Square Talk/Apollo Arts production of Oedipus Rex
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 4. 06. 2024
- Scenes
0:00 Musical Interlude
2:41 Oedipus Entrance
4:00 Oedipus and Priest
8:44 Oedipus and Creon
12:35 Choral Ode 1
17:13 Oedipus Proclamation
22:11 Tiresias
33:00 Choral Ode 2
35:31 Creon and Oedipus argue
40:45 Iocasta's entrance
42:39 Oedipus and Iocasta
54:42 Choral Ode 3
57:01 Iocasta's Offering + Messenger from Corinth
1:00:41 Oedipus and Messenger from Corinth
1:08:30 Choral Ode 4
1:10:11 Laius's Shepard
1:15:01 Choral Ode 5
1:17:21 Messenger from Palace announcing Iocasta's death
1:21:50 Oedipus returns blind
1:26:53 Creon confronts Oedipus
1:29:46 Oedipus' daughters arrive
1:33:29 Chorus Epilogue
1:34:52 Credits
đ Square Talk, in association with Apollo Arts, production of Sophoclesâ Oedipus Rex
đ Performed in the DaVinci Theatron in Northern California in 2018
đ With Michael Golding as King Oedipus and Mari Reeves as Iocaste
đ Directed by Nicolas Walker.
According to Aristotle, the play Oedipus Rex contains all the ingredients of the perfect tragedy. Oedipus, the protagonist, is of a high rank (a kingâs son and soon to be a king himself), so, when his fall comes, it is extreme and complete; from the heights to the depths, from happiness to misery. And secondly, it is brought about through no apparent fault of his own. He flees his home and sets off a chain of events to escape a horrible oracle he has received that he would kill his father and sleep with his mother.
In his Poetics, Aristotle stated that a good tragedy will evoke pity and fear in its viewers, causing the viewers to experience catharsis, a process of transformation where one goes beyond the suffering and experiences a cleansing or purification of the emotions.
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this really helped me with my class THANK YOUUUU and the scene divisions are also amazing
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I am NOT here for class. I'm just here for the good show. Congratulations on this wonderful production!
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This production is extremely helpful for my distance learning students to review while we cover it in-person in class. Thank you so much for making this available!
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This production was so gripping! The dialogue and the acting! Very well done! Happy to find a good production of the classic Oedipus.
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I see a lot of schools and classes, but I'm just enjoying for the fact of enjoyment
It bothers me that so many students view this only for their school assignments and yet find no appreciation for these classics.
i read it for fun and more than once. love it one of my favorite plays ever!
I blame Sigmund Freud for projecting his paraphilias on this play, i thought this was going to be much worse than it actually was.
Thank you very much for this! I decided this week to start an old idea: I got a book on the history of literature, with essays and a list of books, and I started reading them. It might take my whole life and never finish, finishing it is not the point, I will see where it takes me. I started with the greeks. Having read Homer, I went to the plays. I thought it could be better to watch the plays than to read then, and I don't think I was wrong. This was wonderful (I cried and all...). Anyway, thank you very much for the production and the filming and posting it! Hail the internet!
I'm thankful for my teacher giving us this kind of assignment. If she didn't gave us this assignment I'll never see this masterpiece.
Thank you so much for this production. It helped with class and was a joy to watch!
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Can't thank you enough for this! Amazing performance.
We're happy you enjoyed it :-)
Thank you so much for this! I thoroughly enjoyed it even though I didn't expect to- But I absolutely adore theatre and mythologies and this just scratched the itch. Along with helping me with my school struggles! The captions along with the amazing performance made this an unforgettable experience, so I'll be happy to write about how this story made me feel once I get the test đ
Thanks for the kind words!
Really enjoyed watching this. the Actors were amazing, especially the chorus. This has really helped with my studies aswell. Thank You
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this helped me so much! I really didn't have to read the play as much for my assignments!
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The scene chapters are great and this production looks beautiful and powerfully staged with its' traditional elements.
