Performance, Greek Drama and the Greek Theatre Model under Italian Fascism: a Hellenic Modernism

Post author:Sidia Fiorato
Post published:30 April 2024
Post category:Announcements / Seminars

Giovanna Di Martino (University College London)

Performance, Greek Drama and the Greek Theatre Model under Italian Fascism: a Hellenic Modernism

8 May 2024 – 5:00 pm

Polo Zanotto – Room 1.4 and Zoom

For the Zoom link write to: skene@ateneo.univr.it

Assimilated by the moderns to the stage, in ancient times the skenè (σκηνή) is the backdrop, initially a painted canvas, against which the characters act and speak. Connoted not only visually but also ritually, it alludes to the offstage – both behind or extra-scenic – as well as to other actions and other times, and is the mirror that reverberates the actors’ words to the audience.

Performance, Greek Drama and the Greek Theatre Model under Italian Fascism: a Hellenic Modernism

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