Performance
‘A Play after Euripides’ Andromeda’
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United Kingdom'A Play after Euripides' Andromeda': a rehearsed reading from a new play by Hannah Greenstreet, followed by discussion with Astrid Rodda. Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford
The Song of Arms and a Man: Virgil’s Aeneid
University of Bristol Bristol, United KingdomThe 'Song of Arms and a Man' tells the story of Aeneas’ escape from Troy, his stay with Dido and his struggle to fulfil his destiny as founder of Rome. These readings from Virgil's Aeneid are selective, but tell the whole story of the poem, rarely heard, in a unique presentation of the original verse, […]
An Evening With Catullus and Vergil
The Poetry Cafe 22 Betterton Street, LondonCome join Sad Press as we celebrate the publication of two stunning new translations, Roz Kaveney's CATULLUS and Adam Roberts' WODWO VERGIL. Tickets: £5 (£3 unwaged), paid on the door, which may be redeemed on the night against purchase of either book or another Sad Press title. The venue is equipped with a lift and […]
Classical Theatre and the Middle East: Greek drama and the “classic(s)” in the Arab-speaking world and Iran
St Hilda's College, Oxford Oxford, United KingdomA one-day conference on Greek drama and the ‘classic(s)’ in the Arab-speaking world and Iran 10am Welcome: Marilyn Booth (Khalid bin Abdulla Al Saud Professor for the Study of the Contemporary Arab World, Oxford) 10.15-11.30am - Classics and theatre in the Middle East (Chair: Marilyn Booth (Oxford)) Evelyn Richardson (Chicago): Greek myth and ancient history on […]
Andromeda
Nottingham Playhouse Wellington Circus, Nottingham, United KingdomA hero saves a princess from a monster. Two girls meet on a starry night. Andromeda is a queer reimagining of Euripides’ Andromeda, constellating fragments from Greek myth with a contemporary queer love story. What happens when we get stuck between a rock and a hard place? Part of the Amplify Festival.
Excavating Roman Voices (Being Human)
London Mithraeum Bloomberg 12 Walbrook, LondonGain a new insight into Roman London at this evening of poetry inspired by the hidden voices present within the Bloomberg writing tablets, some of the earliest written documents found in Britain. Hosted at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE where the tablets were discovered, Dr Josephine Balmer’s poetry will be performed by students from the University […]
Anne Carson’s ‘Eros the Bittersweet’ at Spike Island Studio
Spike Island Studio 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UXLaura Jansen (Classics) and Rebecca Kosick (Bristol Poetry Institute) will be leading a discussion of Anne Carson’s oeuvre with poet Alice Oswald, Oxford Professor of Poetry. The event emerges in collaboration with Stockholm-based artist Meriç Algün’s current exhibition at Spike Island Studio, “Finding the Edge”, which engages intimately with Carson’s book Eros: The Bittersweet (1983).
Stephe Harrop, ‘Classics and Storytelling. Alcestis: in Bits’ (Performance, followed by discussion with Author and Performer)
Manchester Central Library Manchester, United KingdomManchester Classical Association
Seminar Series: Agamennone Classico e Contemporaneo
OnlineAn online seminar series on Aeschylus’ and Seneca's Agamemnon and their modern and contemporary reception, running from February to May 2021. Hosted by the University of Bologna. Agamennone Classico e Contemporaneo is a project that brings together research from the departments of Cultural Heritage and Classical Philology and Italian Studies of the University of Bologna, the […]
Queer and The Classical: Critical Futures, Critical Feelings
OnlineA two-day conference running on Zoom on the 20th-21st February, hosted by the Corpus Christi Centre for the Study of Greek and Roman Antiquity (University of Oxford). You can find the full program, complete with abstracts and panel times (UTC), on the project site. In order to attend and receive the conference Zoom link on […]