Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama
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| Founder(s) | Edith Hall and Oliver Taplin |
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| Established | 1996 |
| Focus | performances of Greek and Roman drama and epic, translation of Greek and Roman drama, performance reception |
| Director | Fiona Macintosh |
| Faculty | Classics, University of Oxford |
| Slogan | Research, Preserve, Create |
| Location | Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford |
| Website | www |
The Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD) is a research project based at the University of Oxford, England, founded in 1996 by Edith Hall and Oliver Taplin.
The APGRD's focus is the study of performances of ancient drama and epic worldwide, ranging from the original performances in antiquity to the present day. It also runs a number of programmes promoting new writing and performance, including the 2005–2011 Onassis Programme, which commissioned, developed and produced professional work from artists from around the world, including Seamus Heaney and Derek Walcott.
The APGRD was praised by Oxford University for its engagement with authors, directors and other theatre practitioners, and was selected as one of the university's Impacts showcase projects for helping to "sustain the distinctive and dynamic nature of the UK theatre". The project’s publications have been described as playing "a pivotal role in establishing the parameters and methodologies of the study of the reception of Classical drama in performance".
The APGRD maintains and preserves a number of archival collections. The centrepiece is the APGRD's own research archive, a collection of material relating to modern performances of ancient drama. The APGRD also holds a number of other collections, including:
In addition, the APGRD's performance database has records covering more than 10,000 modern productions of ancient drama and epic.
A number of books have been published under the auspices of the APGRD. These include:
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