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History in the Τheatre. From the stage of Ηistory to the stage of the Τheatre (Αthens, papazisis, 2026/ pre-publication)

History and historical events

History as a concept and as content, the possible ways of approaching and interpreting it as a phenomenon, and its relationship as Time to the Past and the Present, are issues that have long preoccupied research in this field. More recent views, regarding it as a sequence of events and their narration, regardless of the degree of truth or plausibility they include (Veyne 1971: 423), highlight the inherent duality that characterises it: as ‘historical reality’ on the one hand and as the ‘study of this reality’ on the other, whilst a third dimension emerges from these, concerning the very processes of narrating the former (Le Goff 1998: 148). In this way, traditional views of the sort that ‘History is the science of people in Time’ (Bloch 1974) give way to others that regard it as a concept that is ‘ambiguous, potentially event-oriented and potentially structural’ (Ricoeur 1961:226), while simultaneously promoting the study of History through models different from those used in the past.

May 7, 2026 • News, Theatre History • Views: 42

International Theatre Conference “Values of Ancient Greek Theatre Across Space & Time: Cultural Heritage and Memory”

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.

October 11, 2021 • News • Views: 4008

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.

September 13, 2021 • Book Review, News, Review • Views: 3735

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.

January 2, 2021 • News • Views: 3035