The Cows Come Home
“It’s the after hour of a tragedy. A chorus plans a celebration when a farmer’s dying memories enter the space triggering the chorus to re-experience the Great Going Down. Dance theatre, live electro-acoustic sounds and film fuse in this twenty-first century exploration of the tragic chorus. Bits of the Oedipus story mix in with modern themes about mad cows disease, infection and religious belief – it will melt in your mind.
During the last few decades innovative productions of Greek tragedy have acknowledged the leading influence of dance. Increasingly found in fringe theatres (The Gate, Soho Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre), dance-based productions propose new approaches to the interrelationship of performance space, sound, text and movement.
Zeb Fontaine’s third production of tragic transpositions explores the chorus in the twenty-first century. In ancient times, a chorus inhabited another world and also the present. Its message was unclear yet profoundly humane. ‘The Cows Come Home’ journeys to a sensory world, and features a select cut of dancers and artists from Sweden, Spain, France, Italy and the UK.”
(Taken from the production’s website)
Cast & Crew
Crew | |
|---|---|
| Unknown | Patrick Furness |
| Unknown | Ollie Hymans |
| Choreographer | Jesus Rubio Gamo |
| Cinematic Composer | Giuseppe Lomeo |
| Director | Zachary Dunbar |
| Scenographer | Alexa Reid |
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“It’s the after hour of a tragedy. A chorus plans a celebration when a farmer’s dying memories enter the space triggering the chorus to re-experience the Great Going Down. Dance theatre, live electro-acoustic sounds and film fuse in this twenty-first century exploration of the tragic chorus. Bits of the Oedipus story mix in with modern themes about mad cows disease, infection and religious belief – it will melt in your mind.
During the last few decades innovative productions of Greek tragedy have acknowledged the leading influence of dance. Increasingly found in fringe theatres (The Gate, Soho Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre), dance-based productions propose new approaches to the interrelationship of performance space, sound, text and movement.
Zeb Fontaine’s third production of tragic transpositions explores the chorus in the twenty-first century. In ancient times, a chorus inhabited another world and also the present. Its message was unclear yet profoundly humane. ‘The Cows Come Home’ journeys to a sensory world, and features a select cut of dancers and artists from Sweden, Spain, France, Italy and the UK.”
(Taken from the May 2008 production’s website)
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