Greek Tragedy, Education, and Theatre Practices in the UK Classics Ecology

Through a series of case studies, this book explores the interrelations among Greek tragedy, theatre practices, and education in the UK. This is situated within what the volume proposes as 'the Classics ecology'.

Autorentext

David Bullen is Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London, as well as a director, writer, and dramaturg. Both his research and practice explore politicised re-uses of traditional narratives and forms, especially feminist, queer, and ecocritical adaptations of Greek myth and tragedy.

Christine Plastow is Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University. Her research has two strands: practice-as-research work with ancient myth exploring its value and potential for modern audiences, and social-historical, legal, and rhetorical investigations of Greek oratory, particularly forensic oratory from fourth-century Athens.

Inhalt

1. Introducing the Classics Ecology - Christine Plastow and David Bullen; I: Mediating Knowledge(s); 2. Towards Co-creation: Roles of Classics Academics in Modern Productions of Greek Tragedy - Christine Plastow; 3. Between Actors and Archons: Mediating Knowledges of Greek Tragedy in/as Performance - David Bullen; 4. The King's Greek Play and the Classics Ecology - Peter Swallow; II: Choral Practice and Participation; 5. Greek Tragedy in the Drama Studio: Lecoq, Agonism, and the Politics of Choral Pedagogy - Stephe Harrop; 6. The Pedagogic Value of Participating in a Chorus - Helen Eastman and Alex Silverman; 7. Community Choruses and the Value of Participation in Contemporary Productions in the United Kingdom - Sarah Weston; III: Academics and/as Practitioners; ****8. Sheffest: Bringing Ancient Greek Theatre to Sheffield - Lottie Parkyn; 9. Making Theatre out of Fragments - Laura Swift.