Aeschylus Agamemnon - Schools Day
Aeschylus Agamemnon - Schools Day
31 January 2025, Warwick Arts Centre
We are pleased to announce that the Warwick Ancient Drama Festival will return in January 2025. The festival will take place on the 30th and 31st January 2025, with the 31st specifically dedicated to schools.
Booking the Schools Day:
The Schools Day (Friday 31st), including the matinee performance, is FREE, but attendees are asked to organise their own transportation and lunch.
If you wish to book your pupils for this day, please email Dr Emily Clifford emily.clifford@warwick.ac.uk with the following information:
1.The number of participants, including teachers (max 30 in total per school, please)
2.Which of the afternoon sessions you wish to attend
(Everyone will attend the two lectures from 11–12, but there is then a choice of options for the two sessions 12.15–1 and 2–2.45.)
*Please do not over-estimate student numbers.*
It has been frustrating, in previous years, to see empty seats at this over-subscribed event.
If you miss out on the Schools Day:
The Schools Day will become fully booked very quickly. We will operate a waiting list for those schools who apply after the booking limit has been reached. If the matinee performance is full, or not convenient, schools may instead book for the evening performances on Thursday or Friday, which are also accompanied by lectures:
·Thursday evening (30th): On the Thursday, there will be a pre-performance lecture by Dr Emmanuela Bakola on ‘Aeschylus and the Oresteia’.
·Friday pm/evening (31st): If the matinee and associated talks are oversubscribed, the Department will offer additional sessions on the afternoon of Friday 31st (from 4pm) for those unable to attend the earlier sessions on that day (please see below).
Tickets for both these performances (normally £7) will have 50% discount for school groups, and booking will commence in early October. To make a school group booking for an evening performance, please email groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk at the Warwick Arts Centre, cc’ing me (emily.clifford@warwick.ac.uk).
Further information:
Please contact Emily Clifford (emily.clifford@warwick.ac.uk) for access and parking information and any other enquiries.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
WARWICK ANCIENT DRAMA FESTIVAL
30–31 JANUARY 2025, WARWICK ARTS CENTRE
THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 2025
6.30–7.00pm: Dr Emmanuela Bakola, Aeschylus and the Oresteia
7.30–9.30 pm: Performance (1) of the Agamemnon at Warwick Arts Centre Main Theatre
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FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 2025
From 10.30am – _Main stage auditorium open
11am–11.20am: ALL—Dr Emmanuela Bakola, Welcome and Introduction to Ancient Theatre (Main Stage)
11.20–12: ALL—Dr Paul Grigsby The Historical Context of the Oresteia (Main Stage)
SEMINARS—SESSION 1
12.15–1pm: Option A—Dr Emmanuela Bakola, 'Understanding Aeschylus' Oresteia is key for understanding Greek theatre: Discuss' (Main stage)
12.15–1pm: Option B—Dr Emily Clifford, 'Seeing Furies: The Oresteia in Pictures' (Helen Martin Studio)
12.15–1pm: Option C—Professor David Fearn, 'Language and Character Up Close' (FAB or Oculus)
12.15–1pm: Option D—Dr Leo Kershaw, 'Cut from the Same Cloth: Symbolism, Sacrifice, and the Textiles in modern productions of Aeschylus' Agamemnon' (FAB or Oculus)
1–2pm: Lunch break for all
SEMINARS—SESSION 2
2–2.45pm: Option A—Dr Emmanuela Bakola, 'Understanding Aeschylus' Oresteia is key for understanding Greek theatre: Discuss' (Helen Martin Studio)
2–2.45pm: Option B—Dr Emily Clifford, 'Seeing Furies: The Oresteia in Pictures' (Main stage)
2–2.45pm: Option C—Professor David Fearn, 'Language and Character Up Close' (seminar) (FAB or Oculus)
2–2.45pm: Option D—Dr Leo Kershaw, 'Cut from the Same Cloth: Symbolism, Sacrifice, and the Textiles in modern productions of Aeschylus' Agamemnon' (FAB or Oculus)
3pm: Theatre doors open for audience to take seats
3.30–5.30pm: Performance (2) of the Agamemnon at Warwick Arts Centre Main Theatre
5.30-6pm: Post-performance discussion, by Director and Producer
EXTRA SESSIONS (Helen Martin Studio)
4pm: Dr Emmanuela Bakola, Introduction to Ancient Theatre, Aeschylus and the Oresteia.
5 – 5.45pm: Dr Emily Clifford, 'Seeing Furies: The Oresteia in Pictures'
6-6.45: Dr Emmanuela Bakola, 'Understanding Aeschylus' Oresteia is key for understanding Greek theatre: Discuss'
7.00–9pm: Performance (3) of the Agamemnon at Warwick Arts Centre Main Theatre