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CONTROL
4/1/2009
8/6/2009
1pm - 4pm
South Bay Area and Peninsula Women's Caucus for Art Chapters invite California-based women artists to submit art work for
CONTROL
Jurors: Guerrilla Girls West
Deadline: Postmarked April 1st, 2009
Venue: SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Exhibition Dates: Thursday, August 6, 2009 to Thursday, August 27, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday August 6, 6 to 8 pm.
Past Forward
6/25/2009
6/26/2009
6/27/2009
7/2/2009
7/9/2009
7/10/2009
7/11/2009
7/12/2009
7/15/2009
7/16/2009
8pm - 11pm
During June and July of 2009, The LAB will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a month-long performance series. Selected musicians, curators, dancers, authors, and performance artists who represent the breadth of The LAB's artistic vision over its 25-year history, as well as the future of the organization and Bay Area arts community will participate. Join us for the kickoff party on June 25!
Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes
7/10/2009
8pm - 10:15pm
Flying Elf Productions presents, the world premiere of "REVENGE AND SORROW IN THEBES" - a slightly different adaptation of the Greek tragedy, "THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES".
Tucked into the Downstage venue of Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way Ave N in Seattle, the ambitious world premiere of "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" will take place July 10th – 26th, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
Written by Seattle poet, Persephone Vandegrift, and directed by Heidi Heimarck, Founding Artistic Director of Seattle's Mae West Fest, "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" does not stray far from the original story in the "Bacchae of Euripides". But what Vandegrift's interpretation does is present us with a re-telling of the story through the addition of several new characters, and an alternative ending which has never been explored before in previous adaptations.
In original "Bacchae of Euripides", the god Dionysus has returned to Thebes to introduce his celebratory rites to the people there. It is also the place where his mother, Semele, is buried. Dionysus is the offspring of Zeus' impregnation of the mortal Semele. But many, including Semele's own family, did not believe she was the lover of Zeus.
Dionysus hears of this dishonor towards his mother and it vexes him to no end. He also sees that the new king, Pentheus, (son of Agave and Echion), will not allow his rites to be practiced anywhere in the city. This decree further infuriates Dionysus. He decides to turn his initial desire, which was to bestow the city his knowledge of the 'sacred vine', into an opportunity for unbridled revenge.
After sending the women up into the forests of Cithaeron in their Bacchic frenzy, Dionysus then tricks Pentheus into joining them, knowing full well that Pentheus will be killed by his own mother, Agave. Then, still in her Bacchic trance, Agave brings what she thinks is a 'great kill' back to Thebes. However, when the energy of the frenzy finally leaves her, she is forced to see the horror of what she has done. The god has had his vengeance. The heart of the city breaks. There is shock, remorse, and pity. Cadmus, grandfather to Pentheus, concedes, "We are only mortals, children of Prometheus, and no match for the gods."
Or are we? It is here is where "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" takes the original story one step further. Before Dionysus strolls off into an ambrosia-laden sunset, leaving the city to tumble into ruins, Vandegrift decides to give an equally vengeful Agave one last chance to confront the god Dionysus for what he has done.
But can a god really ever be stopped? Come and find out.
Tickets are $15 available www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door, 4035 Stone Way Ave N. Box office opens 7:30pm. No late seating please. There will be a short intermission.
*Flying Elf Productions is not affiliated with Stone Soup Theatre. This is an independent production.
Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes
7/12/2009
2pm - 4:15pm
Flying Elf Productions presents, the world premiere of "REVENGE AND SORROW IN THEBES" - a slightly different adaptation of the Greek tragedy, "THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES".
Tucked into the Downstage venue of Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way Ave N in Seattle, the ambitious world premiere of "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" will take place July 10th – 26th, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
Written by Seattle poet, Persephone Vandegrift, and directed by Heidi Heimarck, Founding Artistic Director of Seattle's Mae West Fest, "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" does not stray far from the original story in the "Bacchae of Euripides". But what Vandegrift's interpretation does is present us with a re-telling of the story through the addition of several new characters, and an alternative ending which has never been explored before in previous adaptations.
In original "Bacchae of Euripides", the god Dionysus has returned to Thebes to introduce his celebratory rites to the people there. It is also the place where his mother, Semele, is buried. Dionysus is the offspring of Zeus' impregnation of the mortal Semele. But many, including Semele's own family, did not believe she was the lover of Zeus.
Dionysus hears of this dishonor towards his mother and it vexes him to no end. He also sees that the new king, Pentheus, (son of Agave and Echion), will not allow his rites to be practiced anywhere in the city. This decree further infuriates Dionysus. He decides to turn his initial desire, which was to bestow the city his knowledge of the 'sacred vine', into an opportunity for unbridled revenge.
After sending the women up into the forests of Cithaeron in their Bacchic frenzy, Dionysus then tricks Pentheus into joining them, knowing full well that Pentheus will be killed by his own mother, Agave. Then, still in her Bacchic trance, Agave brings what she thinks is a 'great kill' back to Thebes. However, when the energy of the frenzy finally leaves her, she is forced to see the horror of what she has done. The god has had his vengeance. The heart of the city breaks. There is shock, remorse, and pity. Cadmus, grandfather to Pentheus, concedes, "We are only mortals, children of Prometheus, and no match for the gods."
