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Eight young actors in a bare space, single-handedly support the strength and grace of this powerful and timeless text.<div> One year after the fall of Troy, the victorious King Pyrrhus, son of Achilles, brought back Andromache, Hector's widow, and their very young son to Epirus as spoils of war.</div><div><br></div><div> As he is about to marry Hermione, Pyrrhus attempts the impossible to seduce Andromache. Torn between her desire to remain faithful to the deceased Hector and her hope of protecting their son, she resigns herself to accepting her jailer's marriage proposal. Hermione, abandoned, clings to Orestes' lifelong passion for her and secretly plots her revenge...</div><div><br></div><div> Driven by the music of Woodkid and the choreography of Serena Malacco in an aesthetic inspired by ancient mythology, this show highlights the power of desire, revenge and human suffering.</div><div><br></div>