Bacchae
plural noun
Bac·chae
ˈba-ˌkē 
-ˌkī
1
: the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus
2
: the women participating in the Bacchanalia
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The narrative draws from the ancient Greek play The Bacchae, written by Euripides in 405 BCE, wherein Dionysus descends on Thebes seeking retribution for slander against him.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
His other shows include Great Expectations, Romeo and Juliet, Design for Living, Elle, Bent, The Bacchae, The Seagull, Lazarus, Daddy, Endgame and Burn.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Soyinka’s Bacchae is a serious work of art in a way that almost nothing done these days is serious, and its power derives from its merging of three seemingly quite different cultural traditions—three distinct and yet mystically correspondent practices of mythmaking.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
The final show of the series features Big Cry Country and Bacchae.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
Dead cattle hanging from hooks allude to the animals killed by followers of Dionysus in The Bacchae.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
His other shows include Great Expectations, Romeo and Juliet, Design for Living, Elle, Bent, The Bacchae, The Seagull, Lazarus, Daddy, Endgame and Burn.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Soyinka’s Bacchae is a serious work of art in a way that almost nothing done these days is serious, and its power derives from its merging of three seemingly quite different cultural traditions—three distinct and yet mystically correspondent practices of mythmaking.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
The final show of the series features Big Cry Country and Bacchae.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
Dead cattle hanging from hooks allude to the animals killed by followers of Dionysus in The Bacchae.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
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“Bacchae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bacchae. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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