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Inspired by Euripides’ tragedy and a real contemporary case, “Medea’s Children” explores the limits of love and the representation of violence. Drawing on the text that formed the basis of the performance created by Milo Rau, Botond Nagy constructs a meta-theatrical device in which an apparent debate between actors and audience transforms into a fragmented reenactment of Medea’s story, past and present.

The planes of fiction and reality overlap, and the boundary between actor and character becomes increasingly unstable.

By alternating classical scenes with testimonies that take the pulse of everyday reality, the performance questions the act of crime and the ways in which it can be understood and represented. In doing so, it opens a space for reflection on violence, empathy, the madness of the contemporary world, and the responsibility of the viewer.

Translation: Diana Nechit & Andrei C. Șerban

Stage adaptation and original texts: Andrei C. Șerban

Live video, director of photography and video concept: Iuliana Revencu

Scenography: Alin Gavrilă

Sound design: Iustin Borbely

Movement: Filip Stoica

Light design: Dorin Părău

Assistant director: Vlad Sibișan

Video operator: Cătălin Bobariu

Project managers: Luminița Bîrsan and Iulia Rusu

Administration: Sabina Oltean

Cast: Ionuț Arin, Teodora Buzatu, Clara Dangl, Crina Dumitrașcu, Mădălina Foficaș, Sorana Ilie, Bogdan Liscan, Alexia Marcu, Daria Onișa, Vladimir Popa, Ovidiu Țăpîrdea

Special guest: Viorel Rață and calul Oscar

Producer: Performance produced by the Department of Theatre Arts, within the Faculty of Letters and Arts, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu; Center for Advanced Research in the Performing Arts