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Dionysus in 69 Series: 1968: An International Perspective [April 29-May 14] Director: Brian De Palma & Richard Schechner, Country: USA, Release: 1970, Runtime: 90 “A sensational proscenium-smashing counterculture version of Euripides’ Bacchae.” - J. Hoberman, The Village Voice “A PIVOTAL PIECE… No American avant-garde troupe was more far out, hip, and dangerous than the Performance Group… one finds bodies and minds trying to meld into one orgiastic, political whole.” – Hilton Als, The New Yorker "Grounds the director's voyeuristic tendencies in the spirit of late-'60s social upheaval - a context that, once you're made aware of it, is hard to miss in his later hits." - Time Out New York Director Richard Schechner will attend this rare look at one of New York theater’s pivotal productions. Schechner will take part in a post-screening discussion of the film and the production Admission: $12 member/student; $15 public. Please note: 1968 Series Pass not valid for this screening. Just as he was finishing up Greetings and about to embark on Hi, Mom!, Brian De Palma decided to film a sensational and controversial avant-garde theaterpiece that was the talk of New York: a version of Euripides’ Bacchae conceived and performed by the Performance Group under the direction of Richard Schechner. With its simulated sex and pointed political speeches, the production blurred the lines between performers and audience, opening up the scene space in provocative new ways. De Palma makes extensive use of split screen, creating “frames within frames” that add a new layer of theatricality to the spectacle; it also helps capture the sense of a work that was literally going on in every inch of the space. An important document of a fascinating period of New York (and American) theater, Dionysus in 69 is also an unjustly neglected piece of De Palma’s early career that includes several elements he would explore in greater depth in his later films. Please note that Dionysus in '69 will be screened on DVD. Read Hilton Als' "The Outer Edge" in The New Yorker.

Buy Tickets Sat May 10: 6 Admission: $12 member/student $15 public Please note: 1968 Series Pass not valid for this screening.