The History Of European Theatre

By Philip RoweEducation Arts History Performing Arts

The History Of European Theatre episodes

June 15, 2020 Sophocles: That Charming Man
Episode 7
The life of Sophocles almost spanned the 5th Century BCE and included events from the defeat of the Persian invasion to the relentless grind of the Peloponnesian wars. We look at his life and times and get an overview of the surviving plays and theatrical innovations the he created.

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31 min
June 08, 2020 The Oresteia part 2
Episode 6
A detailed review of The Libation Bearers and Eumenides, the second and third part of The Oresteia trilogy by Aeschylus

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22 min
June 01, 2020 The Oresteia part 1
Episode 5
A detailed review of Agamemnon, the first part of The Oresteia trilogy by Aeschylus

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29 min
May 25, 2020 Aeschylus: The First Tragedies
Episode 4
The situation of Athens at the time of the first extant tragedies.
The very earliest dramatists and the little we know of them
The life of Aeschylus including his service in the Persian Wars
His earliest surviving play 'The Persians'

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28 min
May 18, 2020 The Place Of Seeing
Episode 3
The vocabulary of the theatre we inherit from the Greeks
The layout of the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens and it's main features
Developments in the theatre over time
The Chorus
Stage Machinery
Masks and costume
The judging and prizes

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32 min
May 11, 2020 Dionysus and the beginning of Greek Theatre
Episode 2
An overview of the history of Greece to the 5th Century BCE including Minoan and Mycenaean periods, the Greek dark age and the rise of the city state.
The development of the religious festivals and their main features
An overview of the main playwrights and their plays:
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Aristophanes
Menander

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27 min
May 03, 2020 Trailer
An introduction to The History Of European Theatre Podcast

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4 min
May 03, 2020 Prologue and Pre History
Episode 1
An Introduction to the podcast and your host.
Pre-history and how the urge to mimic and present might have been the start of theatre.
Religious ritual and Shamanism.
The Abydos Passion play and the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
The beginning of Greek Theatre.
A note on dates and the nature of translations.

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26 min

About The History Of European Theatre

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A podcast tracing the development of theatre from ancient Greece to the present day through the places and people who made theatre happen. More than just dates and lists of plays we'll learn about…