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- Operation Lysistrata illuminates the way in which two women transformed their individual aspirations for peace into a movement which allowed the global community to share in their vision, using grassroots activism, conflict resolution, community building and the role of art in a functioning democracy.
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Sep 7, 2006 · In January 2003, two women in New York City, Kathryn Blume and Sharron Bower, thought to organize readings of the ancient Greek play by Aristophanes, Lysistrata, as a protest against the imminent preemptive war on Iraq.
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- Documentary
- Michael Patrick Kelly
- 2006-09-07
Synopsis On March 3, 2003, nearly 1,100 simultaneous performances of Lysistrata, the ancient Greek play by Aristophanes, take place in 59 countries around the globe. Director Michael Patrick...
- Documentary
- F. Murray Abraham
- Michael Patrick Kelly
The story of a worldwide theatrical act of dissent, Operation Lysistrata follows a 3-month odyssey led by two New York activists, Sharron Bower and Kathryn Blume, as they coordinated global readings of Aristophanes' 2,500 year old play, Lysistrata, on March 3rd, 2003 to protest Bush's invasion of Iraq.
Synopsis. In January 2003, two women in New York City, Kathryn Blume and Sharron Bower, thought to organize readings of the ancient Greek play by Aristophanes, Lysistrata, as a protest against...
Synopsis: In January 2003, Kathryn Blume and Sharron Bower, two actresses from New York City thought to organize readings of the ancient Greek play by Aristophanes, Lysistrata, as a protest of the imminent preemptive war on Iraq.
Documentary. NR. Watchlist. In January 2003, two Manhattan activists, Sharron Bower and Kathryn Blume, conceived the idea of staging a public reading of Aristophanes's seminal...
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