Great performance. I like that you went for a Classical look and setting, intending it as close as possible as it was originally played. Of course we cannot know what theatre was two thousand years ago, but we more definitely know what it wasn't like. The acting and translation is great, too, and brings passion and clarity to the original text.
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated!
Id love to see this with the masks they really add to the terror in a way
I agree
I'm not sure why this randomly came up in my feed, but I'm glad it did. Great production, and a nice, relaxing way to spend a Saturday morning. I only wish more of Sophocles' work had survived.
had a great time watching well done!
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Thnx a lot for posting it
The chorus does a great job! Normally in modern times the chorus is not used, and is looked down upon. But the man and woman who do the lines are great, as well acted as if they were the main actors in the play.
Thank you!
I feel like they are the âchiefsâ of now
I've watched this fifteen times, and I just wish Oedipus would make the right choice by now. It makes me feel like I am trapped and a puppet being ground down by something pernicious that hides it's awful face behind the veil of this universe. True horror, and I'm afraid.
thank you for this.. you guys just saved me from the research report i have to do for our mapeh subject
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Thank you .....this is gonna help a lot with my classes!
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Amazing amazing amazingđđ this helps me a lot to understand Drama Odepus Rex ....thank you so much
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That's been very much informative and helpful.
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Unique production & presentation,,,
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Loved it
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It is. The best one that i ever seen .. Good job 10 on 10 for it
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WOW, THAT WAS AWESOME!!! Great job to all of the Actors, that was a great performance đđđđ
That must've been very hard for Oedipus to take in all of that bad news, I feel bad for him... Anyways again great job đđđđ
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Great job by everyone.
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I think this video is what I need to finish my Arts Subject. I am currently doing my best to finish it. Thanks for the video
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My exm is coming up and thank you for Uploading. It's been a great help to me
We're happy to help. Good luck with the exam.
I'm actually here for tomorrow's examination, this play is lit
We're glad you liked it!
Reading plays of any kind is absolutely brutal. Thanks, guys
excellent piece of work. Take love from Bangladesh.
Thanks, we will!
Can I know what the music used at the introduction is? The melody reminds me of an Orthodox chant.
I'm so so small things to comment on the performance. It's too good . I loved the accent, and I got into the introduction music
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Can you please tell the songs or sounds you use because i cant identify them and i need for our report.. please help me
I'm here because of homework
Thank you for this video
I love this play so much! I'm using it for one of my theater critique papers. Is there anyway you could tell me the names of the cast please? Thanks in advance!
Awesome! The credits are at the end of the play - 1:34:52
i really just came here for a homework but now i'm hooked đł
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Thanks for granting many of us access to see this play!
I have a question, the description box says who the director is, but who wrote the play in the format it is on now, seeing as its different from the original? Please answer
This version is based on several translations, but re-worked to make it more actable and less scholarly.
I'm here to enjoy the original after reading and watching "The gods are not to blame."
helping out with my theatre work thanks guys
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Excellent production. I really enjoyed it, such a nice translation and quality. Is there somewhere I could watch more productions by this company? I would really appreciate it. . Wish you good fortune and success in anything else you put on, good work!
Thanks, Diego! We are presently working on Euripides' The Trojan Women, which is scheduled to be performed live in August 2021. We will release an online (zoom) version of the play in a few weeks.
Marvelous production, thank you for the upload! Out of curiosity, why didn't they use the masks? I think it would give the play a whole new dimension.
Thanks for the comment. Yes, masks can add a lot to a production in terms of mystery, drama, etc. but there is too a down side. A mask can also create a barrier between the actor and audience. The ancient Greeks had their own reasons for using masks, some of which don't exist nowadays; for instance all actors were males, so a mask made sense if a man was playing a woman. Also, in those times, there was only a Chorus composed of amateur citizens and two or three professional actors, so each one played several roles, which again made the masks more practical and necessary.
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I loved it so much, so I have chosen to write about this play in my essay. I have some important questions.
1. What is the name of the theater company?
2. How did the show make itself known? By dissemination through posters, printed advertising, via the internet, etc.?
3. Which audience attended the show? Mostly adults, teenagers?
4. Did management seek to follow tradition or to follow a new reading? In what light and through what resources?
Thank you!
