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What was it like to go to the theatre nearly 2500 years ago? Greek theatre has survived through the ages as a powerful and influential art form. This album introduces what early Greek theatres looked like and the kind of audience they attracted. Using the Theatre of Dionysus as a starting point, exp…

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  • Sep 17, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
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Greek Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009 1:01


An introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Greek Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009


Transcript -- An introduction to this album.

Attending the theatre in Athens

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009 9:45


Historians discuss the significance and meaning of theatre in Ancient Greece.

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Transcript -- Attending the theatre in Athens

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009


Transcript -- Historians discuss the significance and meaning of theatre in Ancient Greece.

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Actors in Greek theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009 13:54


Why actors in ancient Greece wore masks and were highly skilled.

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Transcript -- Actors in Greek theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009


Transcript -- Why actors in ancient Greece wore masks and were highly skilled.

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How the plays survived

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009 7:33


How precious Greek plays survived against all odds to influence theatre into the 21st Century.

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Transcript -- How the plays survived

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009


Transcript -- How precious Greek plays survived against all odds to influence theatre into the 21st Century.

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Modern productions of Persians

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009 8:18


Some of the ways in which the ancient play “Persians” by Aeschylus has been interpreted in modern times.

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Transcript -- Modern productions of Persians

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2009


Transcript -- Some of the ways in which the ancient play “Persians” by Aeschylus has been interpreted in modern times.

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