The Washington Post

Classical poetry is full of sexual violence. We shouldn’t hide that.

Stories of rape are uncomfortably prominent in the literary canon, and no canonical work includes more such tales than Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” Apollo, pierced by Cupid’s arrow, pursues the nymph ...
Times Union

Review: Berkshires ‘Metamorphoses’ a new ode to ancient myths

The cast of “Metamorphoses” makes frequent use of a pool at the center of the set, designed by Jason Simms. Evelyn Chen, top, is a New York City-based actor and dancer making her Berkshire Theatre ...
Berkshire Eagle

Water and myth flow through Berkshire Theatre Group’s 'Metamorphoses'

PITTSFIELD — Set in and around a pool, Mary Zimmerman's “Metamorphoses” is drawn from David R. Slavitt’s translation of Ovid’s epic collection of poems that track nothing less than the creation of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See How Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’ Inspired Centuries of Artists—From Caravaggio to René Magritte

A new exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is showcasing a sprawling collection of artworks inspired by Ovid’s poem Metamorphoses. The show includes more than 80 paintings, sculptures, ceramics, ...
The Washington Post

A staging of ancient myths, inspired by the death of Tyre Nichols

Any stage adapter of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” is faced with a quandary: What particular kinds of metamorphoses should be emphasized? The transformations become increasingly plural over the course of 250 ...
BBC

Climate change to identity: The vital lessons in Metamorphoses, Ovid's 2,000-year-old poem

You might think that Ovid's Metamorphoses, an ancient compendium of the greatest Greek myths, would hold little relevance today. But its tales of desire and deceit reveal surprising parallels with ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: METAMORPHOSES at Berkshire Theatre Group

Berkshire Theatre Group’s final production of the 2025 Summer Season is METAMORPHOSES. Based on the myths of Ovid, Mary Zimmerman’s METAMORPHOSES, winner of the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award ...