Compagnie Art Maniac have reinvented Albert Camus's Caligula which went into production in July and august of last year. I love this play, and in fact, will be proposing it as an option for a graduation performance. I found this reinvention whilst researching for my proposal and thought then how incredible the video trailer (click link or see below) looked on You Tube. The original play, first staged in 1945, was set during the Roman Empire; Compagnie Art Maniac have bought it screaming into a modern and yet "timeless" space, to further highlight the political and philosophical relevance of the text to modern society and the seemingly emergent nihilistic, decadent, and self-indulgent culture. Furthermore they have radically re-ordered the staging, and introduced ellements of Physical story telling and Ballet as they seem to have done with all of their work to date. More information on this project can be found here (though this site is in french) and some reviews and general information, (this page has been translated) here.
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