Girl, That's So Tragic
- March 24, 2024
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 CST
- Underground Laboratory Theatre
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Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Box Office Staff, boxoffice@luc.edu - $5
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Details
Girl, That's so Tragic is a contemporary exploration of Aristotle's Poetics with a goal of making the original text more accessible and developing an understanding of a highly valued theoretical text on performance. Following Aristotle¿s definition of tragedy and the structure of ancient Greek tragedies, a small ensemble of students will brainstorm ideas of 'contemporary tragedies' that could be applied with this form and structure. Throughout a devising process, these ideas would be tested and tweaked by the ensemble until everyone has a strong understanding of Greek Tragedy and all of its elements and how they function in performance. The ensemble will then choose one idea to turn into a fully realized contemporary tragedy, utilizing contemporary language and ideas while maintaining the balance explored in the workshop with elements from ancient Greece.
