ORPHEUS & EURYDICE IN 10 MINUTES

This is a homemade video, made by three teenagers for their mythology project in school. The myth: While fleeing from Aristaeus, Eurydice ran into a nest of snakes which bit her fatally. Distraught, Orpheus played such sad songs and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, Orpheus traveled to the underworld and his music softened the hearts of Hades, who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. He set off with Eurydice following and in his anxiety as soon as he reached the upper world he turned to look at her, but her foot was still in the shadows of the Underworld

Orpheus and Eurydice Act 1 Scene 1 (Streets of New Orleans)

based on the 1959 movie by Marcel Camus. The story is an ancient Greek myth of two lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice; Orpheus is a young man who can make the sun rise with the beauty of his voice, and Eurydice is his tragic love. On their wedding day, Eurydice is dancing through a meadow when she is bitten on the heel by a snake. She immediately dies and her soul goes to Hades, the underworld where all souls go after death. Bereft of his young bride, Orpheus decides to go down to the underworld and plead with Hades to release Eurydice back to him. At first, Hades refuses, but when Orpheus begins to sing, even the God of the Dead is moved to tears and agrees to allow Eurydice to return above ground to join the living, but on one condition - that Orpheus cannot look upon her face until they reach above ground. If Orpheus looks back at her while they are still in Hades' dominion, then Eurydice will return to him as his prisoner and Orpheus will never see her alive again. The two lovers begin their trek but just as Orpheus sees the sunlight breaking through the mouth of the cave above ground, he can no longer restrain himself and he turns with shining eyes to gaze upon his beloved. But alas, in his eagerness to be with his love, Orpheus has broken Hades' condition and with a cry of despair Eurydice is drawn back into the depths of the underworld, never to be seen by Orpheus or any living creature again. The story has been updated to present day Mardi Gras in New Orleans. A young ...

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Recreates the myth of the Greek poet-musician who charmed the whole world with the power and beauty of his song.

ACT Theatre: Project Orpheus clip 1

An excerpt from the original 2008 staging of Project Orpheus, by Seattle Dance Project. Tickets for the 2010 restaging (Sep 17-25) are on sale at acttheatre.org! Based on the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, Project Orpheus showcases the choreography of Wade Madsen, Eva Stone, and Olivier Wevers. This original, modern dance interpretation is one of a kind and will take you on a thrilling journey into the underworld. Videography by Zebravisual - Multimedia support by Sebastien Scandiuzzi.

Black Orpheus - Bert Brandsma Swing trio

Bert Brandsma Swing Trio - Black Orpheus. Winfred Buma - guitar Bert van Erk - bass Bert Brandsma - tenor saxophone This title was a feature saxophone solo for Brandsma while working in the Cologne Opera House in 2006 (Divertissementchen) in a Thomas Guthoff arrangement. Now played in a more informal setting (and another key)at the festival : te Gast in Garnwerd 2007. Before the world heard Astrud Gilberto's whispy voice, before they knew of Stan Getz' velvety sax, they saw Black Orpheus. The film (in Portuguese, Orfeu Negro) put a face on a new style of samba that was fresh, romantic and very accessible to jazz hipsters. It was later called bossa nova (or "new wave" or "new groove"). Only a year before (November 1957), Antonio Carlos Jobim (and Newton Mendonca) had released the album Desafinado, featuring this new style of samba, incorporating it with jazz stylings, poetic lyrics sung by João Gilberto, and a 4 on 3 stammering rhythm. Jobim and Luis Bonfa wrote the soundtrack to the motion picture. This 1959 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize winner (and Oscar's Best Foreign Film, and a Golden Globe winner) was based on the Orpheus-Eurydice legend but updated and played against the colorful background of Carnival in Brazil, featuring an all-Black cast. French director Marcel Camus created the movie from Vinícius de Moraes musical play Orfeu da Conceição." More than just showcasing samba, Black Orpheus brought this music to life, making Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfa ...

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Orpheus and Eurydice Part 2

THIS IS NOT A BHSM VIDEO!!!! this video is about a greek god guy who falls in love with a nymph they get married she Eurydice gets bitten by a snake and is sent to the underworld where Orpheus goes and tries to rescue her, not ending very well for either one of them...

Digital Orpheus: The descent to the underworld

Video by Bebe Beard (bebebeard.info sound by Lou Cohen (ruccas.org cambridgedome@comcast.net). Part II of a series exploring aspects of the myth of Orpheus. In this clip, Orpheus descends to the underworld to reclaim his loved one, Eurydice.

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Orpheus: The Musical (Part One)

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Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus, gifted musician, follows his dead love to the underworld and begs Hades for her return to life. Inspired by his music, Hades agrees to release Eurydice on the condition that Orpheus refuse to look behind as she follows him back to light. In a moment of doubt, Orpheus looks back and loses his wife once again. Animated by Elena Megalos, 2009.