Trojan Women / ABOUT US
Event description
Outloud warmly invites you to a series of intimate performances and conversations, ABOUT US. Running on select Thursday & Friday evenings throughout April & May, ABOUT US is 10 online readings of incredible stories, plays and books co-curated and created by the many cultural communities in Western Sydney.
Join us and the artists for a rehearsed reading and facilitated conversation afterwards, to share your own stories, thoughts and ideas around what these texts say about who we are, what we care about, how COVID has affected these communities here and abroad, and how we can support each other from here on.
You can find out about the other performances we have going on & reserve your tickets for those here: https://outloud.org.au/project...
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TROJAN WOMEN
Until that damned wooden horse, the walls of Troy held strong for 10 years of war. In this reimagining of the infamous Greek myth, The Trojan Women finds new resonance in a Persian setting. For this performance, the creative team and cast will be reading an edited selection of the text followed by a moderated discussion.
The Trojan Women is based on Euripides masterpiece
Translated by Gholam Reza Shahbazi
Retold by Dena Razaghi
Performed in Farsi with English subtitles.
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DIRECTOR : James Hartley
FACILITATOR : Shayan Askari
CAST:
Dena Razaghi
Atefeh Saniee
Arash Salehi
Mehrdad Doushabchizadeh
Giselle Aali
Shayan Askari
Mohammad Janfad
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CONTENT NOTES: Contains themes that include violence against women, suicidality, infanticide and war. These will be contextualised as part of the community discussion afterwards. Recommended for ages 16+.