Homer's Iliad at the Museum
Homer鈥檚 Iliad聽staged as a one-person show? In a Museum? Watch the performance of 苹果淫院 Classics professor聽Lynn Kozak聽return the epic Greek poem to its origins, as a dramatic oral presentation for a small intimate audience. Presented to you in the museum's Victorian-style auditorium,聽 this one-hour adaptation recreates the poem for a contemporary audience.
Please arrive at 14h30 to reserve your ticket at the welcome desk.听Space in the auditorium is limited.
In English.
This performance is not appropriate for children younger than 12 years old. Thank you for your understanding.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Pre-show introduction to the history of theatre: Join us for a guided tour of the Greek and Roman artifacts on display in our聽World Cultures exhibit. You will admire terracotta聽statues of theatre characters, a聽Roman聽mosaic聽and聽miniature聽theatrical聽masks,聽while learning all about the聽theatre and the Iliad poem. Bilingual.听Sign-up for the tour at the welcome desk. A tour will be given at: 13h30 ; 13h50 and 14h10.
Still curious? Joins us for an interactive activity on聽Greco-Roman Theatre.听