Description

Dates: July 31 – August 14, 2016

Location: Greece

Program Size: Up to 30 participants

Head Instructor: John Lignadis (Classical Philologist, Translator, Playwright)

Faculty:

• Dimitris Lignadis (Director, Actor)
• John Panagopoulos (Director, Actor)
• Catherine Diamantakou (Assistant Prof. of Theatrical Studies, University of Athens)
• Constantine Boletis (Archaeologist, Head of Technical Office, Acropolis South Slope)
• Andronike Makres (Epigraphist, Historian, Greek Epigraphical Society, HERC)
• Theodore Veronikis (Photographer, Instructor METApolis)
• Petros Themelis (Prof. Emeritus Archaeology, Univ. of Crete, Dir. Excavation Messene)
• Bella Vivavte (Prof. Emerita of Classics, Ancient Drama Instructor, University of Arizona)

Program Coordinator: Rhea Scourtas (Society of the Athenians, HERC)

Instruction:

• 50 hours of Ancient Greek Theater Workshops, Rehearsals and Performances
• 40 hours on the History and Archaeology of the Peloponnesian War

Visits to Archaeological Sites and Museums:

• Akropolis (Athens)
• Agora (Athens)
• Kerameikos (Athens)
• National Archaeological Museum (Athens)
• Piraeus (Attica)
• Sounion (Attica)
• Korinth (Peloponnese)
• Epidaurus (Peloponnese)
• Sparta (Peloponnese)
• Messene (Peloponnese)
• Pylos (Peloponnese)
• Delos (Cycladic Islands)

Visits to Ancient Theaters:

• Acharnai (Attica)
• Delos (Cycladic Islands)
• Dionysus (Athens)
• Dionysus at Ikarion (Attica)
• Epidaurus (Peloponnese)
• Messene (Peloponnese)
• Palaia Epidavros (Peloponnese)
• Piraeus (Attica)
• Sparta (Peloponnese)
• Thorikos (Attica)