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Pentheus In Greek mythology, Pentheus (; grc, Πενθεύς, Pentheús) was a king of Thebes. His father was Echion, the wisest of the Spartoi. His mother was Agave, the daughter of Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, and the goddess Harmonia. His sister was ...

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play, based on an

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of the same name, written by Euripides (480-406 B.C.), one of the three tragedians of

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. Directed by Thawai Thiyam, son of Ratan Thiyam, it is based on the story of king

of Thebes and

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Overview

The play "Bacchae" was showcased in the ''"Poorvottar Rashtriya Rang Utsav"'', a 5-day festival of dramas from the North East Indian states, organised by the National School of Drama (NSD) of the Ministry of Culture (India) in August, 2015. The play was performed by the Chorus Repertory Theatre, in the Asian Theatre Festival 2015, organised by Ningthoujam Tombi Theatre Manipur (NT Theatre), in Maharaja Chandrakirti Auditorium, Imphal, on 26 November 2015. The festival of dramas was organised during the

Sangai Festival Sangai festival ( mni, Sangai Kumhei) is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department every year from 21 to 30 November. Even though many editions of this Festival has been celebrated over the past few years with the nam ...

as a part of it.

Plot

In the play, it shows the legend of king

of Thebes and the Olympian god

. God Dionysus is portrayed as a

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. It results in globalization on a massive scale. On the other hand, king Pentheus is portrayed as a small community. Its chances of survival are unpredictable and always doubtful.

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