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The Eastern Mediterannean :: The Greek World :: The Roman World
Mythology :: Classical Greek and Roman Drama :: Related Drama Videotapes

Performances Of Classical Drama

Oresteia

Aristophanes, Birds. London Small Comedy Company. Insight Media. (40 minutes, color)

Aristophanes, Frogs. London Small Comedy Company. Insight Media. (75 minutes, color)

Aristophanes, Lysistrata. Modern Greek w/ subtitles. Director, Georgos Zervoulakos; adaptation by Yiannis Negrepontis. NY Film Annex, 1987.

Aristophanes, Women in Power (Ekklesiazousai) and Plautus, The Braggart Warrior. (58 min., color) [no mention of who does this; neither play is complete]

Euripides, Medea. Staged by Jose Quintero; producer, David Susskind; directors, Jose Quintero, H. Wesley Kenney. New York, N.Y.: Ivy Classics Video [distributor], c1989 (107 min., b&w). Judith Anderson, Colleen Dewhurst, Henry Brandon, Morris Charnovsky. "Freely adapted from the Medea of Euripides by Robinson Jeffers." Videocassette release of the 1959 production.

Euripides, Medea. New York Greek Drama Company; Peter Steadman, director. New York, N.Y: New York Greek Drama Company, 1986. (ca. 100 min.) In ancient Greek with English subtitles. Commentary by William Arrowsmith.

Euripides, Medea. Kennedy Center, PBS production, 4/20/83 (1 hr. 30 min.) AV

Euripides, Trojan Women. USA Home Video (2 hours). [Hepburn performance] AV

Sophocles, Ajax. CL

Sophocles, Antigone. With Irene Pappas. 1962. Insight Media. (88 minutes)

Sophocles, Antigone. Director, Don Taylor; producer, Louis Marks. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities, c 1988 (120 min., color). Videocassette release of the 1984 television production by BBC-TV.

[Sophocles] The Rise of Greek Tragedy: Oedipus the King. Athens Classical Theater Co. James Mason, Claire Bloom, Ian Richardson, narr. Anthony Quayle. Films For The Humanities. (45 min., color)

Sophocles, Oedipus the King. Translation by Don Taylor; a BBC TV co-production in association with Bioscope Inc.; producer, Louis Marks; directed by Don Taylor. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities [distributor], 1988 (120 min., color).

Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus. Films for the Humanities. 2 tapes (1 hr. 20 min. each) AV

Stravinsky, Igor, Oedipus Rex. Jessye Norman, soprano; Philip Langridge, tenor; Min Tanaka, Oedipus dancer; Shinyu-Kai Chorus; Tokyo Opera Singers; Saito Kinen Festival Dancers; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor. Laser optical extended play CLV; digital, stereo. audio recording. NY: Philips, p1994, c1992. (58 min., color) [An opera-oratorio, with libretto after Sophocles by Jean Cocteau. Sung in Latin with narration in Japanese and with English subtitles by e.e. cummings.] M1500.S895 O6 1994

Terence, That Girl from Andros. In earliest Engl. verse translation, c. 1500. Films For The Humanities. (115 min., color)

Staging and Theatrics Of Classical Drama

The Changing Classical Audience for Theatre. Films For The Humanities. (21 min., color) [traces changes from Aeschylus to Euripides, and on into Roman times]

The Role of Theatre in Ancient Greece. Films For The Humanities.(23 min., color) PA3131 .R65 1995

Staging classical tragedy. Presented by Richard Beacham. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities, c1989 (30 min., color). [Identifies the physical parts of the acting space and, using the Oresteia as an example, shows how plays would have been staged in Aeschylus' time]

Staging Classical Comedy. Films For The Humanities. (25 min., color) [focuses on a performance of Miles Gloriosus]

Theatrical Devices in Classical Theatre. Films For The Humanities. (20 min., color)


