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From the grand stages of ancient Greece to the bustling theaters of today, the iconic comedy and drama masks have long symbolized the dual nature of theatrical storytelling. Whether you’re a Broadway ...

A notable figure who blazed the trail for Greek tragedy was a man named Thespis. A poet and actor, Thespis began to act out individual characters by switching between different masks. In its earliest ...

Did you know there was an anti-war movement in ancient Greece? The birthplace of democracy wasn't quite as tolerant of free speech, however. The playwright Euripedes barely got away with criticizing ...

Worldview's Weekend Passport takes you to Mexico, Greece and into the work of a Holocaust survivor who reflects her life experience in her paintings. Friday's Weekend Passport takes you to Mexico, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Les représentations de masques de théâtre grec apparaissent aux environs de 470 av. J.-C. et se limitent presque exclusivement à la peinture ...

since 1975, were removed last week and placed in storage, according to VBC Assistant Director Brandi Quick. “The masks have been stored to prevent damage during construction,” Quick said in an e-mail.

On Friday night, the University of Georgia Theatre welcomed attendants into its Cellar Theatre for a night of laughs, advanced animation and satirical yet modern humor. Directed by the theatre and ...

There’s a glut of Greek theatre around at the moment. The Almeida, most prominently, has its six-month season: three main-house productions and a festival of one-off events and readings. The Unicorn ...

The vast 12,000-seat amphitheatre at Epidaurus, built in the fourth century BC, is the best-preserved in all of Greece. It lies in a verdant valley in the southern Peloponnese and its architectural ...