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Bacchae 2022 Performance

ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Classics Society are proud to announce our 2022 Ancient Drama festival production of Euripides' Bacchae, directed by Jessica Johnson and produced by Katharine Broderick.

Set in ancient Thebes, this tragedy tells the story of King Pentheus and his refusal to accept the power of the god Dionysus...

Dr Emmanuela Bakola (University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ) ‘Nature and the Divine in the Bacchae’

Professor Michael Scott (University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ) ‘The historical context of the Bacchae’

Professor David Fearn (University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ) on ‘Chorus and Characters in the µþ²¹³¦³¦³ó²¹±ð’ (seminar)

Xavier Buxton (University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ) ‘Drama as Cult, or The Mysteries of the µþ²¹³¦³¦³ó²¹±ð’.

Professor Eric Csapo (British Academy Global Professor of Classics, University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ) ‘Dionysus' Face and Pentheus Dress: Dionysian Imagery and Symbolism'