“The Massacre at Paris” or, the night of St. Bartholomew

“The Massacre at Paris” is considered to be the most problematic, the most controversial as to the completeness of the work of Marlowe, so it has…
represented a few times.
The Orchestra of Small Things he was fascinated by the mysterious text of the elizabethan drama, that talks about one of the darkest pages of european History, the massacre of some 3000 Huguenots (French Protestants) by Catholics, the day of the feast of St. Bartholomew.Through the quick, almost cinematic plot of the project, the creators of the show reveal the poetry that lies behind the action and focus in the perpetual cycle of violence, with gears moving and the music.
The show is presented in the context of the Athens Festival, on 18-19 July at Peiraios 260.
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