Common
Dionysus in 69
1968 American play and 1970 documentary film
Dionysus in 69
Dionysus in 69 was a theatrical production directed and conceived by Richard Schechner, founder and longtime artistic director of the Performance Group (TPG), a New York-based experimental theater troupe. An adaptation of The Bacchae by Greek playwright Euripides, it was documented in a film by Brian de Palma, Bruce Joel Rubin, and Robert Fiore titled Dionysus in '69. Dionysus in 69 was an example of Schechner's practice of environmental theater, utilizing space and the audience in such ways as to bring them in close contact with each other. Dionysus in 69 challenged notions of the orthodox theater by deconstructing Euripides' text, interpolating text and action devised by the performers, and involving the spectators in an active and sensory artistic experience. The film merged footage from the final two performances of the play in July 1969. Dionysus in 69 won a 1969 Obie Award,. The script was published in 1970 by Noonday Press, with photographs of the production by Frederick Eberstadt.
Open boosters, collect cards and trade them. Free to play.
Play for free