The Passion of Phaedra | Webinar for "Building the Future, Encounter with Greek Theater" project

Phaedra: The Forbidden Fire

Guido Paduano, of the University of Pisa and editor of the theater magazine Dionysus, in dialog on the themes of the work. Introduced by Caterina Mordeglia, moderated by Francesco Morosi.

Ajax Phaedra

The voices of confrontation

“The crowned Hippolytus is a trick of the viewer; a dilation of the depth of human experience. Euripides had one of his very rare victories evidently pleasing the Athenian moralists."

Guido Paduano, lecturer

Un gruppo di persone sedute in file su gradini all'aperto. Un palco con attrezzature dietro di loro, sotto un cielo parzialmente nuvoloso.

"Phaedra represents the forbidden hero, the love for something that is denied by convention. It is an incestuous love that Phaedra wishes would be chaste."

Guido Paduano, lecturer

Il pubblico è seduto in un teatro, concentrato e attento, con alcune persone che sorridono. L'illuminazione è calda e mette in risalto le loro espressioni.

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