“This was a highly innovative production of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, fusing together the earthly quality of the tale with the divine quality of poetry.”
— Dr Kenneth Gibson, Nottingham

brought to life through dramatic story-telling and movement by
EURYTHMY WEST MIDLANDS

OVID wrote his Metamorphoses in AD 8. Popular for two millennia, its themes continue to be topical. The story of Erisychthon portrays greed, divine retribution, human arrogance towards nature, and addiction leading to self-destruction. Ted Hughes has written some of his finest verse in his reworking of Ovid’s story.

Erisychthon, thinking only of the financial value of its timbers, cuts down the mighty oak sacred to Ceres, the Goddess of Plenty. The nymphs of the sacred grove appeal to Ceres to punish the criminal. She sends a mountain spirit to summon Hunger, who breathes into Erisychthon an insatiable longing for food. In order to satisfy his hunger he uses up his entire wealth, even selling his only daughter. Aided by the sea-god Neptune, she changes her form and thus repeatedly escapes. Eventually Erisychthon is driven to his inevitable end.

As with many Greek legends, the nighmareish scenario works into our subconscious in order to further our own transformation.

Workshops exploring these themes are offered with the performance.

Performance and Workshop for Secondary School Children

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