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Reassertion of the humanism of the ancient world

Reading Greek Tragedy Online was created during the first weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown when Paul O’Mahony, Artistic Director of award-winning Brighton based theatre company Out of Chaos found all three of his upcoming UK tours cancelled.

The rituals of ancient Greece – especially public performances of tragic plays – have remarkable resonance with the current moment.

Written by Alba Curry The Center for Hellenic Studies would like to extend their greatest thanks and appreciation to all of those who participated in the fourth meeting of the Comparatism Seminar. We would also like to thank Cléo Carastro for her talk, “Polytheisms and Cosmologies-Comparative perspectives on ancient Greece and contemporary Nuna societies (Burkina Faso, West Africa)” Carastro’s presentation began with a set of questions: What does it mean to compare contemporary and ancie...

Reassertion of the humanism of the ancient world

Written by Alba Curry The Center for Hellenic Studies would like to extend their greatest thanks and appreciation to all of those who participated in the fourth meeting of the Comparatism Seminar. We would also like to thank Professor Johannes Haubold for his talk, “Comparatism from a Disciplinary Perspective: The Case of Classics and Assyriology.” Haubold’s talk considered how the disciplinary context of comparison affects what we compare and how we do it. For example, what are the conse...

Maliotis Center Presents Conference on the Orthodox Churchs Role in the Greek Revolution On Saturday, April 17, the Maliotis Cultural Center at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology presented the virtual conference “1821-2021: The Orthodox Church and the Greek Revolution” in observance of the bicentennial of the beginning of Greece’s War of Independence. The conference examined the vital role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Greek Orthodox clergy in supporting th...

Harvard University’s special feature on Greece: “Celebrating a bicentennial of democracy in its birthplace” Search for: “At Harvard and elsewhere, philhellenes celebrate Greek independence,” the article writes. “Two hundred years ago today, Greece declared its independence. From the start, Harvard was there, helping both in the fledgling Mediterranean country and back in the United States.” Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA. Photo by 2U. The Harvard Gazette also emphasised ...

The National Herald Yorgos Karamihos, actor, playwright and director, brings Makriyannis Unplugged to UCLA November 7. Photo by Shahar Stroh 4/14/2021 The National Herald      LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture (UCLA SNF Center) has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Greece to support the Athens’ performance of Makriyannis Unplugged, a contemporary retelling of the life and memoirs of Yannis Makriyannis, who played an...

Last year, stymied by tour cancellations, actor, artistic director and Classics enthusiast Paul O’Mahony wanted to build a community among fellow performers from his Hove home as the world headed into isolation. Finding “very willing accomplices” at Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies and Brandeis University, he pulled together an international ensemble to read all 32 surviving Greek tragedies in weekly online sessions which kept growing in ambition. From the cast, Tim Delap ( The Hun...