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Dionysus in 69 was a theatrical production directed and conceived by Richard Schechner, founder and longtime artistic director of the Performance Group (TPG), a New York-based experimental theater troupe.
Dionysus in '69 is a 1970 film directed by Brian De Palma, Robert Fiore and Bruce Rubin. The film records a performance of The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of The Bacchae. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
'Dionysus in 69' is the first performance of The Performance Group that emerged in 1968 from a workshop led by Richard Schechner in November 1967 shortly after he arrived from Tulane University to teach at NYU.
Mar 22, 1970 · Dionysus in '69: Directed by Brian De Palma, Robert Fiore, Bruce Joel Rubin, Richard Schechner. With Remi Barclay, Samuel Blazer, Jason Bosseau, Richard Dia. Filmed stageplay based on the ancient greek play The Bacchae written by Euripides.
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Apr 8, 2014 · Moving away from just reading plays and more toward theory, the Not School Theater group in March had a look at the work of theater director and performance theorist Richard Schechner. Daniel Cole, Philip Cherny and I discussed a video of The Performance Group's Dionysus in '69 (you can buy the text here, a very
Dionysus in '69 (1970) 03/22/1970 (US) Drama 1h 25m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Featurette. A Celebration of Feeling, Loving, Wanting, Killing, Hearing, Tasting, Touching, Living. Overview. Filmed stageplay based on the ancient greek play The Bacchae written by Euripides.
Synopsis. Proclaiming himself the Greek god Dionysus, actor William Finley invites the audience in a Greenwich Village garage to participate in a nude orgiastic ritual. Although Pentheus, King of Thebes, denounces Dionysus, he later comes under the god's influence and joins the bacchanal.
