School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
World Scenography 1975-1990 page 381
Medea
Apostolos Vettas (Greece)
Set & Costume Design
One of the most important projects undertaken for the Thessaloniki theatre and one of the most interesting produced at the Festival of Epidaurus, this production of Medea opened up new avenues for expression with its post-modern approach. The design gave a visual emphasis to the ancient tragedy through the use of additional elements from the Argonaut myth cycle.
The skeleton of the ship Argo was a major theatrical device, providing the exiled Medea with a makeshift refuge outside ancient Corinth. Once a reminder of what had originally been a shelter for their love affair, the ruined vessel became a setting for the unfolding tragedy, acted out mainly between Medea and Jason.
In the play’s climax, the high prow of the ship was transformed into a dragonshaped winged chariot of the sun, while in the bowels of the ship’s wooden shell lay the tragic conclusion waiting for the now solitary Jason.
Images posted with permission by editors
World Scenography 1975-1990 page 381
Medea
Apostolos Vettas (Greece)
Set & Costume Design
One of the most important projects undertaken for the Thessaloniki theatre and one of the most interesting produced at the Festival of Epidaurus, this production of Medea opened up new avenues for expression with its post-modern approach. The design gave a visual emphasis to the ancient tragedy through the use of additional elements from the Argonaut myth cycle.
The skeleton of the ship Argo was a major theatrical device, providing the exiled Medea with a makeshift refuge outside ancient Corinth. Once a reminder of what had originally been a shelter for their love affair, the ruined vessel became a setting for the unfolding tragedy, acted out mainly between Medea and Jason.
In the play’s climax, the high prow of the ship was transformed into a dragonshaped winged chariot of the sun, while in the bowels of the ship’s wooden shell lay the tragic conclusion waiting for the now solitary Jason.
Images posted with permission by editors