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Odyssee oder das Kalypsotief
Ernst Deutsch Theater, Hamburg, Germany / The first part of the project “Odyssee. Hamburg”
Director: Johanna Louise Witt
Stage-design: Mikhail Zaikanov
Costumes-design: Amelie Müller
Music: Max Kühn, Chris Lüers
This rewriting of the first eight cantos of Homer’s epic seeks personal and social responsibility in the complex plight of the characters and their misguided paths. In doing so, astonishing parallels emerge between the almost 2,600-year-old work and contemporary issues. The result is a tragic comedy that raises one question above all: What are we actually doing here?