RECHNITZ (THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL) by Elfriede Jellinek
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents World Voices: International Play Festival 2014 which will be presented on Monday April 28th – Wednesday April 30th. As part of the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, the Segal Center will showcase play readings by nine of the world’s most respected dramatists. With each writer hailing from a different world region as classified by the United Nations, the International Play Festival generates a conversation on art, politics, dreams, war, and philosophy, meant to give American audiences a rich awareness of the greater global dialogue.
RECHNITZ (THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL) by Elfriede Jelinek (Austria)
Rechnitz examines the silence about a massacre at the Austrian-Hungarian border on March 25, 1945. During a party by Countess Margit von Batthyány, Nazis killed about 200 Jews as part of their entertainment. Until today, the remains of the victims were not found, neither was the whole affair properly investigated.
At the PEN World Voices Festival, writers from across the globe convene in New York to explore bravery in art, politics, and personal life. This year’s festival will examine writers’ impact on political transformations in recent global hot spots. Festival founded by Paul Auster and Salman Rushdie.
For more information visit: www.worldvoices.pen.org
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For more information visit: http://thesegalcenter.org/event/pen-world-voices-international-play-festival-2014-2/
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