The first plays were performed in the Theatre of Dionysus, built in the shadow of the Acropolis in Athens at the beginning of the 5th century, but theatres proved to be so popular they soon spread ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns, called dithyrambs, were sung in honor of the god Dionysus. These hymns were later adapted for choral processions in ...

(WYTV) — We have been going to the theater for centuries to ... performance dates back to 532 BC in Athens, a religious festival honoring Dionysus, the god of wine. The first actor in a Greek ...

One of our very first theatres was called the Theatre of Dionysus. It was cut into the cliff face below the Acropolis in Athens. Our plays are watched by thousands of people, so the theatres have ...