Eurydike Deep Down

In the organizer's words:

by Michele De Vita Conti and Alessandra Giuriola
based on the myth of "Orpheus and Eurydice"

It is the story of a great love and two unlikely couples that overcomes death and has captivated people for thousands of years: Orpheus is considered the greatest singer of ancient Greece. Apollo, god of the fine arts, gave him the lyre. Orpheus is the personification of music itself, perhaps the first pop star in world history. His singing enchants humans and animals alike. No one seems his equal, and he knows it. But it is actually a woman who makes Orpheus what he is: the nymph Eurydice, his great love. When the fatal bite of a snake suddenly snatches her from life, only one wish keeps him alive: To see Eurydice again and bring her back.

And so Orpheus sets off, crosses the River Styx, which separates the upper and lower worlds, and finally comes face to face with Hades - Zeus' brother, who is as vain as he is offended. Ruler of a desolate realm of shadows where time stands still. Hades, who once stole his wife Persephone from the upper world, who, like Orpheus, never loved and was never loved. And Persephone, who despises Hades and yet seems to be an inseparable part of his person.

Director Alessandra Giuriola has spoken to more than 100 people about love and, together with the Italian playwright Michele De Vita Conti, has written a play that links the ancient myth with our present day. Accompany Orpheus on his journey to the underworld - a spherical evening of theater full of psychological abysses and amorous flights of fancy. A plea for unconditional love in times that are all too often characterized by emotional distance, political rivalry and social coldness.

With Fnot Taddese, Sarah Steinbach, Charlie Schülke and Yascha Finn Nolting

Directed by Alessandra Giuriola

Stage Karolina Wyderka

Costume Justine Loddenkemper, Juliane Molitor

Music Timo Hein

Dramaturgy Stijn Rheinhold

A guest performance
of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus