Initial Publication Date: December 4, 2012
CLAS 224: The Oresteia Project: Visualizing Greek Tragedy
Instructors: Clara Hardy and Ruth WeinerClassics
Spring 2012
Viz Oresteia Webpage
Weitz Center
Spring 2012
The course focused on Aeschylus' famous tragic trilogy as an entry-point into and case study of the production, both ancient and modern, of Greek drama. We examined both the original context for Greek tragedy--the material, ritual, political and historical circumstances in which drama was performed in fifth century BCE Athens--and the challenges and possibilities for modern productions of these works. All students enrolled in the course were required to participate in some way (e.g. acting, dancing, costume, lighting, dramaturgy, etc.) in the term's Players' production of a new adaptation of the Oresteia.
Course Material
Course Syllabus
The Oresteia Program (Acrobat (PDF) 11MB Dec4 12)
