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<p>Classical Greek tragedy resorts to a defamiliarization process through which the mythic world and distant lands allow for a detached reflection on Athens and its issues. Athenian identity is also explored through the alterity of women and barbarians, characters whose gender or land of origin are seen through the lens of otherness.</p><p>Contemporary performances of Greek tragedies tend to be markedly critical with the xenophobia and misogyny underlying today’s societies. For that reason, these features that were originally intended to portray characters or places outside of the established norm under a negative light are now shown differently. This article thoroughly analyzes the theatrical adaptation of the myth of Medea in <i>Medea, la extranjera</i> (2004) by Sevillian theatre group Atalaya. From a multicultural perspective materialized in music and costume, the performance aims for a critical demonstration of the contemporary intersection between immigration and gender. Thus, the representation of alienation is examined through the study of extracts from the performance, placing special emphasis on both Medea as a foreigner subjected to rejection and her depiction as a fearsome woman.</p>

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Medea, la extranjera (2004) de Atalaya: una denuncia escénica de la confluencia entre xenofobia y misoginia

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    2025年5月9日

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  • Marta Carmen Cuevas Caballero

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Classical Greek tragedy resorts to a defamiliarization process through which the mythic world and distant lands allow for a detached reflection on Athens and its issues. Athenian identity is also explored through the alterity of women and barbarians, characters whose gender or land of origin are seen through the lens of otherness.

Contemporary performances of Greek tragedies tend to be markedly critical with the xenophobia and misogyny underlying today’s societies. For that reason, these features that were originally intended to portray characters or places outside of the established norm under a negative light are now shown differently. This article thoroughly analyzes the theatrical adaptation of the myth of Medea in Medea, la extranjera (2004) by Sevillian theatre group Atalaya. From a multicultural perspective materialized in music and costume, the performance aims for a critical demonstration of the contemporary intersection between immigration and gender. Thus, the representation of alienation is examined through the study of extracts from the performance, placing special emphasis on both Medea as a foreigner subjected to rejection and her depiction as a fearsome woman.