Aeschylus

The Belgian city of Ghent is hosting a festival dedicated to ancient Greek drama, presenting the entire canon of 32 surviving plays in the streets of the city, free of charge, from May 1 to June 23.

Pantelis Flatsousis and his team present a unique performance at the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus. Based on Aeschylus' classic play "Seven Against Thebes," this production explores the theme of war and its devastating consequences.

From 15 to 30 July two large-scale theatrical productions of Aeschylus' works − one Greek and one international − by leading artists, a concert with distinguished musical ensembles as well as an academic symposium on Aeschylus and the concepts governing this special stage genre, will create an informal but explosive debate on ancient drama, which always remains alive and crucial to contemporary

International Greek Language Day is celebrated annually on February 9, the date when Dionysios Solomos, the national poet of modern Greece, has been commemorated since his death in 1857. Unmatched in its content and expression, the Greek language substantiates anthropocentric meanings.

The Municipal and Regional Theater of Patra presents "Prometheus Bound," Aeschylus' dramatic tragedy that tells the tale of Prometheus, a Titan punished by Zeus for providing fire to humanity.

"I'd wanted to come to Greece for years, but something always prevented it from happening. But when I got the phone call from Stavros Tsakiris asking me to play Prometheus, I was scared stiff. And then I thought of my parents, who are now gone, telling me: 'Are you kidding Katerina?

The Greek National Theater presents a bold new production of the entirety of Aeschylus' "Oresteia," the only extant example of an ancient Greek theater trilogy, with each part staged by a different director, each making their debut at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus.

The mythical figure of Agamemnon lies dead against the backdrop of the ruins of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul during rehearsals of an adaptation of the 'Oresteia,' a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Athenian dramatist Aeschylus in the 5th century BC.

Aeschylus' play "Prometheus Bound" will be staged at the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus on August 3 and 4, in a production directed by Martha Frintzila.

Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" takes center stage next weekend at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus as part of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. Plotting, unfortunate fates and morality loom large in the first play of the "Oresteia" trilogy, which focuses on the return of Agamemnon to his kingdom and family. The play will be in Greek with English surtitles. Both performances begin at 9 p.m.