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Jan Fabre: Mount Olympus: to glorify the cult of tragedy

Jan Fabre: Mount Olympus: to glorify the cult of tragedy

THEATER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018
5:00 PM

Skirball Center, NYU
566 LaGuardia Place, Greenwich Village, Manhattan


$100-$275
https://nyuskirball.org/events/mount-olympus/

You'll have to decide for yourself whether recent #MeToo allegations have put you off the Belgian master of avant-garde theater, Jan Fabre.  If not, here's a massive dose of what looks to me like one of his most fascinating worksz yet:  a 24-hour-long exploration of the ethos of Greek tragic theater.  (The performers apparently get to take naps.  The audience?)

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  Are you joking?