What made the Furies so terrifying when they first appeared onstage in ancient Athens? My latest piece out in AJP argues that sound effects made their arrival especially shocking: https://t.co/mTQWCLRkXc DM for a PDF if paywalled.
Opening November 6th, ISAW's upcoming exhibition "A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate" featured in @hyperallergic's Fall Art Guide!! Your Concise New York Art Guide for Fall 2019 https://t.co/HoqyoP15ug
What do a Dominican friar, a high school student, and a doctoral candidate have in common? They came to The Graduate Center’s Latin/Greek Institute to learn an ancient language in just six weeks. See how they’re doing it https://t.co/4u3GooTGWb
In the latest issue of @DidaskaliaEd, Timothy Moore calls BCAD's HERAKLES "an exceptional accomplishment." Read more here! #Greekdrama#teachancient https://t.co/IzIsswE9iC
I'm excited to announce that I have been named a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Fellow and will spend the upcoming year finishing my doctoral thesis on aulos (double-pipe) performance culture in ancient Greece! @MellonFdn@ACLS1919
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It has been such a privilege to get to work with the incredible team behind Herakles! Thanks to @JamesRomm for his excellent write up of the research behind the show’s music.
James Romm on a remarkable production of Euripides’ Herakles that recreated a dimension of Greek tragedy dormant for more than two millennia: the music https://t.co/yVBvmMYW2H
Prof. James Romm for NYRB on the research behind the @AncientDrama production of Herakles I directed! Thanks to all the collaborators and dedicated cast and crew who brought this project to life! Video coming soon! #TeachAncient#Classics
“[A] handful of lucky New Yorkers witnessed something remarkable this month: the awakening of a theatrical tradition that has lain dormant for more than two millennia.” Romm in NYRB on #Herakles2019 ! #classics#TeachAncient https://t.co/zOiLgqa3dE via @nybooks
Enjoyed getting to talk to #GreekDrama students at #NYU today about music, dance, and of course, the aulos! Thanks Laura Viidebaum for the kind invitation! #teachancient#classics