Ancient Drama and Contemporary Global Drama
Ancient Tragedy in Dialogue with contemporary Crises
International Forum at the Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation
In collaboration with the University of Sao Paulo
Held On September 20, 2025 11.00-14.00
Ancient Greek tragedy returns to the spotlight with a strikingly timely role through the theme “Ancient Tragedy in the Age of the Anthropocene: Ancient Drama and Contemporary Global Drama.” This is a multi-day cultural and academic initiative that will culminate in an international forum held on September 20, 2025, at the Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation, with the participation of scholars and artists from leading universities around the world.
Centered on ancient drama, the program aims to shed light on the major challenges of the modern world: war, migration, and ecological disruption. At a time when the concepts of crisis, loss, and the search for identity are returning with urgency, ancient theater proves to be a global tool for understanding and dialogue.
As noted by Professor Ana Wegner of the University of São Paulo in Brazil, who leads the academic segment of the program together with Rafaella Uhiara, professor at the University of Sao Paulo and Filippo Fabri, associate professor at the University Paris-Saclay: “Ancient Drama: Interdisciplinary and Cross Art Approaches,” together with Rafaella Uhiara, professor at the University of Sao Paulo and Filippo Fabri, associate professor at the University Paris-Saclay, “the forum will attempt to synthesize everything presented in the hybrid seminars and workshops, highlighting the position of the contemporary human being within a complex network of relationships—with nature, animals, materials, the elements, science, technology, and the universe.”
This year, the MCF is implementing a program titled “Ancient Drama: Interdisciplinary and Cross Art Approaches,” co-funded by the European Union and the European Regional Development Fund, through the Regional Program “Attika,” in accordance with the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027.
The Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation’s long-standing institution dedicated to Ancient Drama, now in its 13th year, will take place from September 17–21, 2025, within the framework of the project “Establishment and Promotion of International Institutions of Contemporary Culture in Attica”.
