For this adaptation of Euripedes’ Alkestis, you can see that several characters are played by television screens, the King is played by a woman, and Hercules is a cigarette-smoking session drummer.
All photos are courtesy of Big Dance Theater and were shot by Mike Van Sleen, except top shot by Aaron Rosenblum.
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