, and directed by Haley Arnold. Guided by a Greek chorus and surrounded by water ...

RenGyoSoh, New York City's premier Butoh theatre group, will present its farewell NYC run of its multiple award-winning solo performance work BUTOH MEDEA, with performance, choreography, and concept ...

Unfaithful husbands take note: Even the most clueless Jason, dreaming his life away in '50s suburbia, should take heed when Medea starts singing "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Nebunele Theatre Company, ...

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Holger Schober’s sideways glance at Medea couldn’t be more timely. Medea’s children tell the story of their displacement from Greece, the racist abuse they’ve received, the lack of acceptance in this ...

Helen McCrory is on exceptional form as Medea, the most disturbing of Greek tragic heroines. The character tends to be portrayed as a she-devil, a murderous manipulator who’s wild with love and rage.