The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and The Greek Theatre of New York

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The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and The Greek Theatre of New York

Aristotle’s Poetics is the earliest survived  work ( 335 BC ) where he explains what poetry is,including Drama,Tragedy,Comedy and Lyric and Epic poetry. Theatre was built when the first Drama=Theatre was first created and presented by Thespis in ( 530 BC ).

Dionysus’ Theatre,the birth place of tragic poetry, is the first theatre of the Western world ,located on the south  hill of the Acropolis and it is where Aeschylus’,Euripides’,Sophocles’,Aristophanes’…timeless works were performed, not only for entertainment but also for deep moral and spiritual discussions.

Promoting cultural identity and sharing moral and social values make the world smaller and no matter the different cultures,you see that the humans’ spiritual needs are the same worldwide and carry indefinite duration.

It was in 1929 that ” The Greek Theatre in Los Angels ” was built and it opened in September of the same year. Designed by the architect Frederick Heath,the amphitheatre’s stage is modelled after a Greek Temple and it is nested in a lush landscape which so much resembles the surrounding area of the ancient Greek Epidaurus theatre, which is famous for its symmetry and its perfect acoustics.The Epidaurus theatre is  the finest well-preserved  of all of Greece’s ancient theatres. The Greek Theatre in Los Angels is also an open air theatre with excellent acoustics where you can enjoy top quality entertainment under the stars….

Concerning  “The Greek Theatre of  New York”, another strong,cultural bond between  Greece  and  USA, was founded by actor,writer and producer Yannis Simonides in 1979 and performances of classical and contemporary Hellenic repertory take place .

Successful productions with distinguished artists  have taken place over the years, such as :Aeschylus’ Agamemnon.Sophocles’ Electra,Euripides’ Iphigenia in Tauris,Aristophanes’ Lysistrata,The Birds,Theodorakis’  Song of the Dead Brother,Kazantzakis’ Greek Passion,Kornaros’  Erotokritos, just to name some and of course the most recent one “The Apology of Socrates” , where  his considerable arguments on virtue,justice,politics,love of life and hope in death tackle timeless issues and carry the torch of civilization and learning…

Moreover, Yannis Simonides founded  ” Greek Theatre International ”  in 2010,as a sister organization to ” The Greek Theatre of New York ” and he aims to bring works of Greek Drama and Literature beyond National boundaries and traditional  theatre spaces, into  schools,universities,festivals,companies,communities and public spaces. As he supports their work is a profound belief in the diachronic and universal value of Greek Texts and Plays.

http://www.ellinikotheatro.org/greek-theatre-international/

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Greek Aroma from a garden,to spread all over the world, reaching  new horizons

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