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| − | ''[[Prometheus]]'' is musical comedy in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Ben Dehaeck]]. | + | ''[[Prometheus]]'' is musical comedy in [[Afrikaans]] and English by [[Ben Dehaeck]] (1922-2017). |
Also known as '''''[[Prometheus Komedie]]''''' | Also known as '''''[[Prometheus Komedie]]''''' | ||
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| + | ''Not to be confused with Aeschylus's play '''[[Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης]]''', (known as '''[[Prometheus Bound]]''' in English[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Bound]) and his three other plays about the mythical figure of Prometheus[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus]''. | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A bilingual ([[Afrikaans]] and English) musical skit based on a conflation of the | + | A bilingual ([[Afrikaans]] and English) musical skit based on a conflation of the Greek myth of Prometheus[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus] and the Biblical story of Adam, Eve and the Serpent. |
| − | The text unpublished, but a copy found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. | + | The text unpublished, but a copy found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. (Now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the '''[[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]]''', Stellenbosch.) |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus | ||
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[[H.B. Thom Theatre]] pamphlet, 1996. | [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] pamphlet, 1996. | ||
| − | A copy of the typed text titled ''[[Prometheus Komedie]]'' | + | A copy of the typed text titled ''[[Prometheus Komedie]]'' held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the '''[[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]]''', Stellenbosch. |
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Bound | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:26, 7 July 2025
Prometheus is musical comedy in Afrikaans and English by Ben Dehaeck (1922-2017).
Also known as Prometheus Komedie
Not to be confused with Aeschylus's play Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης, (known as Prometheus Bound in English[1]) and his three other plays about the mythical figure of Prometheus[2].
Contents
The original text
A bilingual (Afrikaans and English) musical skit based on a conflation of the Greek myth of Prometheus[3] and the Biblical story of Adam, Eve and the Serpent.
The text unpublished, but a copy found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022. (Now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, Stellenbosch.)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1996: Presented by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre in April 1996. The director was Ralph Lawson and the cast included Quint Meyer, Paul du Toit, Gaerin Hauptfleisch, Nicole Holm, Amelda Brand and others.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus
H.B. Thom Theatre pamphlet, 1996.
A copy of the typed text titled Prometheus Komedie held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, Stellenbosch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Bound
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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