Yael farbers molora, an adaptation from the greek trilogy oresteia, is a must see production. The right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and yael farber. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The article takes the case of yael farbers performance molora an adaption of the ancient greek tragedy oresteia to the specific historical south african moment of transition to democracy and the. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Multiple international award winning molora is yael farbers radical adaptation of aeschylsuss. She spent her youth at the market theatre and here she witnessed the rise of protest theatre otas 2008. Plays one by yael farber the first collection of plays from awardwinning south african playwright yael farber, featuring three fresh adaptations of classical theater texts. Salome directed by yael farber october november 2015. A playwrights arsenal should include a kind of temperaturesensorandhoming device.
Jan 01, 2011 this article examines yael farber s molora, an adaptation of the oresteia, in the context of the south african truth and reconciliation commission as a narrative form. Uvadare digital academic repository the politics of. Our paper investigates this issue from the perspective of a ricoeurian reading of aeschylus oresteia and yael farbers molora, a modern play in which aeschylus story is staged against the backdrop of postapartheid south africa. Yael farbers molora sesotho for ash was first performed at the grahamstown. Farber wrote the book as an ancient greek type of chorus production with the main influences of the themes being the rural xhosa aesthetic theatre as witness.
In molora 2003 premiere, grahamstown, south africa, south african playwright yael farber offers an adaptation of aeschylus oresteia set in the context of the truth and reconciliation commission. Her productions have toured extensively internationally, and include nirbhaya, molora, a woman in waiting, he left quietly, amajuba, mies juliea helen hayes award nominated presentation at stc in fall 20and an acclaimed production of arthur millers the. Both plays are concerned with the losses and compromises that haunt postconflict societies as they try to come to terms with the past and make reference to the truth and reconciliation commission. Yael farber uses the oresteia trilogy as a metaphor through which to revisit the horrors endured by the black majority at the hands of the white minority. Nov 01, 20 a playwrights arsenal should include a kind of temperaturesensorandhoming device. Farber wrote the book as an ancient greek type of chorus production with the main influences of the themes being the rural xhosa aesthetic. The right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and yael farbers.
This chapter explores how these two contemporary south african female playwrights are using specific aesthetics to address legacies of apartheid violence in the postapartheid context. Click download or read online button to get molora book now. These possibilities are more fully explored in yael farbers powerful reworking of the oresteia titled molora3. The article takes the case of yael farbers performance molora an adaption of the ancient greek tragedy oresteia to the specific historical. The right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and yael.
Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. The article takes the case of yael farbers performance molora an adaption of the ancient greek tragedy oresteia to the specific historical south african moment of transition to democracy and. It applies in the first instance to the ashes of orestes, but in her foreword to molora yael farber also evokes the ash raining down on new york after 911 as well as the ashes associated with hiroshima, baghdad, palestine, northern ireland, rwanda, bosnia and the concentration camps of. Louis, 2008 submitted to the graduate faculty of the kenneth p. Molora the sesotho word for ash is an examination of vengeance, and the breaking of its cycles by the everyman. At the age of, yael farber fell in love with arthur miller when she was in the bath. Molora based on the oresteia by aeschylus in this reworking of aeschylus oresteia, klytemnestra and elektra face one. May 18, 2010 in molora 2003 premiere, grahamstown, south africa, south african playwright yael farber offers an adaptation of aeschylus oresteia set in the context of the truth and reconciliation commission. But unlike the original, farber breaks the cycle of violence, reflecting south africas own transformation in the 1990s. This article examines yael farbers molora, an adaptation of the oresteia, in the context of the south african truth and reconciliation commission as a narrative form. It is argued that both the greek original and its modern adaptation confirm ricoeurs view of justice as a. Press button download or read online below and wait 20 seconds. It tells the story of mtshalis life as a woman of colour growing up under the brutally oppressive poverty and racist policies of.
Yael farber is an awardwinning playwright and director who was born and raised in johannesburg, south africa. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Brett bailey, yael farber, and mpumelelo paul grootboom developed idiosyncratic theatrical forms experimenting with notions of authentic south african identity, both theatrically and culturally. This paper examines molora, an adaptation of the orestes story by south african playwright yael farber set in the context of south africas truth and reconciliation commission. Access provided by carleton university library 3 nov 20. While her mother rapped impatiently on the bathroom door of their johannesburg home, the young farber was. Molora oberon modern plays by yael farber author visit amazons yael farber page. Pdf the right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and yael. The works of brett bailey, yael farber, and mpumelelo paul grootboom in international production by kellen lewis hoxworth b. Yael farbers molora and julian armitsteads the angry wounds.
A bold, iconoclastic new look at one of the great works of greek tragedy in this innovative rendition of the oresteia, the poet, translator, and essayist anne carson combines three different visionsaischylos agamemnon, sophokles elektra, and euripides orestesgiving birth to a wholly new experience of the classic greek triumvirate of vengeance. A woman in waiting is an autobiographical onewoman show performed by the multitalented thembi mtshali. There was a oneyear break in publication of south african theatre journal between 2012 volume 26 and 2014 volume 27. Yael farbers molora and colleen wagners the monument as postconflict redress theater. In my analysis of molora and in the city of paradise, i consider the political. Yael farbers theatre will leave no participant unmoved.
