LE PERSONNAGE DE PHÈDRE CHEZ D.-G. GABILY. LA MATRICE DES AMAZONES ET LE TOURNAGE D’APRES-PHÈDRE
THE CHARACTER OF PHAEDRA IN D.-G. GABILY. THE MATRIX OF THE AMAZONS AND THE MOVIE-SHOOTING OF POST-PHAEDRA
Author(s): Despoina Nikiforaki Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: dramaturgy; ancient and contemporary theatre; hero; virtual world.
Summary/Abstract: The Character of Phaedra in D.-G. Gabily. The Matrix of the Amazons and the Movie-shooting of Post-Phaedra. Since antiquity, the content of myth offers the legendary frame which is used as a flexible material for dramatic composition. D.-G. Gabily reinvents the myth of Phaedra by adding a surprising parameter: Phaedra is the parent of three daughters who are declared to be Amazons. And Phaedra herself is linked to the female ancient warriors by an annual ritual of childbirth where a male offspring is excluded. D.-G. Gabily seems to imitate the tragedy of Seneca: both playwrights reveal through the character of Phaedra the image of Hippolyta, mother of Hippolytus. Moreover, in D.-G. Gabily's play Gibiers du temps, Phaedra's festivities bear resemblance to the “rose ceremony” of the Amazons, making thus reference to H. von Kleist's Penthesilea.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Dramatica
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 101-116
- Page Count: 16
- Language: French