THE BIRDS

In The Birds, Aristophanes tells the story of the decision made by two Athenians, Pisthetairos and Euelpides, to leave the human world in search of a city without pettiness and corruption, where one can live in peace and justice. They establish a city in the skies with the Birds and erect a wall between humans and the gods.

The direction places the play in a pre-tragic environment, approaching it as an ancient ritual. And as happens in every ritual, a troupe brings the myth to life experientially. The two protagonists allegorically seek to "empty" themselves of all other human qualities and to be "inhabited," at times sensually and at times frenetically, by the animalistic drive of the birds in a performance-concert. With the explosive power of music and movement as an ally, Aris Binianis creates a modern satire, sweeping us into an electrified "song" that casts blinding light on the critical issues of the city, always with Aristophanes' work as the guiding compass.