Recording of Emma Pauly’s Bacchae at Rhetoric & Poetics Nov 19th 2020

Recording (w/ Screen Captions)

Closed Captioning by Larry Eames.

Archival Info

The performance was preceded by an Introduction by Emma (included in the video above) and followed by a 45-min discussion with some members of the cast and select audience members (not included).

Blurb

A young person returns to their hometown for the first time in a long time, hoping to find acceptance. When they find the opposite, tempers flare, consequences ensue, and identities are questioned, changed, and dissolved. This translation of Bacchae centers a non-binary/gender non-conforming reading of Dionysus and roots itself in the worlds of gender, grief, and the family unit.

Directed & Translated by Emma Pauly

Cast List

Dionysus: Sarah “Sam” Saltiel

Pentheus: Claudio Sansone

Agave: Samantha Fenno

Kadmos: Lynn Fitzgerald

Tiresias: Eric Q. Vanderwall

Chorus Leader: Sally Rose Zuckert

First Messenger/Chorus: Hannah Halpern

Second Messenger/Chorus: Amber Ace

Soldier/Chorus: Jack Chelgren

Performance Poster

Jonah Radding Thursday, 13th of March, 3:30pm in Classics 21

The Rhetoric & Poetics Workshop is proud to present

Jonah Radding
(The University of Chicago)

The Paean in Euripides’ Ion: Songs for Athens and Ionia?

Thursday, 13th of March, 3:30pm in Classics 21

A reception will follow. Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance are asked to contact Kathy Fox (702-8514) in advance.
To view the schedule of upcoming R&P events, please visit:
http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/rhetpoet/

Andrew Ford (10/24, 3:30)

The Rhetoric and Poetics workshop is proud to present

Andrew Ford (Princeton University)

“Being There: poetics of presence in Euripides’ IA”

Thursday 24, October, 3:30 pm in Classics 21.

Prf. Ford has circulated his article for the discussion on Thursday. Please contact Chiu, Yi-Chieh (chiuyichieh@uchicago.edu) for a copy. Please bring the article to the discussion.

A reception will follow.

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance are asked to contact Kathy Fox (702-8514) in advance.

To view the schedule of upcoming R&P events, please visit: http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/rhetpoet/