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Tales from Ovid

a devised adaptation of Ted Hughes’ Tales from Ovid
produced by Whistler in the Dark at The Factory Theatre
and by ArtsEmerson at The Paramount

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Director — Meg Taintor
Lighting Design — PJ Strachman

photos: Meg Taintor

Whistler Puckers up for Ovid • The Boston Phoenix

"...With Pilobolus-like tumbling and coupling, aerial poses and plunges, and Feiffer-esque black leotards ... the performers both inhabit their archetypal characters — including a number who are painfully turned into beasts — and mine the powerful, sometimes hideous emotion built into Hughes' text. With a grand simplicity, they do exactly what Hughes ordered: they turn Ovid's chock-full and florid chronicle into a collective Jungian dream..."

Tales from Ovid

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Large advertising display for Emerson.org featuring a promotional poster for TED Hughes' 'Tales from Ovid' performance, with images of performers and a QR code, set on a cylindrical structure surrounded by street vendors and pedestrians.
Two actors on stage, one man sitting cross-legged and a woman reclining on her side with her head propped on her hand, under a large flowing white curtain with a moon-shaped opening.
Two people are performing a contortion act on stage, illuminated by red lighting, with one person arching their back and the other supporting.
A female aerial silk performer hanging upside down in a dark room with a brick wall, with others standing nearby in the shadows.
Three performers in black with glow-in-the-dark green fabric creating a dance or theatrical scene in dark lighting.
Three people standing in a dark room with brick wall, wearing black sleeveless outfits, face partially illuminated, arranged in a line, with the man with red hair and beard in the foreground.
Performer swinging on aerial silk in a dark theater, with a person observing in the background.
A person with curly hair and a beard, wearing a sleeveless top, is illuminated from the side in a mostly dark environment, creating a dramatic silhouette.
Illustration of a theatrical poster featuring a man with an open mouth holding green fabric and two women in the background, with text about a production of "Tales from Ovid" by the Whistler Puckers.
Three dancers on a dark stage with red lighting, performing in a contemporary dance pose. 
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