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Milo Rau / NTGent | MEDEA'S CHILDREN | Pražské křižovatky
Milo Rau / NTGent | MEDEA'S CHILDREN | Prague intersections
Event by: Festival Pražské křižovatky
Location: The New Stage of the National Theater, Národní 1393, Praha 1
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Medea's Children: the absurd and blood-soaked tragedies of adult life seen through the eyes of children - a small history of theater and a school of life as cruel as it is poetic.
In the production of Medea's Children, Milo Rau brings a new, deep perspective on the role of children in the theater. The starting point is a real crime case: that of a mother who, in utter desperation, decides to kill her children and take her own life - but survives. This modern tragedy is intertwined with the classic tragedy of Medea, the most famous case of relationship conflict and infanticide in Western literature.
A group of children take this bloody criminal case and perhaps the darkest story of European culture as an opportunity to reflect on themselves: on family history, first love and first encounter with death, longings for the future and fears of the end of the world , which haunts us all. How does a child cope with the divorce of his parents? With injustice, the breakup of friendships, pressure at school? How does he cope with the radical power of Medea—with tragedy in general? Children who were condemned to silence in classic tragedies will finally get to speak this time.
❗ WARNING: The performance contains scenes directly or indirectly referring to suicide and depicting violence against children, and scenes with fake blood . Suitable for audiences aged 16+.
Concept and direction: Milo Rau
Dramaturgy: Kaatje De Geest
Performers: Peter Seynaeve / Lien Wildemeersch, Anna Matthys / Juliette Debackere, Emma Van de Casteele / Ella Brennan, Jade Versluys / Bernice Van Walleghem, Gabriël El Houari / Aiko Benaouisse, Sanne De Waele / Helena Van de Casteele, Vik Neirinck / Elias Maes
*** ENGLISH ***
Medea's Children, the new creation of Milo Rau, is a theater history in miniature, where children find their voices and reflect on separation, injustice and the power of tragedy.< br/>
With Medea's Children Milo Rau takes a new, deep look at the role of children in theatre. A real criminal case is the starting point: the case of a mother who, in total despair, decides to kill her children and take her own life – but she survives. This modern tragedy is interwoven with the classical tragedy Medea, the most infamous case of relationship conflict and infanticide in Western literature.
A group of children take this bloody crime case and the perhaps darkest origin narrative of European culture as an opportunity to reflect on themselves: on family history, first love and first encounters with death, on desires for the future and fears of the end of the world that haunts us all. How does a child deal with the divorce of his parents? With injustice, the breaking of friendships, the pressure at school? How do they deal with the radical power of Medea – with tragedy in general? The children, condemned to silence in the classical tragedies, finally have their say this time around.
❗ WARNING: This show contains scenes that directly or indirectly refer to suicide and violence against children and contains scenes involving fake blood. Suitable for audience from 16 years.
Concept and direction: Milo Rau
Dramaturgy: Kaatje De Geest
Cast: Peter Seynaeve / Lien Wildemeersch, Anna Matthys / Juliette Debackere, Emma Van de Casteele / Ella Brennan, Jade Versluys / Bernice Van Walleghem, Gabriël El Houari / Aiko Benaouisse, Sanne De Waele / Helena Van de Casteele, Vik Neirinck / Elias Maes
Medea's Children: the absurd and blood-soaked tragedies of adult life seen through the eyes of children - a small history of theater and a school of life as cruel as it is poetic.
In the production of Medea's Children, Milo Rau brings a new, deep perspective on the role of children in the theater. The starting point is a real crime case: that of a mother who, in utter desperation, decides to kill her children and take her own life - but survives. This modern tragedy is intertwined with the classic tragedy of Medea, the most famous case of relationship conflict and infanticide in Western literature.
A group of children take this bloody criminal case and perhaps the darkest story of European culture as an opportunity to reflect on themselves: on family history, first love and first encounter with death, longings for the future and fears of the end of the world , which haunts us all. How does a child cope with the divorce of his parents? With injustice, the breakup of friendships, pressure at school? How does he cope with the radical power of Medea—with tragedy in general? Children who were condemned to silence in classic tragedies will finally get to speak this time.
❗ WARNING: The performance contains scenes directly or indirectly referring to suicide and depicting violence against children, and scenes with fake blood . Suitable for audiences aged 16+.
Concept and direction: Milo Rau
Dramaturgy: Kaatje De Geest
Performers: Peter Seynaeve / Lien Wildemeersch, Anna Matthys / Juliette Debackere, Emma Van de Casteele / Ella Brennan, Jade Versluys / Bernice Van Walleghem, Gabriël El Houari / Aiko Benaouisse, Sanne De Waele / Helena Van de Casteele, Vik Neirinck / Elias Maes
*** ENGLISH ***
Medea's Children, the new creation of Milo Rau, is a theater history in miniature, where children find their voices and reflect on separation, injustice and the power of tragedy.< br/>
With Medea's Children Milo Rau takes a new, deep look at the role of children in theatre. A real criminal case is the starting point: the case of a mother who, in total despair, decides to kill her children and take her own life – but she survives. This modern tragedy is interwoven with the classical tragedy Medea, the most infamous case of relationship conflict and infanticide in Western literature.
A group of children take this bloody crime case and the perhaps darkest origin narrative of European culture as an opportunity to reflect on themselves: on family history, first love and first encounters with death, on desires for the future and fears of the end of the world that haunts us all. How does a child deal with the divorce of his parents? With injustice, the breaking of friendships, the pressure at school? How do they deal with the radical power of Medea – with tragedy in general? The children, condemned to silence in the classical tragedies, finally have their say this time around.
❗ WARNING: This show contains scenes that directly or indirectly refer to suicide and violence against children and contains scenes involving fake blood. Suitable for audience from 16 years.
Concept and direction: Milo Rau
Dramaturgy: Kaatje De Geest
Cast: Peter Seynaeve / Lien Wildemeersch, Anna Matthys / Juliette Debackere, Emma Van de Casteele / Ella Brennan, Jade Versluys / Bernice Van Walleghem, Gabriël El Houari / Aiko Benaouisse, Sanne De Waele / Helena Van de Casteele, Vik Neirinck / Elias Maes