by valeriejames | Aug 13, 2021 | Public engagement
Claudina Romero Mayorga writes about the recent event for which she received an ICS Public Engagement grant I can’t conceive a day without dancing and, apparently, neither could the ancient Greeks. According to ancient sources, dancing was present in everyday life, in...
by valeriejames | May 14, 2021 | Events, Public engagement
Christine Plastow By Jove Theatre Company are pleased to announce The Gentlest Work, the culmination of three years of work on our ‘Orestes Project’, which has been supported in part by the ICS Public Engagement Grant Scheme. Loving you is the gentlest work A delicate...
by valeriejames | Apr 12, 2021 | Public engagement, Uncategorised
Matteo Zaccarini writes about the graphic novel ‘Thirty’ for which he received an ICS Public Engagement grant Revolutions are a bloody business. (Xenophon, Hellenica 2.3.32) As a researcher in ancient Greek history and a fan of comics, I’ve always had...
by valeriejames | Mar 15, 2021 | Public engagement
Here She Comes: Agave in lockdown Christine Plastow In summer 2020, By Jove Theatre Company staged two digital productions of existing works by the company: Medea and Here She Comes. Medea, a new retelling of Euripides’ play by Wendy Haines, was broadcast live from...
by valeriejames | Feb 9, 2021 | Public engagement
Dr. Liz Gloyn reports on her on-going partnership with visual artist Howard Hardiman to retell Greek myth in BSL. One thing that classicists know is the power of myth. So many of our students and the general public first encounter and come to love the classics through...
by valeriejames | Jan 26, 2021 | Public engagement
Dr Patty Baker writes about her ICS-funded project to recreate a Roman garden with the Trust for Thanet Archaeology at Quex Park In February 2020, I was invited to consult with the Trust for Thanet Archaeology about reconstructing a Roman garden because of my research...