University of southern maine 20192020 theatre season fall. Yael farbers molora and colleen wagners the monument as. The journal is committed to the renewal of critique as a historically determinate practice, and to questioning existing disciplinary frameworks and challenging new critical. This thesis investigates how three south african dramatists negotiated the exigencies of theatre production in postapartheid south africa. Multiple international award winning molora is yael farbers radical adaptation of aeschylsuss oresteia trilogy. She read dramatic art at the university of witwatersrand, and has since directed numerous productions. College literature publishes original and innovative scholarly research across the various periods, intellectual fields, and geographical locations of anglophone and comparative literary studies. Video long nights journey in day by frances reid and deborah hoffman cape town, south africa march 1823 b19march 25.
By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy. The passion with which sezar was forged and performed, inspired responses from south africa and beyond, as shakespeare for a new world. It is impossible to come away from ram or mies julie without feeling that the world must change. Pdf the right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and. May 10, 2010 the title of the play molora is the sesotho word for ash. Using this ancient text, farber reimagines the story of the cursed house of atreus in the context of apartheid south africas aftermath, and. Molora in this reworking of aeschylus oresteia, klytemnestra and elektra face one another in a dramatic confrontation. Using this ancient text, farber reimagines the story of the cursed house of atreus in the context of apartheid south africas aftermath, and its truth and reconciliation commission. Yael farber s molora and reconciliation aesthetics, comparative literature on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The title of the play molora is the sesotho word for ash. Orestes and the truth and reconciliation commission. The right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and yael farbers molora. Dietrich school of arts and sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of. Pdf yael farbers molora and colleen wagners the monument as.
Jan 30, 2015 our paper investigates this issue from the perspective of a ricoeurian reading of aeschylus oresteia and yael farbers molora, a modern play in which aeschylus story is staged against the backdrop of postapartheid south africa. May 28, 2015 our paper investigates this issue from the perspective of a ricoeurian reading of aeschylus oresteia and yael farbers molora, a modern play in which aeschylus story is staged against the backdrop of postapartheid south africa. Yael farbers molora and reconciliation aesthetics, comparative literature on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Moreover, it will discuss the same topic in molora, in which southafrican playwright yael farber redrafts aeschylus original into a play that investigates the. Yael farber1971 is an awardwinning director and playwright of international acclaim. Our paper investigates this issue from the perspective of a ricoeurian reading of aeschylus oresteia and yael farbers molora, a modern play. Theatre as witness was published by oberon books in 2008. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a zero moving wall, so their current issues are available. Molora and yael farber s adaption of aeschylus oresteia for the south african community article pdf available january 2019 with 84 reads how we measure reads. University of southern maine 20192020 theatre season fall auditions production the love of the nightingale author timberlake wertenbaker director rachel price cooper rehearsals late september thru november 14 performances november 15 24, 2019 performance venue russell hall theatre seeking. The right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and yael farber s molora. The play foregrounds the agonistic nature of both greek tragedy and democratic judicial process.
Such, at least, is the philosophy of yael farber, the dramatist and director whose adaptation mies julie. Transitional justice between deontology and teleology. Farber was born in 1971, johannesburg, south africa. Brenda carr vellino and sarah gabriella waisvisz if transitional justice is a new discipline in human rights andrieu 2010, theater. This paper examines two recent adaptations of greek tragedy that explore the role played by public testimony in conflict resolution. Download molora or read molora online books in pdf, epub and mobi format.
On molora and moving forward in south africa the new black. Klytamnestra, a white woman in middle age and elektra, her daughter a young, black woman follow, rising from the audience and walking to two different tables at opposite ends of the stage. Information about the openaccess article the right and the good in aeschylus oresteia and yael farbers molora. City of paradise first performed in 1998, unpublished and yael farbers molora first performed in 2003 and published in 2008. Transitional justice between deontology and teleology in doaj. Molora by yael farber playtext glenn odom, south african truth and tragedy. Molora and yael farbers adaption of aeschylus oresteia for the south african community. Plams to revive sezar remain possible as per requests. Its most famous production was at the barbican in london in 2008. We have you covered with 247 instant online tutoring. The production travelled internationally for several years before being retired by farber.
Orestes story by south african playwright yael farber set in the context of. This article examines yael farber s molora, an adaptation of the oresteia, in the context of the south african truth and reconciliation commission as a narrative form. This time is necessary for searching and sorting links. Yael farber s molora 2008, a version of aeschyluss oresteia revenge saga radically reworked for posttrc south africa, and canadian colleen wagners the monument 1993, which was written while news of the bosnian genocide was breaking and was subsequently toured in rwanda by isoko, a canadianrwandan theatre company. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal.
The play begins with women of the chorus rising from the audience onto the stage. She read dramatic art at the university of witwatersrand, and has since directed numerous productions her highly successful production of shopping and. Molora was first performed in 2003 at the national arts festival in graha mstown, south africa, directed by farber herself. Yael farber s molora and colleen wagners the monument as postconflict redress theater. Yael farbers molora and reconciliation aesthetics created date.
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