Dante’s ‘Inferno’: A Firey Performance

Dante’s ‘Inferno’: A Firey Performance
Dante's "Inferno" has been adapted to the stage by Aleksey Burago and Di Zhu. Julie Skarratt and Joseph Ralph Fraia
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NEW YORK—When I mentioned I was going to see “The Inferno,” the initial response was, “Why on earth would you want to go and see a play about Hell?”
For me, the Theater 86’s production was a chance to see a rare onstage performance of a traditional Western classic—with a modern touch. Critically acclaimed Russian director Aleksey Burago and producer pianist and actress Di Zhu adapted it for the stage using Robert Torrance’s recent translation.
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