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under the direction of Nicos Shiafkalis (Director
of the Institute) and Professor Heinz-Uwe
Haus (Academic Chair of the Institute).
The tutors of the Summer Institute were: Prof.
Michael Walton, Prof. Freddy Decreus, Prof.
Heinz-Uwe Haus and George Mikellis.
Aristophanes’ "Peace", Theatre of Northern
Greece.
Iphigenia in Aulis
A Workshop Production on the Land of Aphrodite
Ancient Greek Drama is still having a universal
appeal. The reason why can easily be
explained and I believe that as long as man
will continue trying to understand himself
and the others, to understand himself through
others and to improve as homo-politicus plays
such as King Oedipus and Oresteia, the only
extant trilogy, will always be present.
This universal appeal and a desire to learn
more about the Ancient Greek Drama brought
a number of drama students from various
countries to Droushia, a picturesque village
in the mountains of Paphos, the land of
ancient goddess Aphrodite, to attend the
International Summer School for Ancient
Drama and Theatre, organized annually by
the Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre
Institute. They worked with experts on the
theory and practice of Ancient Greek Drama,
watched relevant performances in the
ancient theatre of Paphos and on video,
and contributed greatly in discussions which
followed the performances. They also participated
in a workshop production of Eurupi-
George Mikellis, Philologist - Theatrologist
des’ Iphigenia in Aulis under the guidance
of distinguished directors Dr Heinz-Uwe
Haus and Nicos Shiafkalis. The aim of this
production was purely paedagogical. It aimed
at involving the students in the process of
giving life to a special kind of drama, giving
solutions to problems and in general getting
acquainted with a unique piece of art
and its requirements, as well as with characters
who have no equivalent in the world
of drama. The whole process was of educational
benefit to them. The fact that the audience
who attended their performance on
August 3rd 2005 enjoyed it greatly came as
a natural consequence.
The performance showed its paedagogical
character in a very clear way. It obviously
lacked experimentation, because one has first
to master the traditional form and then to
experiment. The co-directors had wisely
planned to give emphasis to the structure
of the tragedy and succeeded in creating a
synthesis of the component parts.
The chorus danced, sang the lyrics and recit-