: an enchantress noted in Greek mythology for helping Jason gain the Golden Fleece and for repeatedly resorting to murder to gain her ends
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Before every performance of Medea Re-Versed, the play’s writer, Luis Quintero, stands at the door, welcoming the audience with exuberant high-fives and handshakes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Pasolini takes direct inspiration from the late, legendary Italian auteur Pier Paolo Pasolini (no relation), who removed all the ornament and finery from his classic adaptations of Medea and Oedipus to better focus on the emotions and psychology of his characters.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
Take the Signature Suite, for example, where guests enter via an open-plan bathroom featuring a clawfoot tub set beneath a frieze of Jason and Medea.
—Emily Lush, TIME, 25 July 2024
First Light Eau de Parfum (herbs and florals), and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Medea Eau de Parfum (fennel and bergamot).
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Photograph: Medea Giordano The 40-ounce BruMate Era fits better in the Calpak but doesn't work in the Dagne Dover.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 29 June 2024
Those specifics, the Munich and Medea of it all, add up to a level of convincing, upsetting, and messy reality.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
January 12, 2020: Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale's Medea opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Byrne and Cannavale costarred as an estranged married couple in a limited run of Medea at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, according to Playbill.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Before every performance of Medea Re-Versed, the play’s writer, Luis Quintero, stands at the door, welcoming the audience with exuberant high-fives and handshakes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Pasolini takes direct inspiration from the late, legendary Italian auteur Pier Paolo Pasolini (no relation), who removed all the ornament and finery from his classic adaptations of Medea and Oedipus to better focus on the emotions and psychology of his characters.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
Take the Signature Suite, for example, where guests enter via an open-plan bathroom featuring a clawfoot tub set beneath a frieze of Jason and Medea.
—Emily Lush, TIME, 25 July 2024
First Light Eau de Parfum (herbs and florals), and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Medea Eau de Parfum (fennel and bergamot).
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Photograph: Medea Giordano The 40-ounce BruMate Era fits better in the Calpak but doesn't work in the Dagne Dover.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 29 June 2024
Those specifics, the Munich and Medea of it all, add up to a level of convincing, upsetting, and messy reality.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
January 12, 2020: Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale's Medea opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Byrne and Cannavale costarred as an estranged married couple in a limited run of Medea at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, according to Playbill.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
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“Medea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medea. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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