Approaching (ch)orality: Agamemnon (Theatre Organisation of Cyprus, 2021)

Zavros, D ORCID: 0000-0001-9513-6944 (2025) Approaching (ch)orality: Agamemnon (Theatre Organisation of Cyprus, 2021). Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies. ISSN 2057-0341

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Abstract

Aeschylus’s Agamemnon was Theatre Organisation of Cyprus’s first-ever production in 1971, and the play was staged again in 2021, as part of the celebrations marking the organization’s 50th anniversary. The author was part of the creative team as composer and musical director. The article aims to unpack the process of the practice-research project and especially considers how the notion of (ch)orality – critical and process-oriented – can help us re-engage with notions of community, identity and political responsibility in a contemporary staging of Greek tragedy. It can also be read in conjunction with the sound-paper ‘Aurality and (ch)orality in the sonic world of Agamemnon (State Theatre of Cyprus, 2021)’, which includes recorded excerpts from the choric parts discussed here (audio paper submitted for the hybrid conference: Theatre Sound [as] Collaboration: Distributed Creations, Shared Agencies).

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© Zavros, Demetris, 2025 The definitive, peer reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies, https://doi.org/10.1386/jivs_00098_1
Uncontrolled Keywords:	3604 Performing Arts; 36 Creative Arts and Writing; 3603 Music; 4704 Linguistics
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > M Music N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Divisions:	Art and Creative Industries
Publisher:	Intellect
Date of acceptance:	22 November 2024
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2025 16:45
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2025 16:45
DOI or ID number:	10.1386/jivs_00098_1
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27631

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