Or are we? It is here is where "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" takes the original story one step further. Before Dionysus strolls off into an ambrosia-laden sunset, leaving the city to tumble into ruins, Vandegrift decides to give an equally vengeful Agave one last chance to confront the god Dionysus for what he has done.
But can a god really ever be stopped? Come and find out.
Tickets are $15 available www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door, 4035 Stone Way Ave N. Box office opens 7:30pm. No late seating please. There will be a short intermission.
*Flying Elf Productions is not affiliated with Stone Soup Theatre. This is an independent production.
Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes
7/17/2009
7/18/2009
7/24/2009
7/25/2009
8pm - 10:15pm
Flying Elf Productions presents, the world premiere of "REVENGE AND SORROW IN THEBES" - a slightly different adaptation of the Greek tragedy, "THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES".
Tucked into the Downstage venue of Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way Ave N in Seattle, the ambitious world premiere of "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" will take place July 10th – 26th, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
Written by Seattle poet, Persephone Vandegrift, and directed by Heidi Heimarck, Founding Artistic Director of Seattle's Mae West Fest, "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" does not stray far from the original story in the "Bacchae of Euripides". But what Vandegrift's interpretation does is present us with a re-telling of the story through the addition of several new characters, and an alternative ending which has never been explored before in previous adaptations.
In original "Bacchae of Euripides", the god Dionysus has returned to Thebes to introduce his celebratory rites to the people there. It is also the place where his mother, Semele, is buried. Dionysus is the offspring of Zeus' impregnation of the mortal Semele. But many, including Semele's own family, did not believe she was the lover of Zeus.
Dionysus hears of this dishonor towards his mother and it vexes him to no end. He also sees that the new king, Pentheus, (son of Agave and Echion), will not allow his rites to be practiced anywhere in the city. This decree further infuriates Dionysus. He decides to turn his initial desire, which was to bestow the city his knowledge of the 'sacred vine', into an opportunity for unbridled revenge.
After sending the women up into the forests of Cithaeron in their Bacchic frenzy, Dionysus then tricks Pentheus into joining them, knowing full well that Pentheus will be killed by his own mother, Agave. Then, still in her Bacchic trance, Agave brings what she thinks is a 'great kill' back to Thebes. However, when the energy of the frenzy finally leaves her, she is forced to see the horror of what she has done. The god has had his vengeance. The heart of the city breaks. There is shock, remorse, and pity. Cadmus, grandfather to Pentheus, concedes, "We are only mortals, children of Prometheus, and no match for the gods."
Or are we? It is here is where "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" takes the original story one step further. Before Dionysus strolls off into an ambrosia-laden sunset, leaving the city to tumble into ruins, Vandegrift decides to give an equally vengeful Agave one last chance to confront the god Dionysus for what he has done.
But can a god really ever be stopped? Come and find out.
Tickets are $15 available www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door, 4035 Stone Way Ave N. Box office opens 7:30pm. No late seating please. There will be a short intermission.
*Flying Elf Productions is not affiliated with Stone Soup Theatre. This is an independent production.
Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes
7/19/2009
7/26/2009
2pm - 4:15pm
Flying Elf Productions presents, the world premiere of "REVENGE AND SORROW IN THEBES" - a slightly different adaptation of the Greek tragedy, "THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES".
Tucked into the Downstage venue of Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way Ave N in Seattle, the ambitious world premiere of "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" will take place July 10th – 26th, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
Written by Seattle poet, Persephone Vandegrift, and directed by Heidi Heimarck, Founding Artistic Director of Seattle's Mae West Fest, "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" does not stray far from the original story in the "Bacchae of Euripides". But what Vandegrift's interpretation does is present us with a re-telling of the story through the addition of several new characters, and an alternative ending which has never been explored before in previous adaptations.
In original "Bacchae of Euripides", the god Dionysus has returned to Thebes to introduce his celebratory rites to the people there. It is also the place where his mother, Semele, is buried. Dionysus is the offspring of Zeus' impregnation of the mortal Semele. But many, including Semele's own family, did not believe she was the lover of Zeus.
Dionysus hears of this dishonor towards his mother and it vexes him to no end. He also sees that the new king, Pentheus, (son of Agave and Echion), will not allow his rites to be practiced anywhere in the city. This decree further infuriates Dionysus. He decides to turn his initial desire, which was to bestow the city his knowledge of the 'sacred vine', into an opportunity for unbridled revenge.
After sending the women up into the forests of Cithaeron in their Bacchic frenzy, Dionysus then tricks Pentheus into joining them, knowing full well that Pentheus will be killed by his own mother, Agave. Then, still in her Bacchic trance, Agave brings what she thinks is a 'great kill' back to Thebes. However, when the energy of the frenzy finally leaves her, she is forced to see the horror of what she has done. The god has had his vengeance. The heart of the city breaks. There is shock, remorse, and pity. Cadmus, grandfather to Pentheus, concedes, "We are only mortals, children of Prometheus, and no match for the gods."
Or are we? It is here is where "Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes" takes the original story one step further. Before Dionysus strolls off into an ambrosia-laden sunset, leaving the city to tumble into ruins, Vandegrift decides to give an equally vengeful Agave one last chance to confront the god Dionysus for what he has done.
But can a god really ever be stopped? Come and find out.
Tickets are $15 available www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door, 4035 Stone Way Ave N. Box office opens 7:30pm. No late seating please. There will be a short intermission.
*Flying Elf Productions is not affiliated with Stone Soup Theatre. This is an independent production.
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