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The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro: New Visions of Tragedy in 21st-Century America

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Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD public lectures
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Rosa Andújar delivers a talk on the work of the award-winning playwright Luis Alfaro
Streamed live on the APGRD YouTube channel on Monday 18 January 2021, Dr Rosa Andújar (KCL) talked about the award-winning Chicanx adaptations of Greek tragedy by writer, theatre director, social activist, and MacArthur Fellow, Luis Alfaro. Alfaro's Electricidad, Oedipus El Rey and Mojada transplant themes of Electra, Oedipus the King, and Medea into 21st-century Los Angeles, giving voice to the concerns of the Chicanx and wider Latinx communities. The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro: Electricidad; Oedipus El Rey; Mojada, edited by Rosa Andújar, was published by Bloomsbury in 2020. The lecture was followed by a live Q&A with the online audience, with questions submitted via YouTube chat and email.

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Series
Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD public lectures
People
Rosa Andujar
Keywords
classics
classical reception
chicanx
luis alfaro
Medea
oedipus
electra
ancient greek drama
ancient greek
theatre
theatre studies
performance studies
electricidad
mojada
odeipus el rey
Department: Faculty of Classics
Date Added: 15/12/2021
Duration: 00:55:35

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