Stronger Than Arms (Live Event)

STRONGER THAN ARMS (Live and Streaming)
By Danielle Georgiou & Justin Locklear
A new adaptation of Aeschylus’ Ancient Greek tragedy Seven Against Thebes

A World Premiere

Preview Performances 9/16 and 9/17/21

Opening Night Saturday, 9/18/21

Live Performances 9/16/21 - 10/2/21. Streaming 10/3/21 – 10/17/21.
Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and one Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on 9/26

Stronger Than Arms is a world premiere of a new adaptation of Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes, diving into the spiritual and political burdens placed on the women of Thebes. As the generational conflicts of territory and birthright ravage Theban society and the cities around them, the chorus of women is divided, revealing their individual conflicts, motivations, and allegiances. Our understanding of the events in Thebes are a swirling curation of history and myth, and Stronger Than Arms stirs the mixture into something truly revolutionary. Stemming from the line “Fear is stronger than arms,” the story points to the power of humanity’s worst enemy, unconquerable fear, and reveals that there could be something stronger - the willingness to change.

Danielle Georgiou & Justin Locklear

Danielle Georgiou is the Associate Artistic Director of Undermain Theatre, and is a Dallas-based choreographer, performance artist, and director. Since 2011, she has been the Artistic Director of the Danielle Georgiou Dance Group (DGDG), an ensemble-based dance theatre company that produces original dance plays and musicals. DGDG was selected as Best Dance Troupe of 2017 and 2015 by the Dallas Observer and Best Dance Company for 2016 by the Readers of D Magazine. The Show About Men (2015) was named Best New Play or Musical and cited for Outstanding Creative Contribution for Choreography by the Dallas Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum Awards. At Undermain, Danielle has worked on Madame Bovary, The Thanksgiving Play, so go the ghosts of méxico parts two and three, How Is It That We Live or Shakey Jake + Alice, Three Sisters, and the Whither Goest Thou America Festival. Undermain has also presented two DGDG works, Things Missing/Missed and The Savage Seconds. She has worked at the Dallas Theater Center, Theatre 3, Kitchen Dog Theater, Echo Theatre, Dead White Zombies, Stage West, Circle Theatre, and Junior Players. She was the Movement Consultant for the Off-Broadway production of Lonesome Blues, and her choreography and video works have been presented nationally and internationally. She holds a Ph.D. in Humanities-Aesthetic Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas, and is a Professor of Dance, Humanities, and Visual Art at Dallas College-Eastfield Campus.

Justin Locklear is an actor, director, and playwright based in Dallas, TX. He is the currently the Artist-In-Residence at The Ochre House Theater, an experimental theatre producing a season of new works each year, including a bilingual Flamenco show. As a part of that residency, Justin designs puppets and collaborates on new works as the Musical Director. He is also the Producer and Conceptual Artist of the award-winning contemporary dance theatre company, the Danielle Georgiou Dance Group. Recent works include The Savage Seconds, a film/web hybrid with DGDG/UMT; Idle Spirit, with The Ochre House Theater, part four of the Ghosts In The Kitchen solo-series; and Things Missing/Missed, a filmed adaptation of the play, with DGDG/UMT. Justin has trained in clown at the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance, exhibited puppets at the Puppeteers of America National Exhibit, and looks for new lessons, teachers, and experiences at every turn. He holds a Bachelors in Fine Arts from Baylor University.

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