• Ancient theatre of Epidaurus (Epidaurus , Greece)
• Ancient Theatre of Syracuse (Syracuse , Italy)
Ancient Theatre of Ancient Theatre of
Epidaurus Syracuse REASONS WHY ANCIENT THEATRE IS IMPORTANT • Cultural heritage • Manners and customs • Entertainment • Expression of art • Education • People's participation on political matters • Creativity. THE PARTS OF ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE • Theatron: Seating area, the first seats were wooden and then, they were made of stone. • Skené: The skênê hung or stood behind the orchestra and was also served as an area where actors could change their costumes. • Orchestra: The orchestra was a circular piece of ground at the bottom of the theatron where the chorus and actors performed. THE PARTS OF ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE • Parodos: a passage between auditorium and skene by which actors might come and go during a play. • Koilon: The auditorium or banks of seats. • Diazoma: Wide annular horizontal corridor or passageway which separated the lower bank of seats from the upper bank of seats. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF EPIDAURUS • It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain. • Constructed at the end of the 4th century BC. • Architect: Polykleitos the younger. • Capacity 13,000 to 14,000 spectators. • Used as a means to heal patients -> belief that the observation of dramatic shows had positive effects on mental and physical health. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF EPIDAURUS • It is dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius. • The Epidaurus Festival -> annual, since 1954. • Special design -> optimal acoustics and better viewing everywhere. • Steps creating a phenomenon called ‘virtual pitch,’ which allows a higher clarity of sound. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF SYRACUSE • It lies on the south slopes of the Temenite hill. • It was build by the end of the 5th century BC. • The name of the architect was Damoskos Myrilla. • The theatre has capacity of 10.000 sitting spectators and 24.000 uprighted.. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF SYRACUSE • The architecture was called Myrilla because he made heavy use of perfume "myrrha". • Its whole «belly» was separated into nine tiers and each of them had a special name. • It had great acoustics and was used over a millennium THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
• Kortessa Batsioudi • Basileus Helias Chatziantoniou • Maria Klimasda • Maria Kourgiozou • Ioannis Oikonomou