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The English Theatre Leipzig turns to Greek mythology in its newest production and presents Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice from the year 2003, a retelling of the myth of Orpheus in the underworld.
A little bit about the story: Eurydice and Orpheus celebrate their wedding, when Eurydice dies and finds herself in the underwold. Because she was dipped into the river of forgetfulness, Lethe, she has lost all her memories. She meets her father – a character newly created by Sarah Ruhl – who managed to save his memory and now wants to refresh hers. Three stones – the classic chorus – want to prevent this.
As you will see, water plays a significant role in the play. As we travel along with Eurydice, we hear the water acting as the rhythmic background for the song of Orpheus. It rains and flows, nurturing the memory of what is now a part of the past. It is a tale of love, and loss, with tears as souvenirs of those remembrances.
In order to bring you into this mystical underworld of Eurydice, our stage designer and constructor Peter Klippell has devised, among other things, a well that will serve as a representation of the river of forgetfulness.
But since this is a more extravagant and elaborate undertaking, we are now coming to you, to ask for your help! As a Thank You for your contributions, we again have a number of selected gifts, ranging from postcards or posters to free tickets to a full night of pampering. So please, check out our crowdfunding campaign here, every cent and every share counts!