This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, part of ...

Heinz-Uwe Haus’ book Heinz-Uwe Haus and Theatre Making in Cyprus and Greece, originally published in 2021, was released in paperback in December 2024 (Cambridge Scholars Publishing). The professor in ...

The Department of Classics has announced the return of the annual Greek Play in March 2026 with The Clouds, directed by ...

Public spectacles in ancient Greece consisted especially of athletic competitions and theatrical performances which served to strengthen ancient Greek citizens’ sense of belonging in Greek culture and ...

The Lorde has risen, and she’s coming to Berkeley’s Greek Theatre for one night on Sunday. The pop star — best known for her raw, poetic ballads — is visiting the Bay Area on the Ultrasound Tour, ...

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Greek theatre, television and cinema actor Christos Politis has passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind a long and ...

“Now, give me a word, any word, and I will show you how the root of that word is Greek." These were the immortal words of late actor Michael Constantine, playing patriarch Gus Portokalos in the 2002 ...

In ancient Greece, theater served as political discourse—and in fact, attending theatrical performances was considered a civic duty. Sophocles’ “Antigone” was a rallying cry against state authority: ...