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fromBustle
2 weeks ago

Exclusive: The Stars Of 'Oedipus' On Playing One Of Theater's Most Tragic Couples

, the hit play at Studio 54, is writer and director Robert Ickes' modern - and riveting - version of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. Since that play was written around 425 B.C., I'm not spilling the beans by telling you it's about the King of Thebes (Oedipus) who unknowingly fulfills his destiny by killing his father and marrying his mother. When he discovers what he has done - what he can never "unsee" - he gouges out his eyes.
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fromApaonline
3 months ago

A long and winding path to philosophy through the law

A late-career lawyer transitioned into academic philosophy, earning a master's after retirement to pursue philosophical writing and community.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

It really bores me': Wayne McGregor on why he won't spell out his striking dance creations

Wayne McGregor's Jocasta's Line pairs Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and an Antigone ballet into a stark, architecturally staged, unsentimental double bill emphasizing ritualized, distanced tragedy.
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