Hello Gwen. 1) The name of the Organization is Apollo Arts. The actors are independent but work in collaboration with A. A.
2) We advertise in traditional ways, print media, online, to the local community in Northern California and some is word of mouth.
3) Mostly Adults but some parents bring their children and some Teens come on their own, but mostly adults. However a few teens were in the play; Oedipus' daughters, some of the Townspeople in the beginning scene and the boy with the blind prophet.
4) We, the acting company, have a good bit of leeway in how we interpret it but we tend to work from a classical viewpoint rather than an avant garde one.
Sophocles is great, I believe.
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Reading the play while listening to this and itâs fantastic. The drama! To think this was written so long ago! 55:24
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great work! (from France). What is the music at 33:39 ? Thanks!
Thanks for the comment. Christodoulos Halaris - Anthology of Byzantine Secular Music vol. II. It shows up around the 10 minute mark or so.
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Thanks for this I can answer my modules now
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Good day i just want to ask if i can use this video for school purposes thank you
A great drama and these artists did a justice to Sophocles writing.
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Awesome performance..
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âOut of all the men we know, youâre the wisest in the ways of gods.â
âOedipus, greatest in all menâs eyes,â
25:16 ìŽë êłŒ ëč, ëłŒ ì ìë êČêłŒ ìë êČì ëìĄ°
âYou alone murdered Laios.â
âYou have your eyes, but cannot see your wretchedness.â
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1:12:21 ììčêž°ì êł ë°±[í ëČ ]
1:19:00 - ìŹìì ëłŽêł [ìŽì€ìčŽì€í ì ììŽêłŒ ì€ìŽëížì€ê° ëì ì°ë„ž êČ]
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Of everything that happens "What man in dreams has not lain with his mother." said by his mother is the most uncomfortable.
I would like to follow from the text itself while played, which translation is it; may I ask?
It's a re-rendering of several translations. David Grene's was one we used as a starting point.
Great job
Thank you!
Is this version of the script available to purchase?
My eyes fill with tear when he hugs his daughter
What was the (approximate) number of seats in the audience?
There were about 400 in the audience for each performance. The theater looks empty from the footage but most people sit in the center aisles so the outer aisles are mostly empty.
Please bring part one l badly need it
What translation is used for this production? Is there text available to read along with?
We consulted with several translations and put together our own from them. One of the main ones we studied was David Grene's but we completely reworked it with the intent to make it more "actable" rather than "scholarly."
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Very detailed
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Thank You Thank you! Really enjoyed this performance! Just one question: which translation is this based on. I am using the Penguin Classics' Three Theban Plays translated by Robert Fagles as text. Although I can correctly match the dialogues, I find the translation used in this performance to be excellent.
i was wondering the same thing. I have E. Watling's translation, it is not good compared to this.
We used David Grene's version as a model but we re-rendered it to make it more "actable." We also reworked a few odd lines from lesser known versions whenever we found something that resonated and stitched it all together.
@@nicolaswalker3937 ah, makes sense. Thanks for the response appreciate it!
Nicholas walker! I love that philosophy! If I ever do a production of a Greek tragedy. Iâd do that approach.
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May I please download this for my class?
What translation is this? Itâs very good.
It's a re-rendering of several translations. David Grene's was one we used as a starting point.
is it possible to post a link to the script of the play . thanks
Sorry, there would be some copyright issues prohibiting that.
Hello!! I really enjoyed this production! I'm doing a paper about theater performance for college, and I would like to know about somethings. (if you remember it and could divulge these infos, that'll help me a lot ^^)
1) Why you chose these kind of woven and colors?
2) What was the intent of the lighting during the play?
3)How it was to direct this play?
4) What was the final reaction of the public?
5) How did the distribution of roles take place?
