The Furies

In Aeschylus's explosive finale of The Oresteia, the ghost of Clytemnestra rouses the slumbering Furies to hunt the man who murdered her—her own son, Orestes. The Goddess Athena convenes history's most consequential trial, a divine reckoning that will either forge civilization's first justice system or unleash the Furies' eternal bloodlust upon the world. Focusing on the ritual beauty of this ancient masterwork, this workshop offers a visceral in...