At the beginning of the 21st century, Greece has been caught in the vortex of a great economic, social, cultural and political turbulence, which has upturned its smooth European course and has brought about radical changes in the attitude, ideology and economic situation of the Greek citizens. After the international financial crisis between the years 2007-09 and since 2010, Greece has been involved in an unprecedented vortex of economic asphyxiation, great Depression and fiscal austerity, which was and is still being experienced by the Greeks as a multi-level and polynomial crisis (Helliwell, Layard& Sachs 2013). Continue Reading
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Modern Greek Drama and Theatre in the Crisis Period Mnemonic Flashback of the Past as a Defence Mechanism in the Present
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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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Du sacre au profane et vice versa? L’ aventure et l’ avenir du mythe theatral
La tragédie grecque ancienne représentant l’ écho des expériences religieuses et existentielles de l’ homme primitif, dramatisées par des notions telles que “ύβρις” et “νέμεσις”, “ειμαρμένη” et “άτη”, se sert du mythe comme noyau thématique et moyen expressif, ce dont elle a besoin. Continue Reading
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Theatre as a place of recording and managing historical memory
Theatre as a piece of literature (drama), as well as stage act (performance), shapes human actions and circumstances crafted by the playwright, either taken from the historic present and past, or based on mythological issues and imaginary situations. Continue Reading
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Trends in the direction of the Ancient Drama
The formation of the classic tradition
The fact that the Ancient Drama has such and of that kind of value and its influence on the formation of modern global theatre is so determinative, is neither because of the width and the quality of the time values and the universal messages that it carries, nor because of its aesthetic perfection, which makes it a cross section “classic” piece of literature. Continue Reading
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Ancient Greek Drama on Modern Greek Stage. Theatrical Tradition and Cultural Memory
The first efforts for stage productions of ancient Greek drama, and tragedy mainly, begin during the Age of Enlightenment, when Greece is not an independent nation yet. They are connected with the efforts of forming a national consciousness and return to the ancestral heritage (Branchfeld 1962: 341-349). With the creation of an independent Greek nation in 1830, ancient dramas are produced more frequent, always associated with linguistic and ideological demands of the times. Continue Reading
