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Holding Achilles
Dec. 29th, 2023 11:55 pmStill catching up on posts I've been meaning to make.
Back in January, during the Sydney Festival, I went to see Holding Achilles at Carriageworks.
I was intrigued by the idea of aerial theatre, and I'm always up for Achilles/Patroclus. This production is a reimagining of the Iliad with a focus on their relationship. A collaboration between Dead Puppet Society and Legs on the Wall, it uses wirework and puppetry, to create epic battles and a magical world.
It was very impressive! It's something that takes full advantage of being theatre, and can really only be theatre. As in, you could reproduce the events of the story in another medium, but the way the story is expressed could only be delivered in this medium. Like when Achilles and Patroclus are travelling through a forest, and a thicket of spears moves around them to signify this, and it's part of the language and the pleasure of the storytelling.
( Highlights )
( Musings )
Trailer:
It also looks like there's a recording you can rent on the Digital Stage platform.
Back in January, during the Sydney Festival, I went to see Holding Achilles at Carriageworks.
I was intrigued by the idea of aerial theatre, and I'm always up for Achilles/Patroclus. This production is a reimagining of the Iliad with a focus on their relationship. A collaboration between Dead Puppet Society and Legs on the Wall, it uses wirework and puppetry, to create epic battles and a magical world.
It was very impressive! It's something that takes full advantage of being theatre, and can really only be theatre. As in, you could reproduce the events of the story in another medium, but the way the story is expressed could only be delivered in this medium. Like when Achilles and Patroclus are travelling through a forest, and a thicket of spears moves around them to signify this, and it's part of the language and the pleasure of the storytelling.
( Highlights )
( Musings )
Trailer:
It also looks like there's a recording you can rent on the Digital Stage platform.
