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APGRD (Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama)
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University of Oxford research centre into performances inspired by ancient Greece and Rome: stage plays, ballets, films, tv, audio dramas, drag shows, dance, animation, musicals... from 1315 to present day!
http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk
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A quick reminder about our first event of 2026!! MON 12 JAN from 2:30pm. ADVERTISING ANTIQUITY. A pop-up exhibition offering a snapshot of the variety of posters held in the APGRD's archival collections. For full details, including Zoom link to join online, go to: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2026/...
Another January event from our friends at DANSOX!
29/01/26, 6-8pm, JdP St. Hilda’s College, Oxford
Edward Kemp (Dramaturg) "The Cellist" celebrates Cathy Marston’s making of “The Cellist”. Free and all welcome. +Q&A+reception. booking: susan.jones@ell.ox.ac.uk

more info: dansox3.wordpress.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
From our friends at @dansox_oxford some events that will take place in January 2026. 12/01/26, 5.30-7pm: "Learning from the Future" Colette Sadler with dancer Leah Marojevic
JdP, St. Hilda’s College, Oxford. Free, all welcome. To book a place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learning-f...
December 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A quick reminder about our first event of 2026!! MON 12 JAN from 2:30pm. ADVERTISING ANTIQUITY. A pop-up exhibition offering a snapshot of the variety of posters held in the APGRD's archival collections. For full details, including Zoom link to join online, go to: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2026/...
December 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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📣📣❗❗❗ADVERTISING ANTIQUITY. Mon 12 Jan 2:30pm. Join us for a pop-up exhibition offering a snapshot of the variety of posters held in the APGRD's archive. Speakers from V&A, National Theatre London, Univ. of Hertfordshire & Oxford. All welcome, no booking required. Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles, Oxford
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Some pictures of the wonderful event the APGRD and DANSOX held at St Hilda's JdP on 5th Dec. Choreographer and dancer Akram Khan, MBE, in conversation with Marcus Bell (UCL).
Photographs copyright to Jake Owens.
#akramkhan #dance #coreography #reception
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
2:30pm -Wed 17/12, JdP. Songs of Solidarity Workshop’s Final Session: Framing the Journey Forward
NOTICE CHANGE OF TIME-14.30 - 17.45 Collaborative session to set next steps, draft the framework for interviews, define the ethical and dramaturgical questions guiding the next phase. Drinks 5pm.
December 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Join us for a public discussion to close the 3 day development workshop “Songs of Solidarity Project Writer's room”. Weds 17 Dec 5pm, St Hilda's College Oxford.
Songs of Solidarity is an interdisciplinary performance project reimagining ancient epics through the voices of migrant communities today.
December 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
📣📣❗❗❗ADVERTISING ANTIQUITY. Mon 12 Jan 2:30pm. Join us for a pop-up exhibition offering a snapshot of the variety of posters held in the APGRD's archive. Speakers from V&A, National Theatre London, Univ. of Hertfordshire & Oxford. All welcome, no booking required. Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles, Oxford
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Tomorrow! Last tickets available. Visit Eventbrite to get your free ticket.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/akram-khan...
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Have you booked your free tickets yet? This exciting event is happening THIS FRIDAY 5th December, 2:30pm. Don't miss it!
#dance #coreography #akramkhan
Tickets are now out for this exciting event! Free and open to all. Book your free tickets on Eventbrite. Akram Khan, MBE in conversation with Marcus Bell (UCL), co-organized with Dance Scholarship Oxford (DANSOX) Friday, Dec 5, 2025, 14:30 Jaqueline du Pre Music Building, St Hilda's College Oxford.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
From our friends at Jesus College! Professor Armand D’Angour will be performing a selection of Juvenal’s early satires, Tues 20.01.26 6:30pm, Jesus College, contact rose.evans@jesus.ox.ac.uk
The link to the sign-up form: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Not long to go now for the fabulous Dressing 'Greek': Clothing, Movement, and Performance from ancient to modern workshop! Register for this free event, open to all. Saturday 29th November, 9am, Ertegun House, Oxford.
#dance #reception #clothing #movement
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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In converstaion with Gregory Jusdanis, Constantine Cavafy: A New Biography. Taylor Institution, Main Hall, Tuesday 25th November 2025, 5pm. Free and open to all, not to be missed!
#cavafy #greek #classics
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Tickets are now out for this exciting event! Free and open to all. Book your free tickets on Eventbrite. Akram Khan, MBE in conversation with Marcus Bell (UCL), co-organized with Dance Scholarship Oxford (DANSOX) Friday, Dec 5, 2025, 14:30 Jaqueline du Pre Music Building, St Hilda's College Oxford.
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We are circulating this information on behalf of our colleagues at AGRELITA, Université de Caen Normandie. Call for applications “Visiting researchers” 2026. For more information and contact details, visit their dedicated webpage.
agrelita.hypotheses.org/9813#more-9813
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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A neo-Latin play performance at Corpus Christi College Auditorium and Book Launch.
#neolatin #piccolomini #latin #performance #reception
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
From our friends at DANSOX: 26/11/25- 5.30-7pm
*Beyond the Ballets Russes* Lectures by Prof. Philip Bullock & Dr Gabriela Minden. Riverside Pavilion St. Hilda’s College, Oxford. Free Open to All. Followed by reception.
Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...
More info: dansox3.wordpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A neo-Latin play performance at Corpus Christi College Auditorium and Book Launch.
#neolatin #piccolomini #latin #performance #reception
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In converstaion with Gregory Jusdanis, Constantine Cavafy: A New Biography. Taylor Institution, Main Hall, Tuesday 25th November 2025, 5pm. Free and open to all, not to be missed!
#cavafy #greek #classics
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We have a wonderful series of events coming up, save the dates in your diaries! Next week's Research Seminar will focus on "Filiation, Cannibalism, Carrier/Vehicle" with Emma Greensmith, Rosa Andújar, Giovanna Di Martino and Carla Suthren.
#apgrd #classics #reception #metaphor
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Interesting CFP for " Cultures of violence and female resistance: receptions of ancient Greek myths from the 14th to the 21st century, in Europe and beyond" organized at the University of Caen Normandie (June, 10-12 2026) by the members of the ERC AGRELITA Project (agrelita.hypotheses.org/9587)
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Interesting CFP for " Cultures of violence and female resistance: receptions of ancient Greek myths from the 14th to the 21st century, in Europe and beyond" organized at the University of Caen Normandie (June, 10-12 2026) by the members of the ERC AGRELITA Project (agrelita.hypotheses.org/9587)
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
We are so excited! We got our posters back and we are just about to get them back in the corridors. Expect some new faces in there!
#posters #apgrd #classics #reception
October 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A reminder that our Reception Studies Seminar "Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies" continues tomorrow. This week: Presence, Typology, Time. Don't miss it! Join us at the Ioannou Centre, or go to the APGRD website for instructions on how to join online.
#metaphor #reception #classics
October 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Exciting news! Our colleagues are looking to fund creative commissions inspired by papyrus fragments of two lost plays by Euripides, which were discovered by Egyptian archaeological team in 2024... are you an artist who likes to work with academic ideas? torch.ox.ac.uk/event/storie...
Stories from the sands: New fragments of ancient plays - a creative commission
torch.ox.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM