The higher seminar in Theatre Studies: on Euripides with stage director Elli Papakonstantinou

A conversation with Greek theatre director Elli Papakonstantinou about her stage adaptation of Euripides’ tragedy Alcestis, currently performed at Dramaten.

Seminar

Date:

Thursday 9 December 2021

Time:

13.00 – 15.00

Location:

The Library at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics

Papakonstantinou’s productions are known for their formal explorations that involve multimedia, music and philosophical questions, often with a connection to the ancient Greek classics. In her feminist rewriting of Euripides’ play, she has wanted to give Alcestis, who sacrifices her life for her husband, her long-awaited restoration.

The conversation will revolve around questions of adaptation, critical rewriting, the significance of mythical tales, and the meanings of Euripides’ play and its resonances today.

Chair: Magnus Tessing Schneider.