The ancient city was founded in 631 B.C. by Greek settlers from the island of Thera in the Aegean Sea—a part of the eastern Mediterranean wedged between Greece and Turkey.

The theater, however, appears to have been unfinished. Still, the team calculates it could have seated about 3,500 spectators; if completed, estimates put its capacity at 10,000 to 11,000.

It has been revealed that Ancient Greek theaters used movable wooden stages some 2,000 years ago following Japanese research.

Understanding theater as performative language opens pathways to exploring how the utterance of words in a theatrical space generates the experience of drama. Recent decades have advanced our ...

Presented by the Greek National Theatre in collaboration with the cultural organization Diazoma, and supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture and local authorities, the performance merges the ...

The theater will highlight the arts, and feature shows and concerts, according to Tomazos. He said he hopes that Connecticut and the UConn community will be able to experience a part of Greek culture ...

That changed with the first of two sold-out hometown shows at the Greek Theatre, part of a world tour — Rodrigo’s high-profile bow as a live performer — behind her smash 2021 debut, ...

Greek theater was a central part of civic life, with performances during religious festivals dedicated to Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, and theater.