Theatre, course Greek tragedy in Epidavros
by Karen de Vries
The
course will be based on a classic tragedy from the family history of the
royal family of Argos, such as that of Electra or Agamemnon. Greek tragedy
stands for intense emotions and poetic lyrics. How does one act in order
to unite lyrics and motion so that it becomes music?
Every morning we will
start by doing some exercising of the voice and singing.
The speaking choir is a fixed part of every Greek tragedy and it is so exciting to let this group engage in a choreography as one, whilst at the same time consisting of different individuals. Together we'll finally perform in front of an audience. With the aid of the mythological tales we may be able to situate the play in the Greece of the ancient world.
This summer Karidiès will work together with professor in theatre at the university of Athens, Platon Mavromoustákos and with Herman Altena, translater of Greek tragedies. In the first week the group will have the opportunity to follow a lecture at the international Summercourse "Ancient Greek Drama". The students of the summercourse will follow one of our rehearsals.
At the ancient theatre of Epidavros you can have the experience
of how it feels to give your own voice a chance to carry to the highest
tier of this acoustically unrivaled amphitheatre. During this 15-day
theatrecourse you get 40 hours of lessons being part of a program with
other cultural activities such as a visit to both theatres, Mycenae
and enough spare time to enjoy Greek country-life. We'll visit 2
performances at the theatre of Epidavros, where during the summer festival
the classic tragedies and comedies will be played every weekend.
The
lessons will be taught at the Pevkotheatro, a small open-air theatre
overlooking the harbour, in the shade of two big
pine-trees.
Dates: 4 July - 18 July 2010
25 July - 8 Aug. 2010
Price: € 825,-
Price accommodation: Depends on the accommodation of your choice. Take a look at the page accommodation.
Course instructor: Karen de Vries works as an actress,
drama teacher, director and role-play actress in the
Netherlands. She completed her education at the 'Academy of Expression
through Speech and
Gesture', at Utrecht in 1981. Since then she has been acting in numerous
productions for different theatregroups and still works for diverse
amateur theatrecompanies and art centres as
director and drama teacher. In 2000, as a celebration of their 25th
anniversary,
she directed 'Iphigenia in Tauris' for the Greek society 'Anagennisi'.
It was a
large-scale production, incorporating live Greek music and performed
by amateuractors. In 2003 Karen organised and played in "Lysistrata" in Utrecht in Holland, participating in the world-wide reading of this play on 03-03-03 as a protest to war.
From 1990 Karen de Vries has worked as a role-play actress for social
skills trainings and gives teambuilding training, using theatre as a
medium and presentationtrainings. In 1996 she started the 'theatre-holidays'
that unite her two great passions, 'theatre and Epidavros' and guides
amateur players towards a performance every summer. She directs, teaches
Greek dancing and accompanies the excursions. Karen is your host, and
she will do her utmost to make you feel at home in her adopted village.
She speaks Dutch, English, German and Greek.
Program Greek tragedy
4 July -18 July 2010 and 25 July - 8 Aug. 2010
Sunday 4 July / 25 July |
Arrival at Epidavros. Check-in
to accomodation. 20.30: Tour of the village and welcome dinner at the harbour. |
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Monday 5 July / 26 July |
10.00 - 14.00: Drama class |
Tuesday 6 July / 27 July |
10.00
- 14.00: Drama class 15.00 - 18.00: A visit to the little theatre and snorkelling around the ancient city. |
Wednesday 7 July / 28 July |
7.30 - 16.00 : Excursion to the theatre at Argos and Mycenae. Rehearsal in the theatre of Argos. Lunch at the "Beautiful Helena" in Mycenae. |
Thursday 8 July / 29 July |
10.00
- 14.00: Drama class |
Friday 9 July / 30 July |
10.00
- 14.00: Drama class 20.00 - 24.00: Performance at the Theatre of Epidavros |
Saturday 10 July / 31 July |
Free time. 21.00 : Dinner at a Greek tavern |
Sunday 11 July / 1 Aug. |
Free time. |
Monday 12 July / 2 Aug. |
10.00
- 14.00: Drama class 18.00 - 19.00: Greek dancing lesson |
Tuesday 13 July / 3 Aug. |
10.00 - 14.00: Drama class |
Wednesday 14 July / 4 Aug. |
7.30 - 15.30:
Excursion to the Theatre of Epidavros and the Sanctuary of Asclepios. Rehearsal at the Theatre. |
Thursday 15 July / 5 Aug. |
10.00
- 14.00: Drama class 19.00 - 21.00: Technical rehearsal |
Friday 16July / 6 Aug. |
10.00
- 14.00: Drama class 17.00 - 21.00: General rehearsal and performance at the Pine Tree Theatre. 21.00:Dining and celebrating together |
Saturday 17 July / 7 Aug. |
20.00 - 24.00: Performance at the Theatre of Epidavros
24.00: Souper |
Sunday 18 July / 8 Aug. |
Return journey |