Oedipus Rex /

This ambitious production uses a number of striking visual elements including a massive set that floats above a reflecting pool, huge puppets, and sculptures. The noted Butoh artist, Min Tanaka, dances the role of Oedipus, and is joined by twenty dancers to portray this classical tragedy.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Saito Kinen Festival Dancers (Performer), Saitō Kinen Ōkesutora (Performer), Shin-Yuh Kai Chorus (Performer), Tokyo Opera Singers (Performer)
Other Authors:	Gelb, Peter (Producer), Hanayagi, Suzushi (Choreographer), Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010 (Performer), Norman, Jessye (Performer), Ozawa, Seiji, 1935- (Conductor), Peeters, Harry (Performer), Shiraishi, Kayako (Performer), Swensen, Robert (Performer), Tanaka, Min (Performer), Tatara, Michio (Performer), Taymor, Julie, 1952- (Director), Terfel, Bryn (Performer), Tsypin, George, 1954- (Set designer), Wada, Emi (Costume designer), Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Format:	Video
Language:	Multiple languages
Language Notes:	This edition in Japanese and Latin.
Published:	Berlin : C Major Entertainment, 1993.
Series:	Dance in video.
Subjects:	Operas. Oratorios. Short films. Internet videos. Filmed dance. Filmed performances.
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