(Theater Review): PARIS — Long-separated siblings looking to avenge their father, an ancient dynasty under threat, savage murders and even a penis chopped off. No, this isn’t the final season of “Game of Thrones” but two plays written nearly 2,500 years ago: Euripides’ “Electra” and “Orestes,” newly staged at the Comédie-Française by Belgian director Ivo van Hove.
PARIS — What makes a theater production feminist? It’s a fraught question, but it needs to be asked. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, directors and theaters have been quick to apply the label to their work, but this haste can reveal its own set of contradictions.
PARIS — Robert Lepage would like you to know that he doesn’t shy away from controversy. To make his point, the Canadian director renamed his latest project, “Kanata,” which was briefly canceled in July after an outcry about cultural appropriation, then revived, and, ultimately, had its world premiere in Paris on Saturday. Now it’s called “Kanata — Episode 1 — The Controversy,” and runs through Feb. 17.
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