mythology
Creation and Destruction: Stories by the Fire (Being Human)
Skip Garden 1 Tapper Walk, London, United KingdomWhere did we come from? Where are we going? These questions will be explored in a very special night of storytelling hosted by the Institute of Physics and Global Generation who will discuss different ideas about the creation and fate of the universe. In the beautiful surroundings of the Skip Garden, join in a fireside chat […]
Weaving Women’s Stories (Being Human)
St Margaret's House London, United KingdomExplore the connections between storytelling and textile-making in women’s lives from ancient Greece to modern London. Come along and enjoy the stories of our craftivist foremothers in artefacts and poetry from the past; hear the voices of these ‘subversive stitchers’ with an evening performance from By Jove Theatre, introduced by experts on ancient craft. This […]
Weaving Women’s Stories Activity Day (Being Human)
St Margaret's House London, United KingdomExplore the connections between storytelling and textile-making in women’s lives from ancient Greece to modern London. In this hands-on activity day, drop by in the morning to try your hand at spinning fleece into yarn, or at weaving on a replica loom. Make artefacts – from clay and cloth – inspired by archaeological evidence from ancient […]
‘Shaping Fables with Marcia Williams’ (Being Human)
University of Roehampton , United KingdomAccompanying an exhibition of illustrated children’s classics, popular author-illustrator Marcia Williams discusses her creative process in conversation. The direction of the conversation will be shaped by the questions asked by the audience. Perhaps you want to know how and why an artist chooses scenes to illustrate? Or you’re curious about what comes first, the image […]
Kamila Shamsie, ‘Home Fire’ (Being Human)
Swansea UniversityOver the last 20 years Kamila Shamsie has established herself as one of the most vital and interesting novelists at work today. Her books, often grand in scope yet always emotionally intimate, have captured the minds and hearts of readers across the world. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and winner of this […]
Efi Spentzou, ‘Girl in transit: Eurydice in the 21st century’
Senate House, University of London Malet Street, LondonInstitute of Classical Studies Classical Reception Seminars Co-sponsored by the ICS and The Open University, in conjunction with the Classical Reception Studies Network Convenors: Joanna Paul (Open University) and Emma Bridges (ICS) Room 349, South Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London
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.
EN LOS MÁRGENES DEL MITO: Hibridaciones de la mitología clásica en la cultura de masas contemporánea
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, SpainUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Departamento de Filología Clásica
Rape, Revenge and Transformation: Tereus Through the Ages
University of Roehampton , United KingdomThe story of Tereus preoccupied major authors in classical antiquity. References to it date back to the Homeric poems and the myth was addressed by renowned dramatists, such as Aeschylus, Sophocles and Accius, before being adapted by Ovid. These different versions raise questions about the reconstruction of the myth and representation of women, family violence, […]