Alcesti
A dance performance after motifs of Euripides and Rilke
By Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni
Concept and choreography: Michele Abbondanza and Antonella Bertoni
Bologna, Italy
June 23^rd, 9.30 p.m.
E-Werk

Alcesti deals with a classic folk tale theme: the sacrifice for love. One of two lovers, or betrothed, agrees to die for the other. In Alcesti it is the woman who makes the sacrifice. Acceptance of her fate coincides with its fulfilment: on the wedding day the wife gives up her life and dies.