An interpersonal choice A rework of the scenic recreation and por- trayal of Orpheus' myth
The opera's theme is the End, an ever-pre- sent concept that is both ancient and contem- porary. The concept of the end of certain cir- cumstances, an era, a situation, a habit, a life, an instant occurrence even, that is everywhere and always around us This end is the source of our greatest fears and the cause of the most necessary changes. The reversal or the interruption of a personal or a collective journey, no matter how painful it may seem, quite often, it is also necessary. We have thus taken a stance towards a concept that is leveling, ancient and at the same time hopeful, wanting to create a performance that raises questions and explores its essence. It is about a work where the myth of Or- pheus combined with Eliot's poetry recount the journey of a man who finds out his capacity for transcendence. This journey is triggered and fu- eled by the transformative power of art and love Orpheus myth is an allegory of the human struggle; a myth as old as man himself; a story poeticized and man-crafted, revealing the huge contrasts of human nature: man's capacity for transcendence and his mortal, mundane side. The failure to resist looking back and his agony to beat death. Today, struggling with the same concepts in a world that dismisses poetry and considers it unnecessary and pointless, we find in it our greatest strength. We have created a performance in which seven independent journeys are chronologically and thematically identified through the myth. We present a "scenic documentary" of our work's first version, which will reach the recipients much more directly, since it will be performed by its very makers. On stage, the creators narrate each through the art they represent, the existen- tial journey of Orpheus to his self-fulfillment, to his end. The performance is a personal and com- prehensive take on the inevitable end and man's capacities, meant to help us discover that, in the end, man's very definition is also his limitation.
Structure
(LAMENT) for Eurydice-Orpheus the melodist. Deep emotion spreading to the Lords of Hades; he is thus allowed to DESCEND there to meet, receive and have his beloved one returned to him- Orpheus descending- on one condition, however Upon the meeting of the two lovers (LOOK) the condition is breached-Orpheus the offender-and Eurydice is irrevocably gone. On the way back, after her loss, he is TRANS- FORMED-Apollonian Orpheus-into the absolute enchanter of all things -Lyrical Orpheus-until he challenges his Fate and causes his own DEATH; until he is devoured -Orpheus sauaged- by the opposite Element-Dionysian Orpheus-and ends up "given away" (SPLIT-UP) to the world - Orpheus split up.