About In a hall in the palace of Pyrrhus:
Fusing Thai Classical Dance and Contemporary International Dance Theatre into a unique inter-cultural form that utilizes highly physical storytelling, dance, and heightened gesture; In a hall in the palace of Pyrrhus reinvents the Grecian tragedy of crossed longing and unrequited desire with a brutal and lovely collection of choreographed duels and seductions, and an onslaught of sensuality and spectacle that leaves audiences across the world breathless.
In a hall in the palace of Pyrrhus is a non-stop tear-through of Racine’s Andromaque through the lens of contemporary International politics and culture. In the aftermath of the Trojan War, Orestes is in love with his ex-girlfriend Hermione who is in love with and engaged to be married to Pyrrhus who is in love with his captive Andromache who is still in love with her husband Hector who died when his head got smashed in and his body was dragged around a burning city last year. With fake blood and some oblique references to Montgomery Clift.
“…impressive, disciplined performers and vital designers…we are treated to a display of the ensemble’s virtuosity in a series of set pieces that unfold in cascading intensity…we witness a movement solo with swords…a thrillingly precise and physical lovers’ duel…and a gorgeous landscape……a testament to the audacity and force of director / choreographer / adapter Daniel Safer…”
NY Theatre Review.com
About Witness Relocation Company & Patravadi Theatre of Bangkok :
Based in New York City and Bangkok, Witness Relocation & Patravadi Theatre create fiercely physical, visually arresting performances that defy easy categorization. Pushing theatrical form to find new and clear methods of communication, responding to a constantly changing world and striving to understand it, always remaining entertaining, as well as visceral and gripping, intensely physical with a strong emotional and intellectual backbone.
In a hall in the palace of Pyrrhus
