The Return of Ulysses

Category

Exhibition

Year

2004

Institution

Unknown, Unknown

Comment

Lincoln Center Great Performers PresentIl Ritorno d'UlisseMarch 2-6, 2004Handspring Puppet CompanyFurio Zanasi - UlisseKristina Hammarström - PenelopeJan Kobow - Telemaco/PisandroMarek Rzepka - Nettuno/AntinooAtala Schoeck - Melanto/AnfinomoElise Gäbele - Amore/MinervaMark Adler - Eumete/Eurimaco/GioveAdrian Kohler, Busi Zokufa, Tau Qwelane, Fourie Nyamande, Basil Jones - puppeteersLife-size puppets, skilled puppeteers, talented musicians, and excellent singers perform in William Kentridge's thought-provoking multimedia rendition of Monteverdi's opera. Transforming the opera's setting to a hospital bed in Johannesburg, Kentrige brings a contemporary South African perspective to this classic Greek drama. "A stunning experience" praised the Pretoria News in South Africa.(Source: John Jay Collgege Theatre)