Medea: a Noh Cycle Based on the Greek Myth
by Euripides, Carol Sorgenfrei

How could a woman who killed her children be saved by the gods?

The shocking ending of Euripides' play is the starting point for a meditation on modern woman and the role of the artist/shaman.

This synthesis of classic Greek and Japanese Noh Theatre retains the basic story of the former but is performed in a creative, stylized manner inspired by the latter, with chant, song and dance.

These two theatre forms have many similarities - both are non-illusionistic and both grew out of religious ceremony and ritual - drawing on primitive myths and legends.

In Japan the Noh plays have no thematic relation, but this play consists of five scenes - each corresponding to one of the traditional plays to form a single entity.

This work offers exceptional opportunities for creativity and artistic innovation to directors, actors and designers.