An Introduction to Greek Theatre
For background detail on Greek theatre productions at the National Theatre, see our online exhibit
This film explores the defining aspects of Greek Theatre. The theatre of Ancient Greece flourished between 550 BC and 220 BC. A festival honouring the god Dionysus was held in Athens, out of which three dramatic genres emerged: tragedy, comedy and the satyr play.
Western theatre has its roots in the theatre of Ancient Greece and the plays that originated there. This collection features video about Greek theatre and productions of Greek plays staged at the National Theatre.
Featured in this film are experts Edith Hall, professor of Classics at Kings College, London, Laura Swift from the Open University, Dr Sean McElvoy from Varndean College, Brighton and actor Michael Grady-Hall from the cast of Antigone.
This film includes performance footage from the 2012 National Theatre production of Antigone, directed by Polly Findlay, starring Christopher Eccleston as Creon and Jodie Whittaker in the title role.
This film was made and directed by Chloe White for the National Theatre.
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Women in Greek Theatre
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This film explores the role of women in Ancient Greek society and the representation of female identity in Antigone, Women of Troy and Medea.
Dr Lucy Jackson, Teaching Fellow at King's College London & Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) looks back over these recent Greek productions at the National Theatre, featuring Helen McCrory and Jodie Whittaker.
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Peace -National Theatre of Greece (3D projection mapping on Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus)
Peace by Aristophanes from the National Theatre of Greece
directed by Konstantinos Arvanitakis
A musical performance composed by Nikos Kypourgos
Libretto: Dimosthenis Papamarkos
Directed by: Konstantinos Arvanitakis
Visual scenography - 3D Projection mapping: Stathis Mitsios
Choreography: Cesile Mikroutsikou
Lighting: Alekos Anastasiou
Costumes: Eleni Manolopoulou
Orchestration: Thodoris Kotepanos
Music teaching: Nikos Laaris
With the participation of Camerata - Orchestra of Friends of Music under the direction of Giorgos Petrou
Distribution: Tzimis Panousis (Trygaios), Tassis Christogiannopoulos (Hermes), Irene Karagianni (Irini), Emilianos Stamatakis (War)
Dance: Assimina Anastasopoulou, Thomas Velissaris, Dimitris Georgiadis, Yiannis Dendrinos, Vassia Zacharopoulou, Evangelia Karakatsani, Nikos Kardonis, Jasmaki Kilaidonis, Giannis Kleinis, Elite Kounadis, Elias Kounelis, Eleni Boukli, Maria Nika, Selitsaniotis Giannis, Vassiliki Troufakou,
Festival of Athens and Epidaurus 2017
21/07 - 22/07 Ancient Theater of Epidaurus
29/07 Ancient Theater of Philippi, Kavala
28/08 Theater of the Forest, Thessaloniki
31/08 Alcazar Gardens, Larissa
04/09 - 05/09 Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens
10/09 Theater Alexis Minotis, Egaleo
14/09 Roman Conservatory, Patras
17/09 Old Olive Oil Workshop, Elefsina
Ειρήνη του Αριστοφάνη από το Εθνικό Θέατρο
σε σκηνοθεσία Κωνσταντίνου Αρβανιτάκη
Μια μουσική παράσταση σε σύνθεση του Νίκου Κυπουργού
Λιμπρέτο: Δημοσθένης Παπαμάρκος
Σκηνοθεσία: Κωνσταντίνος Αρβανιτάκης
Χορογραφία: Σεσίλ Μικρούτσικου
Εικονική σκηνογραφία - 3D Projection mapping: Στάθης Μήτσιος
Φωτισμοί: Αλέκος Αναστασίου
Κοστούμια: Ελένη Μανωλοπούλου
Ενορχήστρωση: Θοδωρής Κοτεπάνος
Μουσική διδασκαλία: Νίκος Λαάρης
Με τη συμμετοχή της Καμεράτα – Ορχήστρας των Φίλων της Μουσικής υπό τη διεύθυνση του Γιώργου Πέτρου
Διανομή: Τζίμης Πανούσης (Τρυγαίος), Τάσης Χριστογιαννόπουλος (Ερμής), Ειρήνη Καράγιαννη (Ειρήνη), Αιμιλιανός Σταματάκης (Πόλεμος)
Χορός: Ασημίνα Αναστασοπούλου, Θωμάς Βελισσάρης, Δημήτρης Γεωργιάδης, Γιάννης Δενδρινός, Βάσια Ζαχαροπούλου, Ευαγγελία Καρακατσάνη, Νίκος Καρδώνης, Γιασεμί Κηλαηδόνη, Γιάννης Κλίνης, Ελίτα Κουνάδη, Ηλίας Κουνέλας, Ελένη Μπούκλη, Μαρία Νίκα,Σελητσανιώτης Γιάννης, Βασιλική Τρουφάκου, Αντιγόνη Φρυδά
Φεστιβάλ Αθηνών και Επιδαύρου 2017
21/07 - 22/07 Αρχαίο Θέατρο Επιδαύρου
29/07 Αρχαίο Θέατρο Φιλίππων, Καβάλα
28/08 Θέατρο Δάσους, Θεσσαλονίκη
31/08 Κηποθέατρο Αλκαζάρ, Λάρισα
05/09 Ωδείο Ηρώδου του Αττικού, Αθήνα
10/09 Θέατρο Αλέξης Μινωτής, Αιγάλεω
14/09 Ρωμαϊκό Ωδείο, Πάτρα
17/09 Παλαιό Ελαιουργείο, Ελευσίνα
An Introduction to Greek Tragedy
For background detail on Greek theatre productions at the National Theatre, see our online exhibit
This film explores the defining aspects of Greek tragedy and why the plays resonate with audiences today. Featured in this film are experts Edith Hall, professor of Classics at Kings College, London, Laura Swift from the Open University and Dr Sean McElvoy from Varndean College, Brighton.
