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Where the arts, literature and ideas of Ancient Greece, Rome and beyond are interpreted by exciting artists today | 31 Jan- 2 Feb 2025 | Funded @artscouncil_ie
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RT @edithmayhall: Fantastic time talking the continuing power of ancient myth and literature to help us think about modern anxieties with i…
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With Andrew Synnott @synnottandrew and Megan Kennedy @JunkEnsemble (pictured above) @RIAMDublin, Gavin Kostick, Conall Morrison, @KerryLPhelan @IFI_Dub, Clare Pollard, Ferdia Lennon, Raphael Khouri, Myrto Stampoulou, #TheCollective, #AtticProjects, Vincent Woods and Tanya Dean
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Opening this weekend! Join us in Dublin for discussions and performances. Limited tickets available for some events. @YiannisGabriel @edithmayhall #ClarePollard #FerdiaLennon #RaphaelKhouri #Myth #Epic @ClassicalAssoc1 @IFI_Dub Funded by @artscouncil_ie
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Join us for new episodes of Gavin Kostick's dynamic version of Homer's #Odyssey: In the House of Alcinous with composer Andrew Synnott, Gavin Kostick and dance artist Megan Kennedy, on Sunday, February 2nd, 12.30pm @RIAMDublin #Myth #Epic Booking here:
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Set in Chicago among rival gangs, Spike Lee's urgent Chi-Raq will be introduced by @KerryLPhelan, Lecturer @MU_Classics, on Sunday February 2nd, 3.40pm @IFI_Dub #StrikeAgainstViolence #Lysistrata #Aristophanes #GreekDrama @ClassicalAssoc1 Booking here:
Spike Lee's powerful film, Chi-Raq, set in Chicago in 2015, is an impassioned plea to end gun crime. Incorporating rap and hip-hop, it's a flamboyant version of Aristophanes' comedy, #Lysistrata. @IFI_Dub. Sunday February 2nd, 3.40 pm. Booking open here:
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RT @GI_Irland: "It Was Paradise, Unfortunately", a performance as part of @ClassicsNowFest at 37 Merrion Square, 1 February, 1 pm. In his…
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RT @TCDClassics: Our colleague Rebecca Usherwood talking to Newsweek about the significance of this spectacular find of late Roman gold coi…
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The Odyssey: In the House of Alcinous continues playwright Gavin Kostick's dynamic version of #Homer's epic of homecoming, performed with composer Andrew Synnott and dance artist Megan Kennedy. #Myth Sunday February 2nd, 12.30 @RIAMDublin. Booking here:
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RT @ClassicalAssoc1: Bookings now open for Classics Now 2025 @MU_Classics @ClassicsUCD @TCDClassics @ClassAssocNI @GalwayClassics
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Booking open now for @edithmayhall and @YiannisGabriel discussing their fascinating books on new interpretations of Homer's #Iliad, tragedy, ecology and Greek #myths. Chaired by Vincent Woods. Saturday February 1st, 6.30 pm. @ClassicalAssoc1 Tickets here:
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Booking now open for Ferdia Lennon and @poetclare, discussing war, history and prophecy in their brilliant début novels #GloriousExploits and #Delphi with dramaturg Tanya Dean. Saturday February 1st, 4pm. @ClassicalAssoc1 #Tragedy #Myth Book tickets here:
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Spike Lee's powerful film, Chi-Raq, set in Chicago in 2015, is an impassioned plea to end gun crime. Incorporating rap and hip-hop, it's a flamboyant version of Aristophanes' comedy, #Lysistrata. @IFI_Dub. Sunday February 2nd, 3.40 pm. Booking open here:
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RT @ClassCivAncHist: @profarlenehh’s #research and #engagement work @durham_classics @durham_uni to widen access to #classical subjects in…
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Booking open for Prometheus Off-Grid: Excerpts and Explorations. Dance artist Luke Murphy presents excerpts from his compelling series of installations reimagining the myth of the fire-stealing god, #Prometheus. With @AtticProjects. Sunday Feb 2nd, 6.30 pm
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RT @IFI_Dub: Screening next February as part of @ClassicsNowFest - Spike Lee's CHI-RAQ takes the bones of Aristophanes’ comedy Lysistrata,…
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More exciting highlights announced today for discussions and performances with @edithmayhall @YiannisGabriel @RaphaelKhouri #VincentWoods @IFI_Dub @GoetheIrland @IrishGeorgian @ClassicalAssoc1 #Iliad #myth #ecocriticism #Dionysos #Lysistrata #ChiRaq
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Ferdia Lennon's and Clare Pollard's brilliant début novels explore ancient prophecies and the bonds forged in wartime through staging #Medea. They'll be in conversation with Tanya Dean @IrishGeorgian, Feb 1st, 4pm. Booking from Jan 10th @ClassicalAssoc1
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It's lift-off for our fifth festival with first highlights announced today on with Pat Barker, Ferdia Lennon, Clare Pollard @poetclare, Belinda McKeon and Luke Murphy @lukemurphyattic @ClassicalAssoc1 @TCDClassics @ClassicsUCD @ClassCivAncHist @smockalley
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