EURYDICE HADES TOWN SERIES
From a picture series created for King Phillip IV’s hunting lodge, Torre de la Parada near El Pardo. Rubens, Peter Paul 1577–1640, “Orpheus and Eurydice with Pluto and Proserpina”, c. They represent current social and cultural dilemmas and narratives while abiding by the general themes of the original tale. When classic stories are retold in modern contexts, they are not only relatable, but are directly reflective of modern and youthful culture. Modern audiences recognize themselves in the rhythm of popular narratives embedded into relatable environments in modern retellings. Knowing how a story goes and ends allows for excitement in watching puzzle pieces fall together in a creative way. Retelling stories captures interest because they present the familiar recognition of the core themes of the original stories reimagined to suit the retelling’s plot. Altering the setting of a classic story allows for new interpretations and possibilities for symbolism to represent the overarching message. Retelling stories in a modern context can communicate intended messages in a relatable way the source material could not. Unfamiliar settings and old language styles are often challenging for modern readers to connect to or understand. Modern contexts applied to classical stories gives the message, tropes, and storylines a more familiar understanding for modern audiences. Retellings of stories in the public domain such as fairy tales like Cinderella, classical literature like Sherlock Holmes, and plays like Romeo and Juliet is a popular storytelling practice due to excitement for creativity and innovation to develop a story where the core concepts are already well-known. Amber Gray, the actor that plays Persephone, is the longest actor in Hadestown.Post Views: 30,607 Retelling Classic Fiction in Modern Contexts.Īfra Hines, Kimberly Marable, Jewelle Blackman, and Kim Steele are currently the Broadway understudies of Persephone.
In the Off-Broadway, Edmonton, West End, and Broadway production, Persephone is played by Amber Gray.In the concept album Persephone is played by Ani DiFranco.In the Vermont/Massachusetts tour Persephone is played by Miriam Bernando.While Hermes explains the rules to them, Hades and Persephone promise to give their relationship another try and Persephone leaves. Hades finally lets Orpheus sing his song, on the condition that he would have to be touched by the song, and is so touched that he and Persephone share a dance with each other. When Orpheus sings a sad song to the workers, which touches them and Persephone, who hears it and it inspires her pleas Hades to sing.
Persephone is now living in Hadestown and is in a very bad mood. She later leaves to Hadestown, very unhappy and utterly devastated. Every year she rides a train going six feet up out of Hadestown and stays there for six months, but recently has always been late and always leaves early due to Hades wanting to stay with her more, suspecting she was loving another man. Persephone is a greek goddess who is the wife of Hades.
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