AGT in the 20th Century and Beyond

Free Webinar Series

ANCIENT GREEK TRAGEDY in the 20th CENTURY and BEYOND
Part 2 of 4 - THE REVIVAL

a webinar series with Nikos Dionysios

THE REVIVAL
Part 2 of 4

2 - THE REVIVAL

Germany began 2 world wars but also gave us Goethe, Austrian director and visionary Max Reinhardt and the revival of Ancient Greek Tragedy.  In Greece in 1927, the poet Sikelianos revived the ancient tradition of theatre and the Delphic Festivals.

20th century and the interwar period: Although Greece, after long lasting devastating wars, waves of refugees and economic collapse, is at a very critical juncture, it is trying to recover and redefine its identity with its culture and the creative and multi-talented generation of the 1930s. The visionary poet Angelos Sikelianos and his partner the American Eva Palmer, with the support of artists and intellectuals, organize and launch the Delphic Festival in 1927.

In Germany the revival of Ancient Greek Tragedy begins with Max Reinhardt and Fotos Politis and Dimitris Rontiris continue this revival.  Simultaneously in Greece the process of reopening the ancient amphitheaters, including Epidaurus, begins.