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This is The Phædra Project (No! I! Don’t! Want! To! Fall! In! Love! With! You!), a brainchild of
Nervous Hunter (handle of director Sophie Gee). The story of Phædra, the second wife of Theseus, has been explored in countless re-tellings. Married to a king of Athens, she falls for his son, Hippolytus, only to be rejected by the younger man. Add in a few untruths and some revenge, and Hippolytus turns out dead and she turns out incredibly remorseful.
In this version of Phaedra, two solitary figures fill out different roles, acting in separate spaces that clash together in venn diagram-like motions.Gee has set up her Phædra (Jacqueline Van De Geer) and Hippolytus (Nicolas Patry) in a shallow pool of water, eventually leaving them wetter than Rose and Jack in a post-Titanic Atlantic. The visual effect is stunning, with ripples of water reflecting subtly off the stage wall. The lighting, by Vincent de Repentigny, is evocative, as is the sound design by Martin Rodriguez, which utilizes water drops to great effect.
http://roverarts.com/2013/12/means-go/
http://bloodyunderrated.net/2013/12/13/the-phaedra-project-mai/
http://mobtreal.com/general-interest/the-phaedra-project-makes-a-splash/
http://www.charpo-canada.com/2013/12/review-montreal-phaedra-project.html
http://www.midnightpoutine.ca/theatre/2013/12/the_phaedra_project_no_i_dont_want_to_fall_in_love_with_you_/
Phaedra collaboration MAI & Nervous Hunter
MAI 2013 december 11-14
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