THE BIRDSAristophanes

Dover edition, Translator unknown

Aristophanes’s The Birds: Welcome to

Cuckoonebulopolis!

This ancient vase isbelieved to present ascene from the play.

Theatre at Epidaurus

Greek chorus from an Aristophanic

comedy

Cambridge University, 1883

A modern Greek production

Karolos Koun's legendary direction of Aristophanes' The Birds performed at Evripidio Theater in theatre history, this performance was originally produced in 1959 as the result of a co-operation between the top internationally renowned Greek artists of the time in the fields of music, visual arts, dance and theatre. Manos Hadjidakis composed the music, Yannis Tsarouhis designed the sets and costumes, Zouzou Nikoloudi was responsible for the choreography and Karolos Koun structured all partial elements into a distinct whole full of colors. The whole production has a festive atmosphere that resembles Greek community feasts.

A Canadien production, 2010

YouTube of a June 2012 production at an outdoor Theatre in Sicily.Click on the image to link to the video.

LA Opera productionThe Birds by Walter Braunfels

The Birds at ArtwestSeattle, August 2010

A recent HS production

in East Moline, ILL

“For the Birds” A youth theatre production in Idyllwild, CA

(2011)

Central Connecticut State University,

2008

Northwestern University

Willamette University, 1986

From a Willamette University Theatre production in November 1986. Director: William Z. Iron; Scene Designer: Luz Salazar; Costume Designer: Chris Harris; Actors: Eric Fishman, Kate Myre. (Photo: Chris Harris, Flickr)

UTPA (Texas), 2011

Costume Designs by Iulia Gherghescu (Romania) 2007

Sketches for the Greek production in 1959

Character MASKS

Hoopoe Iris

Peisthetaeus Euelpides

A set design for a contemporaryproduction ofTHE BIRDS

An inflatable set design for a London production, 2004

Design for THE BIRDS, Alan Duggan (Ireland)

Norway, 2010

Marina Raytchinova, designer (2007)

Hoopoe (Epops)

Procne (Nightingale)

Nightingale, Hoopoe, Swallow

Flamingo

Partridge

Fracolin

Carians

Poachard

Kingfisher

Owl

Ousel

Kestrel

Cuckoo

Woodpecker

Kite

Magpie

Turtledove

IRIS

Prometheus

Heracles Posidon

ZEUS