Warwick Ancient Drama Festival - 25/01/2019, Warwick (England)
Supporting the Warwick Ancient Drama Festival, on the 25th of January the Department is offering a series of lectures and seminars specifically for school students to link in with Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History, Drama and English syllabuses at GCSE and AS/A2 (no previous knowledge of the subject area or play will be expected).
FECHA/DATE/DATA: 25/01/2019
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: Warwick Arts Centre (Warwick, England)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Harvey Aungles
INFO: web - H.Aungles@warwick.ac.uk
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25 JANUARY 2019
SCHOOLS DAY
From 10.30 am – Main stage auditorium open
11am-11.20 Main Stage – ALL – Welcome and Introduction to Ancient Theatre - Dr Emmanuela Bakola
11.20-12 – Main Stage – ALL – ‘Aristophanic Comedy and Society’ - Professor Michael Scott
SEMINARS – SESSION 1
12.15-1pm Option A: Dr Emmanuela Bakola: on ‘Why does Dionysus choose Aeschylus at the end of Frogs?’
12.15-1pm Option B: Professor C.W. Marshall (Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia) ‘Aristophanic comedy: serious laughter?’
12.15-1pm Option C: Dr David Fearn (Reader in Greek Language and Literature) on ‘Aristophanes up close’ (seminar/workshop)
12.15-1pm Option D: Dr Marchella Ward (Archivist/Researcher, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford) on ‘Staging Aristophanic comedy’
1-2 pm – Lunch break for all
SEMINARS SESSION 2
2.15-3pm Option A: Dr Emmanuela Bakola: on ‘Why does Dionysus choose Aeschylus at the end of Frogs?’
2.15-3pm Option B: Professor C.W. Marshall (Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia) ‘Aristophanic comedy: serious laughter?’
2.15-3pm Option C: Dr David Fearn (Reader in Greek Language and Literature) on ‘Aristophanes up close’ (seminar/workshop)
2.15-3pm Option D: Dr Marchella Ward (Archivist/Researcher, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford) on ‘Staging Aristophanic comedy’
3pm – Doors open of theatre for people to take seats
3.30pm – 5pm PERFORMANCE of Aristophanes’ Frogs