📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Consortium-Patronato (CLASSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL OF MERIDA)Regional Government of Extremadura
💼 What the programme involves
The aim of this course is to train participants in Greco-Latin theatre: theatrical interpretation and staging, knowledge of myths, authors and Greco-Latin theatrical culture. In the 2022 edition, they will work on the Myth of Ulysses and Circe and the influence of Greek mythology on Spanish Golden Age theatre. They will participate in the staging and performance of a play: Los encantos de la Culpa, by CalderEn de la Barca, as part of the Augusto program of the MErida Classical Theatre Festival.
🏠 Accommodation on site
MERIDA HOSTEL. Calle Marquesa de Pinares, 32b, 06800 MErida, Badajoz. Telephone: (34) 924 57 70 03Facilities:2 floors, with 60 beds distributed in 20 rooms: six, quadruple, triple and double rooms. Common use area, cafeteria and small outdoor spa. Spacious rooms.A common room with television. Free Wifi throughout the hotel. 24-hour reception and cafeteria.There is also a swimming pool for communal use
📍 About the location
The MErida International Classical Theatre Festival is the oldest of those held in Spain and is considered to be the most important of its kind. The festival plays are performed annually during the months of July and August in the Roman Theatre of MErida, considered to be one of the buildings in the world that best represents the Roman architecture of the time of Emperor Augusto. A total of 67 editions of the festival have already been held, each one attracting tens of thousands of spectators, making it one of the leading theatre festivals in Spain.