8/14/2019 2006 Metamorphoses Programme 1st Term - Work In
Progress
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Metamorphoses:
a work-in-progress by
in situ:
using stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses
The Performers:
Tony BarrsLeon ColemanRachael DuthieTanya JarvisGabi
KaminskiDemosthenes TambakisMatthew WollertonHelen Zhang
directed by: Richard Spaul
The Performance:
Metamorphoses is a work-in-progress. It's the first term of a
year-long project, culminating in performances forthe general
public in Summer, 2007. So it's at an early stage, but it's very
useful for us to be able to show thework to an audience so early on
- it will help us to determine what works and what doesn't and how
to take thingsfurther.This term we've worked mostly on storytelling
techniques - different means of making a story interesting in
thetelling; but we've also done some work on The Voice - especially
how to use the voice to create an environmentfor spoken text, and
we've worked on how to create a Chorus.You'll see all of these
elements in the performance.
Ovid's Metamorphoses:
Ovid was a Roman poet, whose most famous work was written
shortly before the birth of Christ.It's a collection of hundreds of
stories, which all have one thing in common: changes of shape.
They're mostlystories from Ancient Greece and in them, people turn
into animals and plants, men change into women and backagain,
heroes turn into stars, statues turn into living people, and so
on.Each actor has chosen a story to tell: you'll hear Echo and
Narcissus; the Death of Hercules; the Birth and Deedsof Bacchus;
King Midas; Salamancis and Hermaphroditus; Erisychthon and his
shapeshifting daughter; and theTragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe. The
performers tell these stories largely in their own words, but
occasionallyquote lines from Ted Hughes' remarkable translation
entitled Tales from Ovid.
The performance lasts approximately 40 minutes. There is no
interval.Smoking and the drinking of alcohol is not allowed
anywhere on the premises.Please switch off your mobile phones
during the performance.
in situ:s theatre courses are open to all regardless of previous
acting experience. If you want to know more aboutthem, or about our
performances and residencies, or if you wish to join our free
mailing list, please call us on:01223 211451, email us on:
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www.insitutheatre.co.uk
We hope youenjoy METAMORPHOSES. If so, we hope you'll consider
coming to see some more ofin situ:'swork.Our next production,
taking place in The House, is entitled Who's that Woman buried out
in GreenlawnCemetery ?, and is an exploration of Alfred Hitchcock
's famous thriller: Psycho.That's on from Monday December 4 until
Saturday December 9. Tickets are: 11/9 and are available at
the above number.
