1GEL VASSILIKA, GREECE FEBRUARY WORKSHOPS

1. TWIN CITIES
• Ancient theatre of Epidaurus (Epidaurus , Greece)
• Ancient Theatre of Syracuse (Syracuse , Italy)
Ancient Theatre of
Epidaurus
Ancient Theatre of
Syracuse

2. REASONS WHY ANCIENT THEATRE IS
IMPORTANT
• Cultural heritage
• Manners and customs
• Entertainment
• Expression of art
• Education
• People's participation on political matters
• Creativity.

3. THE PARTS OF ANCIENT GREEK
THEATRE
• Theatron: Seating area, the first seats were wooden and then, they were made of stone.
• Skené: The skênê hung or stood behind the orchestra and was also served as an area where
actors could change their costumes.
• Orchestra: The orchestra was a circular piece of ground at the bottom of the theatron where
the chorus and actors performed.

4. THE PARTS OF ANCIENT GREEK
THEATRE
• Parodos: a passage between auditorium and skene by which actors might come and
go during a play.
• Koilon: The auditorium or banks of seats.
• Diazoma: Wide annular horizontal corridor or passageway which separated the
lower bank of seats from the upper bank of seats.

5. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF
EPIDAURUS
• It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain.
• Constructed at the end of the 4th century BC.
• Architect: Polykleitos the younger.
• Capacity 13,000 to 14,000 spectators.
• Used as a means to heal patients -> belief that the observation of dramatic shows
had positive effects on mental and physical health.

6. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF
EPIDAURUS
• It is dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius.
• The Epidaurus Festival -> annual, since 1954.
• Special design -> optimal acoustics and better viewing everywhere.
• Steps creating a phenomenon called ‘virtual pitch,’ which allows a higher clarity of
sound.

7. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF
SYRACUSE
• It lies on the south slopes of the Temenite hill.
• It was build by the end of the 5th century BC.
• The name of the architect was Damoskos Myrilla.
• The theatre has capacity of 10.000 sitting spectators and 24.000 uprighted..

8. THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF
SYRACUSE
• The architecture was called Myrilla because he made heavy use of perfume
"myrrha".
• Its whole «belly» was separated into nine tiers and each of them had a special name.
• It had great acoustics and was used over a millennium

11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
• Kortessa Batsioudi
• Basileus Helias Chatziantoniou
• Maria Klimasda
• Maria Kourgiozou
• Ioannis Oikonomou