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The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social, political and economic crisis have had an impact on every feature of human society, including artistic and cultural life. The series Reading Greek ...
Brigham Young University will host the University of Utah’s Classical Greek Theatre in its presentation of Euripides’ “Medea,” the story of a Greek goddess, Monday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. in the de Jong ...
As the lights come up, a group of characters stand strung out across the stage reading newspapers with their backs to the audience. A burst of wind blows the papers away, and the play begins. This ...
Mixing Greek drama with Elvis Presley’s greatest hits, “Oedipus the King, Mama!” took the stage this month as a playful collision of ancient tragedy and rock ‘n’ roll spectacle. The Getty Villa Museum ...
Elodie Paillard receives funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Many will be familiar with the looming presence of Oedipus or Antigone in Classical Greek tragedy. But how many remember ...
Euripides’ “Ion,” a rule-breaking Greek tragedy abounding in mistaken identities, gets a rare production in this year’s 47th annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival. With great comic irony, the play ...
Kenyon College’s auditorium resounded with the booming voices of tragic heroes and the sing-song prayer of ancient narrators. The epic conjured up images of panic-stricken people, grieving loss in a ...
Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $12 ($3 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off for senior citizens or BYU alumni) Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office ...