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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
Fantastic time talking the continuing power of ancient myth and literature to help us think about modern anxieties with interviewer Vincent Woods and author Yiannis Gabriel last night in Dublin. The city went wild because Ireland won the rugby !
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 classicsnow.ie
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: riam.ie/whats-on/the-o…
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: ifi.ie/film/ifi-class…
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: ifi.ie/film/ifi-class…
Our colleague Rebecca Usherwood talking to Newsweek about the significance of this spectacular find of late Roman gold coins. newsweek.com/rare-roman-gol…
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: classicsnow.ie/2025-events/th…
Bookings now open for Classics Now 2025 @MU_Classics @ClassicsUCD @TCDClassics @ClassAssocNI @GalwayClassics
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: eventbrite.ie/e/113253116419…
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: eventbrite.ie/e/113253116419…
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: eventbrite.ie/e/113251486544…
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: ifi.ie/film/ifi-class…
@profarlenehh’s #research and #engagement work @durham_classics @durham_uni to widen access to #classical subjects in schools is featured in today’s @guardian #TransformativeHumanities @ahrcpress @british_academy @PDJSwallow @edithmayhall theguardian.com/education/2025…
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 smockalley.com
Screening next February as part of @ClassicsNowFest - Spike Lee's CHI-RAQ takes the bones of Aristophanes’ comedy Lysistrata, in which women go on a ‘sex strike’ in protest against a prolonged war. Tickets on sale now 🎟 ifi.ie/film/ifi-class…
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 classicsnow.ie/#2025Highlights
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 classicsnow.ie/#2025Highlights
It's lift-off for our fifth festival with first highlights announced today on classicsnow.ie with Pat Barker, Ferdia Lennon, Clare Pollard @poetclare, Belinda McKeon and Luke Murphy @lukemurphyattic @ClassicalAssoc1 @TCDClassics @ClassicsUCD @ClassCivAncHist @smockalley
Gladiator II | Film review by Mary Beard | The TLS the-tls.co.uk/arts/film/glad…