Thank you very much in advance :)
Thank you Giovanna. Regarding your questions: 1) We used the checkerboard pattern for the Chorus because it seemed to indicate something of the idea of Fate, which is a major theme of the play. We wanted the colors for the Chorus to be vivid, to contrast with the muted colors of the townspeople and to indicate their important function in the play. 2) We did not have a special lighting intent, just tried to make sure all the actors were well lit if they were the focus of the scene. 3) I enjoyed directing this play as it is considered one of the greatest plays that have come down to us from ancient times. It was also one of Aristotle's favorite plays. 4) It was well received judging from comments I received from audience members.5) Casting is very important to the success of a play. If a play is well cast it has a much better chance of being accepted. We tried to cast each actor to the role they were best suited for.
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And what about the main characters' costumes? I was also curious about this... Do their colors have a special meaning? (specially Oedipus, Tiresias and Jocasta)
@@giovanna1292 Hello Giovanna, No, the colors of the costumes of Oedipus and Tiresias do not have any special significance. The idea for Oedipus' robe came from a costume I saw in a museum in Greece, from an Oedipus performance around 400 years ago. I did like it that Jocasta's costume was white; a kind of contrast to the overall darkness of the play.
@@nicolaswalker3937 Thank you very much for your time and for your attention!! Keep up the good work! Have a nice weekend!
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amazing play and amazing performance. i thoroughly enjoyed it. but i have few questions. I mean it was a curse for King Laius but it seems like he didn't even have to live through it. Where as his child(Oedipus), was the cursed one really and HIS children afterwards but not as much. and why was the Kingdom punished for what Oedipus did. He only fulfilled his prophecy, which by the way was inevitable because he clearly tried to stop it from happening, which again seems unfair towards him. It's like the the whole generation was cursed except for King Laius for something King Laius did lol.
Thanks for the comment; you are right, the curse doesn't make sense in a logical way. But part of the Greek civilization and their beliefs was that the justice of the gods was not always fair. This is also part of the idea of Catharsis; as unfair as it might seem there is no "court of appeal" and they (the gods) get the last word, so the mortals only recourse is to accept.
Oedipus, from one angle, did everything right to avoid the curse but ended up "meeting his fate on the road he chose to avoid it." This play, more than any other embodies the principle of Fate, as the Greeks understood it.
Who translated this?
Edit: This is lovely! I need to know the translation to get it for my classes!
Glad you liked the translation Stephanie. It is not really based on one translation but several, including our own re-wording of some of those older translations. No single translation seemed to serve our purposes so we took from several until we got something closer to what "acted well" and was easy to understand for the audience.
1:25:01 "The punishment I have laid upon myself is JUST."
what year was this produced? asking for an assignment lol
2018
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It was great, I would like to ask who's the narrator, chorus, extraordinary, representatives. I need it on my assignment đ. I need more info about the play. Thank you so much
Hello Faith, there was no narrator in this play, just the characters. The writer was the great Greek playwright Euripides.
What is this translation? It's brilliant
what is the music
this is a fantastic production, but are we all just going to gloss over the part where she said "don't worry about sleeping with your mother, everyone has dreams about it" and everyone is just like "yeah that's common"
Surely a Freudulent comment.
@@nicolaswalker3937 Freud was a quack â€ïž
@@annikabaker9738 Amen to that!
i don't think she said that. i think she said, "what man in dreams is not laying with his mother!" and by that i think she meant that almost every man in this world has lied down with their mother at some point of their life(as a child). she says only in dreams is it possible for a man to not have slept with their own mother, by which she means that it's very rare otherwise. that's just my interpretation.
Yo, thank you for this.
You're welcome!
This is good stuff for my assignment where am supposed to act as creon
Which translation was used?
It's based on David Grene's translation mostly but we "re-translated" much of it and also included passages from a few other versions.
It is helpful to me
Was the chorus like this at that time?
Highly unlikely - we choreographed all the dances in this play in their entirety.
Is this the full play, unabridged?
Yes, this is the full play; a handful of lines were cut for various reasons.
40:26 : "This is madness..."
No... this is THEEEEEEBES!
someone tell me the plot and characters pleaseee
So glad I didn't have to read this. Thanks!
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I wish if you add subtitles that will be really helpful
If you go to the top and press the CC in the box it should come on.