This film includes performance footage from the 2012 National Theatre production of Antigone, directed by Polly Findlay, starring Christopher Eccleston as Creon and Jodie Whittaker in the title role.
This film was made and directed by Chloe White for the National Theatre.
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Greek National Theatre Censorship Demonstration
The artistic director of the Greek National Theatre scrapped the performance of The Equilibrium of Nash, a play based on a compilation of various philosophical and literary passages by the likes of Albert Camus and convicted N17 terrorist Savvas Xeros.
Twenty-four hours later, in a controversial move, the Greek Ministry of Culture and the National Theatre Council have issued statements opposing the art director's decision, without however overturning it.
People rallied outside the National Theater late on Friday following a Facebook call against “censorship”.
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Migrants perform the play “The Journey” at the National Theatre of Greece.
Refugee, migrant and Greek teenagers perform the play “The Journey” at the National Theatre of Greece.UNICEF has partnered with the National Theatre of Greece in Athens to bring migrant and Greek teenagers together on the stage. In a masterclass style, the workshop brought together actors, musicians and teens from Greece, Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kurdistan. The interactive workshop was designed so that by the end, participants wrote and performed a play, which they titled “The Journey”.
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Greece's National Opera has gone from being a loss-making business to an income-generator with a brand new fan base.
Three years ago, the Greek National Opera had an accumulated debt of 17 million euros. Today, that has been massively reduced by streamlining the organisation, reducing the operating cost and coming to settlements with creditors and suppliers.
It's quite funny but in very difficult times, a genre which is rather expensive finds itself flourishing. It's very, very important for the Greek culture in general and for this theatre in particular to open up to a larger audience and to educate the audience of tomorrow, says Rodula Gaitanou, the director of Cinderella, currently being performed at the National Opera.
Despite a reduction in state funds, the number of productions has increased. One of the solutions has been to take performances out of the walls of the opera's historic theatre and trying out unexpected venues. These include the central metro station at Syntagma Square and the bustling port of Piraeus. The aim is to attract a new fan base.
Such artistic actions represent the role of the National Opera in society in times of crisis. It breaks out of its walls and presents high-end productions in unexpected places trying to fill the lives of people with something beautiful and noble, says the opera's artistic director Myron Michailidis.
A new opera house is also being built south of Athens. Designed by Renzo Piano, it will be part of a cultural centre funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The new opera building will double audience capacity and be big enough to house major international productions.
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The Greatest Theatre
The Ancient Greeks built an acoustically perfect theatre in Epidaurus that is still used to this day, over two thousand years later.
Modern Interpretations of Greek Chorus
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Find out more about the theatre of Ancient Greece, with this film that examines the role of the chorus, a defining aspect of the plays that emerged there between 500BC and 220BC.
Dr Lucy Jackson, Teaching Fellow at King's College London & Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) looks back over some of the recent Greek productions at the National Theatre, and their portrayal of the collective voice of the chorus, featuring directors Katie Mitchell, Carrie Cracknell, Polly Findlay and actor Helen McCrory.
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Greece: Thousands protest cancellation of controversial 'terrorist' play by Greek National Theatre
Thousands rallied through Athens on Friday, after the Greek National Theatre decided to cancel a controversial play that was based on a script by far-left extremist Savvas Xiros.
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Shakespeare Lives: Walking Cities, Athens
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Athens, one of the world’s oldest cities, sets the scene for the second in our series of 8 short films in which writers discuss Shakespeare’s continuing influence on international literature today. Watch Anthony Anaxagorou, the London based award winning poet, talk and walk with Artistic Director at the National Theatre of Greece, Stathis Livathinos on location on the mean streets of the city.
Find out what Shakespeare means to them, as they discuss how in the contemporary socio-political climate across Europe, plays like A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Timon of Athens are just as relevant and powerful as ever.
