Greek Theater Program

Greek Theatre: From the Ancient World to the Modern, Through Theory and Performance is BADA’s month-long summer program dedicated to exploring the performance and reception of ancient drama. Its interdisciplinary model means it is suitable for students and theater practitioners at various stages of their careers. Participants will spend the first 10 days of the course in London before traveling to Greece for 10 days and then returning to the UK for a final week-long residency in Oxford. At the heart of the course lies the fruitful interaction between text, performance, and context, paying close attention to the cultural, social, and political developments in 5th Century BCE Athens. We’ll combine theory and practice throughout and there will be opportunities to perform in Greece and a...