Performing Ancient Greek Literature in a Time of Pandemic
Conference
23-24 June 2022
Organizers: Anastasia Bakogianni (Massey University, New Zealand) and Barbara Goff (University of Reading, UK)
The link for registration can be found here.
Day 1: 23 June 2022 (Northern Hemisphere) / 24 June (Southern Hemisphere)
London: Thursday evening 1900 hours
Auckland: Friday morning (24th June) 0600 hours
Rio de Janeiro: Thursday afternoon 1500 hours
Madrid: Thursday evening 2000 hours
Welcome (Anastasia and Barbara)
Panel 1 on Brazil (90 minutes)
1 A Brazilian Illustrated Chronicle of Classical Theatre during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Renata Cazarini de Freitas, Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niteroi, Brazil.
2 Performing Antigone in the Land of the Unmourned: Tragedy and Spectacle
Beatriz de Paoli, Professora de Língua e Literatura Grega, Faculdade de Letras – Departamento de Letras Clássicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
3 Tragic and Epic Aspects of the Mini-Opera Penélope 19: A Mixed-Genre Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Prof. Maria Cecília de Miranda Nogueira Coelho, Philosophy Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
Break (15 minutes)
Panel 2: Conversations with theatre practitioners
London: Thursday evening 2100 hours
Auckland: Friday morning (24th June) 0800 hours
Rio de Janeiro: Thursday afternoon 1700 hours
Madrid: Thursday evening 2200 hours
Gabriela Geluda (actress and soprano)
Armando Lôbo (composer, musician and independent producer)
Luis Sorolla (actor and playwright), Teatro de la Abadía, Madrid
Day 2: 24 June
London: Friday morning 0800 hours
Auckland: Friday evening 1700 hours
Lagos: Friday morning 0800 hours
Cape Town: Friday morning 0900 hours
Panel 3 on Africa (90 minutes) Conversations with academics and theatre practitioners
- Rites of Mediation: Medea/Medaaye in a Season of Plague Tunde Awosanmi, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Medaaye: Making a Play in a Global Pandemic Kunbi Olasope, Department of Classics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Mandla Mbothwe, playwright and director, University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Co-Artistic Director at Magnet Theatre
- Mark Fleishman on directing Medaye as an online performance.
Break (30 minutes)
Panel 4: Italy and Greece
London: Friday morning 1000 hours
Auckland: Friday evening 1900 hours
Lagos: Friday morning 1000 hours
Cape Town: Friday morning 1100 hours
1 The ‘Emotion of Multitude’: Staging the Greek Chorus during Italy’s Covid-19 Response
Prof. Martina Treu, Greek Language, Literature and Drama, Department of Humanities, Università IULM, Milano, Italy
2 Greek Drama Goes Online: Theatre as Consolation in Modern Greece
Anastasia Bakogianni, Massey University, New Zealand
Closing remarks (Anastasia and Barbara)