Orpheus X

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An extremely modern re-telling of the classic tale, with rock music and striking video imagery. Rock star Orpheus shuts himself in his room obsessing over the beautiful poet Eurydice who was killed in a car accident. Can he rescue her from the Underworld? Does she want to be rescued? 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival 2007'.

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Orpheus X

23 Aug 2007

The gods are surely smiling on Edinburgh this month, as the American Repertory Theatre rocks up to the Edinburgh International Festival with a modern version of the Orpheus myth. The brainchild of master performer and maverick musician Rinde Eckert…

Orpheus X

19 Jul 2007

It is a brave man who takes on the darkest echelons of the underworld, electric guitar in hand. For performer and composer Rinde Eckert it was like poetry in motion.

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