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From the grand stages of ancient Greece to the bustling theaters of today, the iconic comedy and drama masks have long symbolized the dual nature of theatrical storytelling. Whether you’re a Broadway ...

Sex and violence dominated the entertainments of the ancient Greeks, as we can see from depictions on the terra-cotta vessels in “The Art of Ancient Greek Theater” through Jan. 3 at the Getty Villa.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Les représentations de masques de théâtre grec apparaissent aux environs de 470 av. J.-C. et se limitent presque exclusivement à la peinture ...

On Friday night, the University of Georgia Theatre welcomed attendants into its Cellar Theatre for a night of laughs, advanced animation and satirical yet modern humor. Directed by the theatre and ...

The vast 12,000-seat amphitheatre at Epidaurus, built in the fourth century BC, is the best-preserved in all of Greece. It lies in a verdant valley in the southern Peloponnese and its architectural ...

There’s a glut of Greek theatre around at the moment. The Almeida, most prominently, has its six-month season: three main-house productions and a festival of one-off events and readings. The Unicorn ...