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Dartmouth Theater Dept: And Thus They Began, a Decameron

Dartmouth students in a dystopian future mash up music, dance and their interpretations of the original text, as they explore questions of translation, censorship and storytelling.

2/25/2023
2 pm – 3 pm
Sudikoff, room 241
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Performances
Registration required. Tickets required.

In 1348, people survived a plague by telling stories. 700 years later, can these tales still help us?  Directed by Sarah Hughes '07 Devised by the ensemble with Sarah Hughes and Laurie Churba  In Boccaccio's The Decameron, a group of young people fleeing the Black Death tell increasingly wild, hilarious, debaucherous and moving tales to keep hope alive. In this version, Dartmouth students in a dystopian future mash up music, dance and their own interpretations of the original text, rewriting the canon as they explore questions of translation, censorship and storytelling as a means of survival.

This event is free but tickets are required.

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For more information, contact:
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Hopkins.Center.for.the.Arts@dartmouth.edu
603 646 2422
Permanent URL to this event: https://president.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=69619

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