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19th Annual European Union Day: A Performance of Aeschylus's "The Suppliants" by Out of Chaos Theatre and Post-Performance Panel Discussion

Event Type
Performance
Sponsor
European Union Center; Center for Advanced Study; Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies; Center for Global Studies; Classics; Comparative & World Literature; French & Italian; Humanities Research Institute; Krannert Center for Performing Arts; Linguistics; Medieval Studies; Office of the Dean of the College of Law; School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics; Spanish & Portuguese; University YMCA
Date
Mar 5, 2021   2:00 pm  
Registration
Registration Link
E-Mail
eucenter@illinois.edu
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Join the European Union Center and Out of Chaos Theatre for a virtual performance of "The Suppliants" by Aeschylus, a tragedy about migration and asylum. First performed in the late 460s B.C.E. at the Theater of Dionysus, “The Suppliants” tells the story of the Danaids who fled their native Egypt to escape forced marriage. The post-performance discussion features a panel of speakers on the topics of refugees in Greece and the Mediterranean, on federal approaches to U.S.immigration, and on the work of local immigration activists. Register here: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcisqT8uHtV7bf1oiGePZ_ANUUkYZVIj

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