The Birds is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It has been acclaimed by modern critics as a perfectly realized fantasy remarkable for its mimicry of birds and for the liveliness of its songs. Unlike the author's other early plays, it includes no direct mention of the Peloponnesian War an...
Thanos Mikroutsikos, who wrote music for, among others, Assembly women, said in an interview: “Everything in theater needs to be justified. If it is not reasoned, it is just an idea of the mind. When reasoned, any idea can be applied. We are used to performances of the ancient drama by modern directors t...
The close relationship of composer Vassilis Dimitriou with the theater proved extremely fruitful and of timeless value. The composer, who sadly passed away in 2015, had permanent collaborations with a range of theatre companies involved in ancient drama performances, comedies or tragedies. As for Aristophanes,...
Two extremely talented composers, Nikos Kypourgos and Minos Matsas, composed music for Peace, a comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. The plot concerns the flight to heaven on a dung beetle by Trygaeus. He searches for goddess Peace, discovers that the god of war has buried...
Alternative Aristophanes: Tasos Karakatsanis – Dionysis Savvopoulos
This week, we say “happy new year” with a tribute to Aristophanes and to music for his plays. The great comic playwright, also known as the “Father of Comedy”, and his masterpieces have been a constant source of inspiration for almos...
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