Helios Dance Theater performs 'The Lotus Eaters' at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage Friday, Apr 3, 2009. The Lotus Eaters focuses a contemporary lens upon Homer's classic, The Odyssey. Odysseus and his crew become stranded on the island where the lotus-eaters live. Seduced into eating the lotus fruit, the soldiers succumb to a pleasurable state of apathy, forgetting about war, family, strife, and fear. A compelling interpretation of a timely classic about memory, war, and ambition. Music composed and sung by famed singer/songwriter, Grant-Lee Phillips. Scenery by acclaimed artist, Alison van Pelt. Original Costumes by Rami Kashou from Bravo's Project Runway.

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