patient to do so. Patria 3 — The Greatest Show The music of Patria 1 and 2 is pulverized and performed at an outdoors carnival at night throughout various tents and booths. The fairgrounds are destroyed at the conclusion. Patria 4 — The Black Theatre of Hermes Trismegistos In a deserted mine or factory at midnight, Hermes Trismegistos (the thrice great) guides the work of medieval alchemists who are gathered around a crucible. They attempt to transmute gold (King and Queen) and silver (Sun and Moon). Patria 5 — The Crown of Ariadne A dance drama set in ancient Crete is the setting for a staging of the myth of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur. Patria 6 — Ra An audience of 75 are dressed as initiates and lead into the underworld by Anubis (Wolf), who guides them through an 11-hour sacred drama which dramatizes the death and rebirth of Ra. Before dawn, the Ra is reborn and ascends to the Hall of the Double Maat. On the scales of Maat, the King's heart is weighed against the feather of truth. Ra and the King rise into the dawn sky, and the initiates are led out after them. Patria 7 — Asterion This section is set in the heart of the labyrinth, where the audience meets the Minotaur. Patria 8 — The Palace of the Cinnabar Phoenix Wolf seeks enlightenment in the East. Patria 9 — The Enchanted Forest Outdoors on a summer evening, the audience searches for a missing child (Ariadne). They encounter a villain who has transformed Ariadne into a birch tree as a lure for Wolf. Earth Mother instructs the audience to respect the tree. Patria 10 — The Spirit Garden Ariadne is worshipped as a corn goddess by sowers who are cultivating a garden. Patria — The Epilogue And Wolf Shall Inherit the Moon For a week in the forest, participants camp at sites separated from each other by large distances. The groups learn their clan rituals throughout the week, and on the final day, they perform a ritual to reunite the Wolf and the Princess. References External links Patria Compositions by R. Murray Schafer Theatre of the Absurd Opera cycles