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Book Club | October 2019: Greek and Roman Actors

For October’s Book Club, we will be reading selections from Greek and Roman Actors: Aspects of an Ancient Profession, edited by Pat Easterling and Edith Hall, which will provide the opportunity to read different perspectives about various aspects of theatrical performance in ancient Greece. Our suggested readings are: Chapter 1: “The singing actors of antiquity” by Edith Hall Chapter 6: “Looking for the actor’s art in Aristotle” by G.M. Sifakis… Read more

Interview | Cartoons and the Homeric Hymns with Artist Glynnis Fawkes

Glynnis Fawkes on Cartoons, Homeric Hymns, and Drawing as a Daily Ritual Our community recently welcomed Artist Glynnis Fawkes to the Chatroom. A few days later, Fawkes joined us by video to share additional thoughts about her work retelling Homeric Hymns through comics. Together we raise and discuss several provocative topics such as: the power of retelling classical myth through cartoons drawing as a method for “entering” a myth dealing… Read more