The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) will be hosting the International Conference named Values of Ancient Greek Theatre Across Space & Time: Cultural Heritage and Memory.
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International Theatre Conference “Values of Ancient Greek Theatre Across Space & Time: Cultural Heritage and Memory”
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Heinz-Uwe Haus and Theatre Making in Cyprus and Greece
Heinz-Uwe Haus has published a new book, titled Heinz-Uwe Haus and Theatre Making in Cyprus and Greece (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; 405 pages; release date: Sept. 8, 2021). Co-edited by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe and supported by Costas Hadjigeorghiou, the book presents a selection of the considerable amount of material written and published in relation to Haus’s productions of Brecht’s plays and Brechtian productions by other dramatists, especially ancient Greek drama, in Cyprus and Greece since his production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle marked the launch of the Cyprus National Theatre in 1975 after the country’s political turmoil culminating in the Turkish invasion.
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European Program Horizon 2020
Proposal Title : Values Across Space and Time
Proposal acronym: VAST
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAMM
Scientific Director : Theodore Grammatas, Emeritus Professor
PILOT 1: VALUES IN GREEK TRAGEDIES AND THEIR MODERN ADAPTATIONS
Theoretical background
In the era of postmodernity, the general belief in the autonomy of the text has been abandoned. The author’s meaning may be inherent in the original text, but is produced and reproduced by the recipient, the reader or the spectator, who is the final co-author of the meaning. In theatre and dramatic text, the performative and imaging discourse, which is appropriated by the audience, signifies the scenic transcription and formation of the play within socio-historical contexts.
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European Program Horizon 2020
Socioeconomic and Cultural Transformations in the Context of The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Proposal Title : Values Across Space and Time
Proposal acronym: VAST
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Heinz-Uwe Haus and Brecht in the USA: Directing and Training Experiences
Heinz-Uwe Haus was the first renowned director from the German Democratic Republic to (be allowed to) direct in the USA. Continue Reading
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Time in the Theatre Memory of a timeless present on stage, Athens 23-25 May 2018
H[/ropcap]ow is time depicted in Theatre? And how is it inscribed as a memory on the spectator’s consciousness when the fleeing unique moment of the theatre performance ceases to be, and the “once and only one time”of the stage representation becomes part of the spectator’s deposit of similar experiences? Continue Reading
