The time seems right for a revival of The Birds, Aristophanes’s fifth-century B.C. comedy about the perils of utopianism and bad leadership. It’s got a classic political-satire setup — as is only ...
NEW YORK — If you took a — forgive the phrase — bird’s-eye view of culture, it wouldn’t take long to see just how much ornithological inspiration has led to some of the greatest art of the past few ...
With the goddess, Iris, careening, in on roller skates and a chorus, grotesquely masked in ancient Greek dramatic fashion "trucking" out to the tune of modern Jazz-blues, the 20th century A.D. and the ...
Third Annual Onassis Festival, Produced by Onassis Cultural Center New York, Surrounds the American Premiere of Greek Director Nikos Karathanos's Vibrant Restaging of The Birds, Presented by St. Ann's ...
Anyone attending Aristophanes’ “The Birds” at Foothill College might well think they’ve stumbled into a stand-up comedy night by mistake. The Foothill Theatre Arts production is chockful of puns, ...
MISHAWAKA — The Acting Ensemble presents a staged reading of “The Birds” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at 602 E. Mishawaka Ave. Written by Aristophanes and adapted by Brian Reno and Gabriel Vega Weissman, this ...
The Greeks certainly had a word for it – originality. There’s not much to be found in theater they didn’t invent. It was an alien stage world to be sure, with its masks, all-male audience, all-knowing ...
Netflix’s Bird Box Is Migrating to BarcelonaWe vote the next one is set in Thailand … oh wait, that’s just White Lotus. Theater Review: Aristophanes’ The Birds, Gone Cuckoo in the Best Possible WayA ...