tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post3898291250033246223..comments2024-03-28T10:35:26.134-07:00Comments on local-kiwi-alien: Greek Dramaticslocal alienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-30502373691337011452020-11-19T02:02:58.185-08:002020-11-19T02:02:58.185-08:00Indonesian? Now that's a language I would nev...Indonesian? Now that's a language I would never have thought of learning. I know that Japanese was on the curriculum in NZ schools. Probably is along with Chinese.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-60700963724556469362020-11-17T21:40:08.047-08:002020-11-17T21:40:08.047-08:00We didn’t learn Latin or Ancient Greek. We learnt ...We didn’t learn Latin or Ancient Greek. We learnt Indonesian <br />And I just couldn’t get it into my head <br />It would of been lovely to sit and enjoy a live show<br />Thanks for the pics angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-36292977982181108252020-11-17T09:06:35.189-08:002020-11-17T09:06:35.189-08:00baby boomers are going to get abused and treated l...baby boomers are going to get abused and treated like garbage in the retirement homes. Maybe you boomers shouldn't have been so selfish and arrogant and greedy. Literally everyone hates baby boomers now. Enjoy those retirement homes, and good luck, boomers!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-61865649079461956852020-11-16T09:15:23.348-08:002020-11-16T09:15:23.348-08:00Exactly. The kids Just saw it as an opportunity to...Exactly. The kids Just saw it as an opportunity to get out of the classroom local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-35065685215626233892020-11-16T09:14:00.187-08:002020-11-16T09:14:00.187-08:00It's the first time I've seen anything lik...It's the first time I've seen anything like this up at the temple complex. I hope they use it more for this Greek experience. <br />I've been to epidavros once years ago. A performance to be remembered always. As also was a performance Rosencrantz and Guildenstein in a small theatre in Auckland when I was in High School. I can still smell that stage paint, props, theatrical smell local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-19668288618962189642020-11-16T09:09:20.354-08:002020-11-16T09:09:20.354-08:00Grandaughter was just watching it. Great atmospher...Grandaughter was just watching it. Great atmosphere and actinglocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-65432234345670281502020-11-16T09:08:29.929-08:002020-11-16T09:08:29.929-08:00I hope they do more of these plays once the virus ...I hope they do more of these plays once the virus disappears. It was perfect!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-57647874313206848012020-11-16T09:07:42.875-08:002020-11-16T09:07:42.875-08:00My granddaughter was just in the audience. That wa...My granddaughter was just in the audience. That was enough for me!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-90803837061893586182020-11-16T09:07:09.564-08:002020-11-16T09:07:09.564-08:00I thought the kids would like it too. They weren&#...I thought the kids would like it too. They weren't as enthusiastic as I was . But I went of my own accord.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-59603856685734557202020-11-16T09:06:03.345-08:002020-11-16T09:06:03.345-08:00And a nice CE sunshiney day too!And a nice CE sunshiney day too!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-14580260042704372522020-11-16T04:15:50.309-08:002020-11-16T04:15:50.309-08:00Lucky students to have the opportunity to experien...Lucky students to have the opportunity to experience that. Although I suppose it is the adults who possibly would appreciate the historical significance of the location more than the young ones?JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-87793749128864416072020-11-15T21:47:34.796-08:002020-11-15T21:47:34.796-08:00We went to Epidavros to see The Birds last summer ...We went to Epidavros to see The Birds last summer and what struck me was how relevant the play's subject could be in any age. Although written over two thousand years ago, played in modern Greek (and with a few of the political jokes updated with modern names and events) it still described society and political motivations as we experience them today. The language of ancient Greek may no longer be is use but neither is the English of Shakespeare, and his plays are enjoyed around the world in a myriad of languages, and in so many imaginative setiings and interpretations, that even if one doesn't want to contemplate the deeper meanings it is still entertaining. Travelling troupes are also an ancient concept and must have double struggle to survive in the age of films, TV ..... and COVID, so I'm pleased to know some survive. Live theatre is so much more engaging than film, and all the better for the setting you enjoyed it in.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-43640054282663612462020-11-15T18:15:09.661-08:002020-11-15T18:15:09.661-08:00That would have been great to watch especially wit...That would have been great to watch especially with your grand daughter in it.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-14722492740452808162020-11-15T14:28:00.983-08:002020-11-15T14:28:00.983-08:00What a wonderful experience for your grand daughte...What a wonderful experience for your grand daughter and her classmates and in such a beautiful setting.kiwikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267387525703999696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-22818079632859099902020-11-15T14:14:10.431-08:002020-11-15T14:14:10.431-08:00Wow, what a superb setting! Sounds like a lot of ...Wow, what a superb setting! Sounds like a lot of fun too, especially with your granddaughter in it! Bravo....It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-32933966474804789772020-11-15T11:27:52.723-08:002020-11-15T11:27:52.723-08:00Great to see the folklore and traditions being ret...Great to see the folklore and traditions being retold and acted in an historical setting. It's got to be better than reading it in the classroom. Super photos too.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-71900624830051297262020-11-15T10:20:40.201-08:002020-11-15T10:20:40.201-08:00I love watching plays like this, but what a fantas...I love watching plays like this, but what a fantastic setting to enjoy it in.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.com