This project is part of the British Council’s Shakespeare Lives programme, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
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Ancient Sites in Athens, Greece in 4K Ultra HD
The Ancient sites in Athens from the Classical and the Roman times, and couple of places left from the Byzantine Empire. The Acropolis in Athens is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Locations in the video: The Acropolis (0:01), Herodes Theatre (0:11), Theatre of Dionysus (0:22), Propylaea - the gateway to the Acropolis (0:41), Parthenon (1:01), Erechtheion (1:10), View to Lykavittos Hill from the Acropolis (1:45), Roman Agora (2:30), Church of St. Nicholas Rangavas in Anafiotica (2:47), Anafiotica (2:59), Arch of Hadrian (3:10), Temple of Olympian Zeus (3:19), National Garden (3:25), Views from Lykavittos Hill (also known as Mount Lycabettus) (3:33), Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea (3:45), Library of Hadrian (3:53), Tower of the Winds (4:01), Ancient Agora (4:13), Temple of Hephaestus (4:17), Church of the Holy Apostles (4:48), Stoa of Attalos (4:52), Views of the Acropolis from Filopappos Hill (4:59), Acropolis Museum (5:28), National Archaeological Museum (5:53), The Acropolis at night (6:16).
Recorded June 2017 in 4K Ultra HD with Sony AX100.
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Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama: Crash Course Theater #2
This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is acting like theater started in Greece. Well, for the western theater, this is true. The earliest recorded drama in the west arose in Athen, and these early plays grew out or religious ritual. Namely, they evolved from the worship of Dionysus, god of wine, fertility, and RITUAL MADNESS. That's right. I said RITUAL MADNESS
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National Theatre of Greece | Wikipedia audio article
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Antigone
Creon played by Issac Silva @silvasurfer32
A Note From The Director - Barbara Hilt
I have always been drawn to the work of Sophocles and I have wanted to direct this production since I was in high school. When we received our grant to travel to Greece, I couldn't be more excited to finally explore this world that I have been so interested in when my History teacher sparked my interest in an Early Civilizations class. I finally got the opportunity and realized how far out of my comfort zone this style of theatre truly was. This production has not only expanded the artistic efforts of the actors but also the crew and directing staff. It truly took all of us to make this happen. We incorporated ideas from all the shows that we saw in Greece. We tried to pay respect to the work of one of the greatest tragedians of all time by keeping the essence of his play intact. During the show, you will see actors in masks of their own creation. Two masks in particular are the mask of Artemis (deer) and that of Dionysus (goat). These were the types of animals usually associated with these Greek gods as Artemis is goddess of the hunt and patron of young unmarried girls such as Antigone and Dionysus was turned into a goat to avoid the wrath of Hera due to his parentage being that of Zeus and Semele of Thebes. Dionysus is associated with Thebes where the play occurs as well as being the god to which many theatrical performances were dedicated. He is often depicted with goat horns or the horns of a bull. We used this image to depict Creon's unyielding position. These two gods illustrate the diametrically opposed positions of Antigone and Creon. This shows the belief that the gods were present during the productions of the ancient Greeks. This was also something that came from a production of Electra where a female actor in a deer head portraying Artemis walked slowly through the house the entire production.We have approached this production not only as a way to teach students about ancient literature, but also to place this show in a historical context of what theatrical performances consisted of over 2500 years ago. The Greeks established the golden age of drama and placed great emphasis on the importance of the arts. Another important aspect of this production was bringing the past to the present. Currently, Greece faces several crises. While we were in Greece, the squares were flooded with Syrian refugees and protests were a daily occurrence. There was large conflict over whether or not Greece should stay with the European Union or default on their loan (as they ultimately did) and return to the Drachma over the Euro. We saw a great amount of graffiti that mirrored the sentiment of the people of Greece. Oxi (No-Greece should not stay with the EU) and Nai (Yes-Greece should stay with the EU) were seen in graffiti and in protest signs. We have mirrored this in our production as the two sides apply to Creon and Antigone as well. The play lends itself to the audience being able to side with the character that they find similarities with and we have allowed the cast to do the same.
Notes on the Graffiti - Andie Alvarado
Our first few days in Greece, the four of us were saddened and angered at the amount of graffiti, not only on modern buildings, but on ancient ruins as well. It wasn't until we started reading what was being written that we realized the intent was to make a political statement, rather than to vandalize. Through graffiti and protest, the citizens were able to voice their concerns. We used this to drive many aspects of our production. Each a chiton worn by the chorus has different graffiti art, assigned to them based on their role in the story and who they side with (Antigone or Creon). At the end of the play, the full design of each a chiton is displayed on the stage, showing the destructed state Thebes is left in. Our set design shows ancient Greece mixed with modern Greece, and the relevance this play still has years later.
'Antigone': The Ancient Greek Chorus
This film offers a brief introduction to the Ancient Greek Chorus from Edith Hall, before Polly Findlay speaks about her contemporary interpretation of the chorus in Don Taylor's translation of Antigone for the National Theatre's Olivier theatre in 2012. This short film contains interviews with dramaturg Ben Power and actor Michael Grady-Hall as well as excerpts of archive footage from the 2012 production.
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titanic National Theatre of Greece by Konstantinos Rigos
Official Trailer of the performance
Concept_directed and set designed by Konstantios Rigos,
Music composed and produced by Dimosthenis Grivas
Costumes by Natassa Dimitriou
Lights by Sakis Birbilis
Dramatourgy Xenia Aidonopoulou