International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus
- International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus
The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama is a theatre festival that takes place every summer in Cyprus. It is organised by the Cyprus Centre of International Theatre Institute. It began in 1996 and is an annual event which attracts professional theatre companies from various parts of the world. It has hosted companies from Greece, Britain, USA, Germany, Russia, Romania, Sweden, Croatia, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Korea and Cyprus. This wide international participation in the Festival helps to bring out the universality of ancient Greek drama drama and underline its living presence in today’s world. The Festival is held in July and early August when Cyprus attracts visitors from all over the world. Thus with its performances it brings ancient Greek drama into contact with a multicultural audience [ [http://www.cyprus-theatre-iti.org/historyEn.html Cyprus Centre of International Theatre Institute site] ] . The performances take place at various venues around Cyprus including the ancient amphitheatre at Kourion, the Paphos Ancient Odeon and the Makarios III Amphitheatre in Nicosia.
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