Undertow (1945)

Original id: 
12378
Start date: 
10 April 1945
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
Contemporary dramatic ballet. Medusa slain in. Scenario after suggestion by John van Druten. Scenery and costumes - Raymond Breinen.
Media of production: 
Choreographic work (dance, ballet, mime etc)

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Raymond Breinen Scenographer and Costumographer
William Schuman (1910-1992) Music
Antony Tudor (1908-1987) Scenographer
Antony Tudor (1908-1987) Choreographer
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Metropolitan Opera House (New York City, New York, United States) 9 April, 1945 Ballet Theatre
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s. Vol.2 Book library 874 Oxford 1982, p. 423 / Terry 1976, pp. 350f. / Sharp 1972, pp. 142, 317

How to cite this production

Undertow (1945), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/12378 <28 March 2024>