07.10.2004 00:00

Nabídka spolupráce – workshopy antického dramatu

Kyperské centrum ITI (Mezinárodní divadelní ústav) hledá spoluorganizátory pro víceletý projekt v rámci Mezinárodního letního institutu antického řeckého dramatu, který nabízí tři kurzy: Historie a teorie antického řeckého dramatu; Estetika, teorie a představení antického řeckého dramatu – workshop pro stážisty; workshop, produkce a představení  antického řeckého dramatu.

Kontakt: Nicos Shiafkalis; tel.: +357 22674920;email: ccoiti@cytanet.com.cy; www.cyprus-theatre-iti.org 

 

 

The Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute

38 Regaena Street, 1010 Nicosia, Cyprus

 

International Summer Institute on Ancient Greek Drama

 July 5-26, 2004

Droushia Heights Hotel

Droushia, Cyprus

 

 

Course 1: THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF ANCIENT GREEK

DRAMA

 

Meetings: M-F, 10 am-1pm                                                     

Instructors: See below.                                                

 

 

Description and Objectives of the Course:

 

            This is a lecture-discussion class that meets for 15 sessions at 3 hours each. At the end of the course, the student should have become familiar with the historical needs and the socio-political conditions that shaped the emergence and formation of ancient Greek drama, especially the tragedies, and the concrete functions it served during its apex in the 4th century B.C. Of equal importance, we examine the factors that continue to make ancient Greek drama, especially the tragedy, a popular theatrical fare all over the world. Specifically, by watching videos of diverse contemporary performances of ancient Greek drama from all over the world, we  inspect the specific social and political purposes and positions foregrounded in these interpretations.

 

 

Week 1

GREEK TRAGEDY: A PHILOLOGICAL

          APPROACH

Faculty-in-Charge: DR. ELLADIOS CHANDRIOTIS

 

 

Topics:

-         The Function of the Chorus in Greek Tragedy

-         The Three Tragedians: Notes on Three Parallel Plays

-         The Interpretation of the Euripidean Prologue-Monologue

-         The Scenic Interpretation of Tragedy

-         Notes on External Technique in Ancient Greek Tragedy

 

 

 

 

Week 2

THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS

         CONTEXT OF ANCIENT GREEK TRAGEDY

Faculty-in-Charge: GEORGE MIKELLIS

 

 

Topics:

-         General Survey: The Origin of Ancient Greek Drama

-         Ancient Greek Tragedy: Political Background

-         The Function of Myth

-         The Religious Character of Human Actions

-         The Tragic Hero’s Guilt: Religion and Law

-         The Tragic Hero in Sophocle’s Plays

 

 

 

 

Week 3

GREEK TRAGEDY: THE BIRTH OF THE

          WESTERN EYE

Faculty-in-Charge: DR. FREDDY DECREUS

 

 

Topics:

-         The Myths of the Polis: Why Do We Need Myths?

-         The Emergence of the Centre: Classicism and Neo-Classicism

-         Why Do We Need Tragedy? Ten Ways to Understand the Western Tragic Condition

-         The Oresteia, or the Myth of the Western Metropolis between Habermas and Foucault

-         Oidipous: A History of Interpretation

-         Between Myth and Ritual

 

 

 

 

Week 4

International Encounter of Schools: No classroom meetings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials:

     Aeschylus, The Oresteia, Performed by the Group Amphitheatron at the Theatre of Epidaurus, Directed by Spyros Evangelatos, 1990, a video

     Aeschylus, The Oresteia, Performed by the Cyprus Theatre Organization, a video

     Aeschylus, Die Orestie, Performed by the Berliner Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer, directed by Peter Stein, Première on 18 October1980, later on in Paris, Stuttgart, Caracas, Warschau, Rome, Athens, a video; cf. Hellmut Flashar, Inszenierung der Antike. Das griechische Drama auf der Bühne der Neuzeit 1585-1990, München: Verlag C.H. Beck, 1991, (later on:Moscou, 1994)

     Aeschylus, The Persians in Prometheus and Other Plays, London: Penguine Classics,1961, 2nd reprint 1966

     Aeschylus, Seven against Thebes in Prometheus and Other Plays, Penguine Classics, 1961, 2nd reprint 1966

     Euripides, Elektra, Performed by the Municipal Theatre of Larissa, 1988, a video

     Sophocles, Antigone in The Theban Plays, London: Penguine Classics,1947, reprint 1965

     Sophocles, Antigone, Performed by the National Theatre of Greece, Directed by N. Kontouri, a video

