P005 → “BAKHANDID” (2024)
Pentheus, King of Thebes, refuses to believe that his nephew Dionysus is born of Zeus and tries to destroy the god of wine’s cult. In response, Dionysus captures the minds of the Theban women, who leave their homes for the bacchanal. A brutal, orgiastic celebration ensues, destined to reach a tragic conclusion. The directors explore the climax of escapism in a society of vertical power relations: if in ancient Greece the cult leader Dionysus offered the necessary escape from reality, who/what replaces the god of wine now?
Directors - Elina Masing, Liisbeth Horn
Performers - Elina Masing, Liisbeth Horn, Aleks Mathias Viidik, Pamela Ebber, Kristin Kalam, Getriin Kotsar, Kärt Kokkota, Isabel Laiapea, Keiti Leon, Tuuli Torop, Elina Soosaar, Gretten Vaga, Ria Ranniku, Oskar Viirand
Author - Euripides
Translation - Anne Lill
Dramaturgy - Hendrik Kaljujärv
Sound Design - Kenn-Eerik Kannike
Production Design & Costumes - Pire Sova
Light Design - Karmi Pikkma
Sound Engineer - Laura Sinimäe
Producer - Greeta Võsu
Social Media Assistant - Gertrud Soone
Photographers - Oliver Valk, Sille Riin Rand
Premiered in Tartu, May 2024
The play was a part of Tartu 2024 programme