– with apologies for cross-posting – Dear All, This is a reminder that registration is now open for: Classics and the Spectacular under Fascism: Classical Performance in the ‘Ventennio Fascista’ Monday 16 December 2019, Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LU (APGRD, Faculty of Classics, Oxford; Laboratorio Dionysos, Università di Trento; University of Groningen) Follow this link to register: https://classicsandspectac.wixsite.com/classicsandthespect/registration For more information: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 10.15-10.45 Registration and Coffee 10.45-11.00 Welcome from Fiona Macintosh (Oxford) Giovanna Di Martino and Sara Troiani present the APGRD and Laboratorio Dionysos Databases 11.00-12.00 Classicising the Spectacle – Chair: Oliver Taplin (Oxford) Eleftheria Ioannidou (Groningen) - A Classical Modernity Giovanna Di Martino (Oxford) – Aeschylus at the Crossroads between 'Modernities' 12.00-13.00 Classics and the Spectacular I: Ettore Romagnoli, INDA and Fascism – Chair: Giorgio Ieranò (Trento) Sara Troiani (Trento) – Ettore Romagnoli’s Productions and the Fascist Regime Natalie Minioti (Thessaloniki) - The Secret Meaning of the Chorus in the Theatrical Performances of the Dramatic Festival of Syracuse during the Fascist Period 13:00-14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.00 Classics and the Spectacular II - INDA, Music and Dances – Chair: Fiona Macintosh (Oxford) Giovanna Casali (Bologna) - Did the Music Change under the Fascist Regime? A Survey of the Musical Compositions in the INDA Performances Giulia Bordignon (Venice) - ‘Living Sculpture’: The Dancing Chorus at the Greek Theatre in Syracuse, 1927-1939 15.00-15.15 Coffee break 15.15-16.15 Theorising Fascist Classicism – Chair: Eleftheria Ioannidou (Groningen) Dimitris Plantzos (Athens) and Vasileios Balaskas (Malaga-Athens) - Reinventing Romanitas; Exchanges of Classical Antiquities as Symbolic Gifts between Italy and Spain (1933-1943) Helen Roche (Durham) - Theorising the Use and Abuse of the Classical Past in Mussolini’s Third Rome and Hitler’s Third Reich 16.15-17.15 Plenary led by Pantelis Michelakis 17.15-18.00 Drinks reception The APGRD ---- APGRD Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama University of Oxford, 66 St Giles', Oxford, OX1 3LU <http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/>Website<http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/> | <https://twitter.com/apgrd> Twitter<https://twitter.com/APGRD> | <https://www.facebook.com/apgrd> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/apgrd/> Archive of list messages may be found at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/classicsgrads Visit the same site to change your subscription settings. All queries regarding the list should be directed to: [log in to unmask]