     Sophocles, Antigone, (trans. Don Taylor), A BBC Production, 1984, a video

     Sophocles, Elektra, A BBC Production, Performed by the Piraikon Theatron Group, Directed by Dimitris Rondiris, 1962, a video

     Sophocles, Elektra, Performed by the Double Cross Performance Group at the Theatre  of Epidaurus, Directed by Michael Marmarinos at the Theatre of Epidaurus, 1998, a video

     Sophocles, Elektra, Performed by the National Theatre of Greece, Directed by Dimitris Mauriklos, 1998, a video

     Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, Performed at the Herod Atticus, Directed by A. Minotis, 1986, a video

     Sophocles/Stravinsky, Oedipus rex, CAMI video & NHK presenting a Peter Gelb Production, with Jessye Norman (Jocasta), Philip Langridge (Oedipus) and Min Tanaka (Oedipus dancer), Tokyo Opera Singers and the Shinyu-Kai Chorus, the Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa as artistic director, stage production and film directed by Julie Taymor, Opera-oratorio in two acts, Poem after Jean Cocteau, Latin translation by Jean Daniélou, Jury Prize of the 1993 Montréal International Festival of Films on Art, total playing-time: 57'28",  1993 Philips Classics Production

     Euripides, The Bacchae, performed at the Attis Theatre, Athens, directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos, 1996, a video; cf. Theodoros Terzopoulos and the Attis Theatre. History, Methodology and Comments, Prologue by Eleni Varopoulou, Introduction Marianne McDonald, Athens: Agra Publications, 2000

      Sophocles, The Gospel at Colonus, Adapted from Sophocles and directed by Lee Breuer; Mabou Mines Productions, 1983, a video; cf. Marianne McDonald, Mapping Dionysus in New Global Spaces. Multiculturalism and Ancient Greek Tragedy, in: Savas Patsalidis and Elizabeth Sakellaridou (Eds.), (Dis)Placing Classical Greek Theatre, Thessaloniki, University Studio Press, 1999, pp. 145-167

 

 


 

The Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute

38 Regaena Street, 1010 Nicosia, Cyprus

 

International Summer Institute on Ancient Greek Drama

July 5-26, 2004

Droushia Heights Hotel

Droushia, Cyprus

 

 

Course 2: THE AESTHETICS, THEORY AND PERFORMANCE OF

ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE: A WORKSHOP FOR

PRACTITIONERS

 

Meetings: M-F, 4 - 8 pm                                                         

Instructors: Nicos Shiafkalis                                                        

 

 

Description and Objectives of the Course:

 

            This studio/laboratory class engages the theatre practitioner in both the theoretical and practical concerns involved when one is really to stage a piece of ancient Greek drama. For the acting/performance specialist in his or her home institution, one major focus of this class is the students’ work and application of technique on their monologue and scene work.

 

            However, in the current state of ancient Greek dramatic productions, both practitioners and theoreticians – e.g.: dramaturges – have been increasingly challenged to provide actors, directors and designers with non-traditional dramaturgical inputs: that is, expert advice beyond the conventional historical and literary notes on the play or playwright. Instead, contemporary productions have significantly required information from dramaturges and directorial assistants that have practical uses for actual staging and performance. Consequently, classroom scenework will be complemented by the other focus in this course: the energetic deliberations concerning style, directorial, acting, design, and other production and performance choices. To be critiqued are also the performances in the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama. (See poster.)

 

            To further stimulate both of the above foci, the class will have privileged access to videotapes of landmark performances of ancient Greek drama to date.

 

            NOTE: Each student is required to prepare a monologue of 2 to 3 minutes from an ancient Greek drama, in English, and fully memorized by the first day of class.

 

 

Week 1

Monday:

Monologues/Auditions for Workshop Production

Reading the “Recognition Scene” in 3 Elektras

Rest of the Week:

Scene Study and Workshop

Thursday:

Field Trip to the Ancient Odeon Theatre in Paphos

   (See bus departure schedule in front of hotel.)

 

 

Week 2

Wednesday:

Field Trip to the Ancient Kourion Theatre in Episkopi, The House of Eustolios, the Roman Agora, the Public Baths, etc.

     (See bus departure schedule in front of hotel.)

Rest of the Week:

Scene Study and Workshop

 

 

Week 3

Rest of the Week: Scene Study and Workshop

 

 

Week 4

International Encounter of Theatre Schools

-         Thur & Fri: Performance of Scenes from Ancient Greek Drama by Theatre Schools from All Over the World (See separate programme.)

-         Sat: International Exchange and Conference of Schools: Assessment of Scene Performances

-         Sun: Excursion and Picnic

 

 

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