Euripides' Bacchae in ancient Greek | Performing

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Euripides, Bacchae
How important was the rhythm in ancient Greek tragedies? How the rhythm can reveal the emotional shifts of a hero? Were the rhythms of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides so different?
Evangelia Thalassini, an actor and researcher of ancient rhythmic theory, discusses the power and the deep meaning of rhythm in the ancient Greek culture, while she recites part of Euripide's Bacchae in ancient Greek by using the original rhythm.
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🖋 Title: Bacchae in Ancient Greek | Decoding the Ancient Rhythm
⏱ Duration: 4min 53sec
🎬 Film auteur: Nikolaos Koumartzis
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// Who is Evangelia?
Evangelia has done extensive theatrical studies such as Theatre Acting at the “Veaki Drama School” in Athens, and Stage Direction at the “Royal Superior Academy of Drama” (RESAD) in Madrid. She holds a Master's degree in “Stage Arts Composition” at the University “Rey Juan Carlos” in Madrid.
She has directed several theatrical plays in Greece and Spain, and since 2015 she has been involved exclusively in presenting tragedies in ancient Greek at archaeological museums and sites in Greece, such as Sophocles' “Antigone".
What's more, she has been researching the musicality of the speech in ancient texts, the relation of the triptych “Music - Speech - Movement”, and the rhythm of prosody (alternation of long and sort syllabus).
She has extensive experience in teaching the rhythms of ancient Greek poetry.
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