THE BIRDS
Aristophanes
Dover edition, Translator unknown
Aristophanes’s The Birds:
Welcome to Cuckoonebulopolis!
This ancient vase is
believed to present a
scene from the play.
Theatre at Epidaurus
Greek chorus from an
Aristophanic comedy
Cambridge University, 1883
A modern Greek
production
Karolos Koun's legendary
direction of Aristophanes' The
Birds performed at Evripidio
Theater in theatre history, this
performance was originally
produced in 1959 as the result of
a co-operation between the top
internationally renowned Greek
artists of the time in the fields of
music, visual arts, dance and
theatre. Manos Hadjidakis
composed the music, Yannis
Tsarouhis designed the sets and
costumes, Zouzou Nikoloudi
was responsible for the
choreography and Karolos Koun
structured all partial elements
into a distinct whole full of
colors. The whole production
has a festive atmosphere that
resembles Greek community
feasts.
A Canadien production, 2010
YouTube of a June 2012 production at an outdoor Theatre in Sicily.
Click on the image to link to the video.
LA Opera production
The Birds by Walter Braunfels
The Birds at Artwest
Seattle, August 2010
A recent HS production
in East Moline, ILL
“For the Birds” A youth theatre
production in Idyllwild, CA (2011)
Central Connecticut
State University, 2008
Northwestern University
Willamette University, 1986
From a Willamette University Theatre production in November 1986. Director:
William Z. Iron; Scene Designer: Luz Salazar; Costume Designer: Chris Harris;
Actors: Eric Fishman, Kate Myre. (Photo: Chris Harris, Flickr)
UTPA (Texas), 2011
University of Central
Missouri
Carver High School (CA)
Yale Repertory Theatre
Tblisi, Georgia
A recent British production
Eulipides & Pisthaerus
Masked satyrs
Costume Designs by Iulia Gherghescu (Romania) 2007
Sketches for the Greek production in 1959
Character MASKS
Hoopoe
Iris
Peisthetaeus
Euelpides
A set design for a
contemporary
production of
THE BIRDS
An inflatable set design for a London production, 2004
Design for THE BIRDS, Alan Duggan (Ireland)
Norway, 2010
Marina Raytchinova, designer (2007)
Hoopoe (Epops)
Procne (Nightingale)
Nightingale, Hoopoe, Swallow
Flamingo
Fracolin
Partridge
Carians
Poachard
Owl
Kingfisher
Ousel
Kestrel
Cuckoo
Kite
Woodpecker
Turtledove
Magpie
Prometheus
IRIS
Heracles
Posidon
ZEUS