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Eπίδαυρος [Epidaurus]
Tο Aρχαίο Θέατρο, οι Παραστάσεις [The Ancient Theatre, the Performances]

A publication dedicated to this unique ancient Greek theatre, renowned throughout the world for its beauty and the harmony of its architectural parts, its acoustics and for hosting the most famous works and performers ever presented worldwide. It traces the entire history of the theatre — from the selection of its site, its architectural design and the mathematical relations of its construction which produce its unique acoustics, with a detailed account of the revival of ancient Greek drama, a full catalogue of performances, a record of performers and reviews, a historical account of the excavations, and hitherto unpublished photographs of its restoration, aerial photographs of the whole archaeological site, some 200 photographs of all modern performances, models and sketches of stage sets and costumes by Tsarouchis, Moralis, Vasileiou, Fasianos, etc., with scores by Dimitris Mitropoulos and Mikis Theodorakis. In brief, it brings together the legendary greatness which has gone with the site of Epidaurus from antiquity down to the present.

Joint publication of the BOCCF and Ephesus Publishing

Author: S. Gogos, C. Georgousopoulos et al.
Category: Joint Publications
2002 / 28 × 37 cm / 456 pp. / illustrated / hardbound

ISBN: 978-960-8460-46-1

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