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		Videotapes The Eastern Mediterannean :: The Greek World :: The Roman World Mythology :: Classical Greek and Roman Drama :: Related Drama Videotapes Performances Of Classical Drama Aeschylus, Oresteia. 3 tapes. Dir. Peter Hall, transl. Tony Harrison. National Theatre of Britain. Films For The Humanities. (90, 70, 70 min., color) Aristophanes, Birds. London Small Comedy Company. Insight Media. (40 minutes, color) Aristophanes, Frogs. London Small Comedy Company. Insight Media. (75 minutes, color) Aristophanes, Lysistrata. Modern Greek w/ subtitles. Director, Georgos Zervoulakos; adaptation by Yiannis Negrepontis. NY Film Annex, 1987. Aristophanes, Women in Power (Ekklesiazousai) and Plautus, The Braggart Warrior. (58 min., color) [no mention of who does this; neither play is complete] Euripides, Medea. Staged by Jose Quintero; producer, David Susskind; directors, Jose Quintero, H. Wesley Kenney. New York, N.Y.: Ivy Classics Video [distributor], c1989 (107 min., b&w). Judith Anderson, Colleen Dewhurst, Henry Brandon, Morris Charnovsky. "Freely adapted from the Medea of Euripides by Robinson Jeffers." Videocassette release of the 1959 production. Euripides, Medea. New York Greek Drama Company; Peter Steadman, director. New York, N.Y: New York Greek Drama Company, 1986. (ca. 100 min.) In ancient Greek with English subtitles. Commentary by William Arrowsmith. Euripides, Medea. Kennedy Center, PBS production, 4/20/83 (1 hr. 30 min.) AV Euripides, Trojan Women. USA Home Video (2 hours). [Hepburn performance] AV Sophocles, Ajax. CL Sophocles, Antigone. With Irene Pappas. 1962. Insight Media. (88 minutes) Sophocles, Antigone. Director, Don Taylor; producer, Louis Marks. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities, c 1988 (120 min., color). Videocassette release of the 1984 television production by BBC-TV. [Sophocles] The Rise of Greek Tragedy: Oedipus the King. Athens Classical Theater Co. James Mason, Claire Bloom, Ian Richardson, narr. Anthony Quayle. Films For The Humanities. (45 min., color) Sophocles, Oedipus the King. Translation by Don Taylor; a BBC TV co-production in association with Bioscope Inc.; producer, Louis Marks; directed by Don Taylor. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities [distributor], 1988 (120 min., color). Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus. Films for the Humanities. 2 tapes (1 hr. 20 min. each) AV Stravinsky, Igor, Oedipus Rex. Jessye Norman, soprano; Philip Langridge, tenor; Min Tanaka, Oedipus dancer; Shinyu-Kai Chorus; Tokyo Opera Singers; Saito Kinen Festival Dancers; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor. Laser optical extended play CLV; digital, stereo. audio recording. NY: Philips, p1994, c1992. (58 min., color) [An opera-oratorio, with libretto after Sophocles by Jean Cocteau. Sung in Latin with narration in Japanese and with English subtitles by e.e. cummings.] M1500.S895 O6 1994 Terence, That Girl from Andros. In earliest Engl. verse translation, c. 1500. Films For The Humanities. (115 min., color) Staging and Theatrics Of Classical Drama The Changing Classical Audience for Theatre. Films For The Humanities. (21 min., color) [traces changes from Aeschylus to Euripides, and on into Roman times] The Role of Theatre in Ancient Greece. Films For The Humanities.(23 min., color) PA3131 .R65 1995 Staging classical tragedy. Presented by Richard Beacham. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities, c1989 (30 min., color). [Identifies the physical parts of the acting space and, using the Oresteia as an example, shows how plays would have been staged in Aeschylus' time] Staging Classical Comedy. Films For The Humanities. (25 min., color) [focuses on a performance of Miles Gloriosus] Theatrical Devices in Classical Theatre. Films For The Humanities. (20 min., color)