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Aeschylus, the Father of Greek Tragedy Who Met an Absurd Death

Aeschylus, the greatest poet-dramatist of ancient Greece, who met an absurd death, lived in the 5th century BC and went down in history as the father of tragedy. He is often referred to as the founder of the trilogy genre....

The Story of Oedipus: The Most Tragic of All Greek Myths

The story of Oedipus is perhaps the most tragic story of ancient Greece. The mythological character was the king of Thebes and lived under the shadow of a curse that could not be avoided to the end of his...

Adaptation of Ancient Greek Tragedy Dubbed Racist in France

The Sorbonne university in Paris was forced to cancel a performance of a Greek tragedy featuring actors using black masks after students claimed it was “Afrophobic, colonialist and racist.” Protesters picketed the prestigious Paris university, stopping actors from entering the...

Sophocles Greek Tragedy ‘Antigone’ to be Performed at Mandala Theatre in Nepal

Starting this Friday, Sophocles’ classic tragedy "Antigone" will be staged in the Nepali language at the Mandala Theatre. The Mandala Theatre's performance of the Greek play which was written before 441 BC is much-anticipated and the production will add some...

Sotiris Karamesinis Brings Greek Drama to Brazil

Residing in Rio de Janeiro since 2008, Greek theater director, Sotiris Karamesinis has managed to stage three Greek tragedies in Brazil and incorporate his own acting technique known as MUSA (musical system of acting), which he bases on the art...

Revisiting Greek Tragedy on the Modern Stage

The community "Greeks of Japan," a website created to unite the Greeks and people interested in Greece and live in Japan, is organizing a lecture regarding one of Greece's most important art form: the Greek tragedy. Following the debate that...

After 42 Years, an Ancient Greek Tragedy in Occupied Cyprus

The ancient Greek tragedy “Hippolytus” by Euripides was staged on September 11 by the Theatrical Organisation of Cyprus (THOC) at the ancient open amphitheatre of Salamis, just north of Famagusta in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus. Hippolytus was performed...