21 episodes

Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD public lectures Oxford University

- Education
- 3.7 • 6 Ratings

Recordings of the lectures and in-conversation events with acclaimed actors, directors, playwrights, and academics, on modern and historic performances inspired by ancient Greek and Roman texts - hosted by the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (University of Oxford Classics Faculty).

- FEB 12, 2021
Greek Tragedy at the National Theatre of Prague during the Nazi occupation (1939 – 1945)

Greek Tragedy at the National Theatre of Prague during the Nazi occupation (1939 – 1945)

Alena Sarkissian gives public lecture, subtitled 'Theatre as a space of Spiritual Contemplation', on Greek Tragedy in the Czech Republic under Nazi Occupation.
- 1 hr 14 min
- JUN 18, 2019
APGRD/TORCH panel discussion of 'We Are Not Princesses'

APGRD/TORCH panel discussion of 'We Are Not Princesses'

Nur Laiq (TORCH Global South Visiting Fellow), Hal Scardino (producer) and Fiona Macintosh (APGRD) discuss We Are Not Princesses, a documentary about Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut telling their stories through the ancient Greek play, Antigone. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 39 min
- JUN 3, 2019
'The Mask of a Very Definite Purpose': Edith Wharton and the Classics

'The Mask of a Very Definite Purpose': Edith Wharton and the Classics

The annual Classics & English lecture given in May 2019: Isobel Hurst (Goldsmiths) discusses Edith Wharton and the Classics. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 54 min
- MAY 21, 2019
Homer and the Discovery of the Pacific

Homer and the Discovery of the Pacific

An APGRD public lecture given in May 2019: Henry Power (Exeter) discusses Homeric resonances in the work of Alexander Pope, John Keats, and Thom Gunn. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 54 min
- APR 10, 2019
Diversifying Greek Tragedy on the Contemporary US Stage

Diversifying Greek Tragedy on the Contemporary US Stage

Melinda Powers (CUNY) discusses modern American adaptations of Greek tragedy.
- 46 min
- MAR 25, 2019
The Dancer and the Ubermarionette: Duncan, Craig and Modernist Performance

The Dancer and the Ubermarionette: Duncan, Craig and Modernist Performance

An APGRD / DANSOX public lecture given in February 2019: Olga Taxidou (Edinburgh) discusses the work of Isadora Duncan and Edward Gordon Craig. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 1 hr 16 min