test ΜΟΡΦΕΣ «ΑΜΦΙΧΡΟΝΙΑΣ» ΣΤΙΣ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΕΣ ΠΑΡΑΣΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΤΡΩΑΔΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΥΡΙΠΙΔΗ [TEMPORAL OVERLAPS IN MODERN PERFORMANCES OF EURIPIDES’ TROADES]|ΠΑΡΑΒΑΣΙΣ/PARABASIS

ΜΟΡΦΕΣ «ΑΜΦΙΧΡΟΝΙΑΣ» ΣΤΙΣ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΕΣ ΠΑΡΑΣΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΤΡΩΑΔΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΥΡΙΠΙΔΗ [TEMPORAL OVERLAPS IN MODERN PERFORMANCES OF EURIPIDES’ TROADES]

Εξώφυλλο Παράβασις Τόμ. 20 / Cover Parabasis Vol. 20
PDF19
Published: Nov 24, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681//.43302
Eirini-Niki Briakou
Abstract

Euripides’ Troades remains one of the most popular tragedies performed in the modern stage. The significant impact of the play lies primarily in its timeless anti-war character and Euripides’ ability to shorten the temporal gap between Trojan Women’s reality and the historical and socio-political context of the 5th century BCE, attempting thus to elicit an emotional and mental «awakening» of the theatre audience. This paper explores how modern performances continue to draw on Euripides’ approach building a strong connection between the past and the present. The study focuses on the means and techniques used by directors and stage designers that underline the relevant theme of the war and encourage contemporary spectators to engage with Troades’ anti-war message. The paper examines several recent 21st-century productions that blur the lines between past and present, achieving thus a kind of a «temporal overlap» (αμφιχρονία), including the performances directed by George Mouaimis (THOC, 2003), Nikaiti Kontouri (NTNG, 2009), Theodoros Terzopoulos (Attis Theatre, 2017) and Christos Sougaris (NTNG, 2023).

Article Details
  • Section
  • Μελέτες / Studies
Author Biography
Eirini-Niki Briakou

Eirini-Niki Briakou is a Doctor of Classical Philology and an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Department of Philology, University of Ioannina. Her Doctoral Dissertation focused on the aspects of intradramatic «guidance» of audience reactions in Euripides' Troades, as well as an examination of the contemporary performance history and Modern Greek translations of the Euripidean work. She holds a master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Classical Philology from the Postgraduate Program of the Department of Philology at the University of Ioannina, as well as a bachelor’s degree from the same Department. Her research and teaching interests include Ancient Greek Tragedy and Comedy, as well as issues related to the translation and the study of the stage interpretation of Ancient Greek drama in the modern theatre. She has presented papers at international conferences, and her articles concerning Ancient Greek Tragedy and its reception have been published in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings. Furthermore, she is an instructor in the Annual Training Programs of the Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning (KE.DI.VI.M.) of Ioannina titled: «Theatre and Female Emancipation: From Classical Antiquity to the Modern Era» and «Re-reading the Ancient Classics: Issues of Interpretation, Methodology, and Didactics».