Τμήμα Θεατρικών Σπουδών

Prosôpon. New views on the ancient mask

Εργαστήριο από τον Dr. Peter Meineck. 3 Δεκεμβρίου 2012

Prosôpon

New views on the ancient mask

A practical workshop led by Dr. Peter Meineck, New York University

MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2012, 10.00-14.00

Seminar's room - Ground floor

National Hellenic Research Foundation

Vassileos Konstantinou 48, metro Evangelismos

Peter Meineck's recent research into the ancient Athenian theatre is concerned with understanding the actual experience of being present at the original production some 2500 years ago. To that end he has been actively engaging with the cognitive sciences and applying research from brain scanning, eye-tracking, behavioral psychology and related nueroscientific approaches to apply what we know of human cognition to the ancient brain. In this practical workshop he will demonstrate some of these principles with a special focus on the role of the tragic mask. Meineck argues that Greek drama can only be understood with the mask and the environment it inhabited in mind and that the tragic mask was capable of far more expressivity and emotionality than the human face.

Attendees should come prepared to be asked to help with demonstrations but do not have to have any kind of actor training, just open and enquiring minds. This is an entertaining, informative and participatory workshop.

More information on Dr. Peter Meineck: http://classics.as.nyu.edu/object/PeterMeineck.html

For a recent article in The New Scientist Magazine about his work: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2012/11/neuroscience-greek-mask.html

---