A notable figure who blazed the trail for Greek tragedy was a man named Thespis. A poet and actor, Thespis began to act out individual characters by switching between different masks. In its ...

From the grand stages of ancient Greece to the bustling theaters of today, the iconic comedy and drama masks have long symbolized the dual nature of theatrical storytelling. Whether you’re a ...

What we now think of as Greek tragedy is a relatively small corpus ... the performances took place outdoors in daylight; the actors wore masks of fixed expression; and, with the exception of ...

Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of enduring TV Host Milton Berle as the Greek Masks of Comedy and Tragedy, along with the original single caricature, sketches, on illustration board or ...

My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?

Korydallos prison inmates perform in the ancient Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ for their fellow inmates, at the prison’s yard in Korydallos, Greece, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas ...