The program is divided into two main parts. The first part deals with the presentation of topics such as shapes, places and the historical development of the ancient spectacle through a close reading of the material directly from primary and secondary sources: festivals, actors, costumes, choir, and audience.
The second part is a demonstration of the material learned in the first part. The reading and analyzing in detail of an original ancient tragedy or comedy written in its original language, specifically Aristophanes’ Thesmophoriazusae, are the groundwork for the historical and cultural contextualization of an ancient text proposed in a critical edition, illustrated by a exegetic and scientific commentary. The presence of the two poet-characters Euripides and Agathon will give the occasion to focus on poetry and music of the end of 5th century BC, its critical parts and esthetic-musical revolutions.