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D. CONFERENCES/PANELS/PUBLIC LECTURES/SEMINARS (AND UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS,
SEE ALSO SECTION B-C)
1. "Terms for
Happiness in Euripides’ Medea," University of Illinois
(1977).
2. "Cacoyannis’ and Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis,"
APA Meeting (1979), Panel on Ancient Myth and Modern Cinema; Hellenic
University Club of Southern California (1980); American Hellenic Club,
Philadelphia (1984), Hellenic Cultural Society of San Diego (1985),
Bryn Mawr (1986). (See A46).
3. "Victor/Victim: A Dialectic and New Heroism in Cacoyannis’
and Euripides’ Trojan Trilogy," PAPC Meeting, Stanford
University (1981).
4. "Euripides; Medea and Dassin’s Dream of Passion:
Ancient Theater/Modern Tragedy," Friends of Classics, San Diego
State University (1985).
5. "Suzuki’s Clytemnestra: Social Crisis and a Son’s
Nightmare," CAMWS Panel in Boulder, Colorado (1987). (See
A44).
6. "Heiner Müller’s Medeamaterial: Muthos als Produktionsmittel,"
Berlin: Conference on Heiner Müller (1988).
7. "Les Traqueurs comme Tract du Peuple," Université
de Paris (Nanterre) and Université de Paul Valéry (1989).
8. "The Arbiter of Elegance Vs. Arbitrated Erotics: Censorship
in Petronius and Fellini’s Satyricon," Paper for a
panel on "Eroticism of Censorship in Literature and Film,"
2nd annual Comparative Literature, Classics Conference, California State
University, Long Beach (1989).
9. "Education and Women" for the 2nd Annual Regional Conference
for Women, San Diego (1990).
10. "Classics in a Class by Themselves: Weapons of Cultural Imperialism,"
Conference on The Classics in Contemporary Theatre, U.C.S.D.
(1990).
11. "Classics in the Computer Age," Loyola University (1990).
12. "Old Classics in New Shapes: Secret Weapons of Western Imperialism?"
Brown University, Boston College (1990); Trinity College, Dublin (1990
and 1991).
13. "Otherness’ in the Eye of the Beholder: The Dramatic Web
of Tadashi Suzuki," Conference on "Representation of Otherness:
Japan and the United States," University of California, Humanities
Research Institute (1990).
14. "The Infected Hero: Love Ritualized as Disease in Sophocles’
Women of Trachis." Sixth International Meeting on Ancient
Greek Drama, Delphi, Greece (1990).
15. "Also Ran: Kurosawa Co-opts an Imperial Text,"
Panel: "The Constitution of Literature – The Formation of
Literary Culture," ICLA, Tokyo, Japan (1991).
(See A55).
16. "Apo ton Helio ston Probolea: Ta Olophoteina Erga ton Hellinon
Klassikon," Archeological Association of Athens (1991).
17. "The Immortal fire of Greek Independence," Keynote Speech:
Greek Independence Day, AHEPA (1991).
18. "Ancient Sun Modern Light: Greek Drama on the Modern Stage,"
University of Wisconsin (1991); San Diego State University (1991); Royal
Irish Academy, Trinity College, (1990, 1991, 1992); American School
of Classical Studies (1992).
19. "Axios: On Being Worthy," Acceptance speech for
Axios "Woman of the Year Award" (1991).
20. "The Art of Michael Cacoyannis," The Quatercentenary Classics
Festival Fortnight, School of Classics, Trinity College, Dublin (1992);
Smithsonian Institute (1992).
21. "Ancient Katharsis into Modern Opera: Theodorakis’
Medea," VII International Forum on Ancient Greek Drama at Delphi
(August, 1992) (See A83, E34).
22. "A Theater Towards the 21 st Century," Symposium at The
Saratoga International Theater Institute (1992).
23. "From Hellion to Heroine: The Hellenic Woman in Greek Literature,"
Daughters of Penelope, San Diego Branch (1992).
24. "From Capitals to Computers: Alumnae/I Career Directions,"
"Art, Archaeology, and Classics at Bryn Mawr," Conference,
Bryn Mawr (1992).
25. "Medea: The Myth of the Murderous Mother in Modern Masks,"
Trinity College, Dublin (1993). American School of Classical Studies
(1993-1994).
26. "Heroikes Gynaikes Protypa apo tin Archaia Hellenika,"
Hellenic University Women (1993).
27. Commencement Address: "Our Endangered Languages," Celtic
Studies and Scandinavian Department, University of California, Berkeley
(1993).
28. "Euripides’ Pentheus, King of the Polis: Dream
or Nightmare," "Dreaming in Greece," International Conference,
Greece (1993).
29. "Beaumarchais’ Revolutionary Drama in Mozart’s Marriage
of Figaro," for a NEH sponsored course at U.C.S.D. on the Enlightenment
(1993).
30. "Intercultural Plays: An Exchange for the Better," for
"Collision or Collaboration: A Cultural Exchange in the Arts,"
Symposium at The Saratoga International Theater Institute (1993).
31. "A Cosmic Soap Opera: Mythology in the Sky," for the series
called "Eyes on the Universe," Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater,
San Diego (1993).
32. "The Language of Freedom – Greece’s Glorious Treasure,"
Keynote Address, United Hellenic American Societies, Modern Greek Studies
Association Banquet, Berkeley, California (1993); University of Thessalonika
in their distinguished lecture series (1994). (See E35).
33. "Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria:
Heroism at Home," Panel on Monteverdi, APA meeting in Washington
(1993).
34. "Ancient Katharsis into Modern Opera: Theodorakis’
Medea," American School of Classical Studies at Athens (1993-4).
Lecture Series (See E21, A83).
35. "I Glossa tis Eleutherias: O Endoxos Thisauros tis Hellados,"
speech on accepting an honorary doctor of letters from the University
of Athens (1994). (See E32).
36. Cacoyannis’ Iphigenia: Tragedy into Melodrama,"
UCLA and Harvard (1994). (See A77).
37. Dionysian Excess: Ancient Greek Tragedy into Modern Irish Masques,"
Conference on "Excess," Université d’Orléans
(1994).
38. "Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria:
Heroism at Home," "Monteverdi, Opera, Language, The Gods,
Ulysses and the Classical Tradition," Conference at the University
of Maryland (November 19, 1994); University of California, Berkeley
(1995).
39. "Colonialism and Greek Tragedy: The Irish Experience,"
Conference on "Modern Productions of Greek Tragedy" at USC,
(October 8, 1994); also Singleton Lecture, Latin School in Chicago,
October 12; Trinity, University of Dublin, January 6; and Cornell University
(January 31, 1995).
40. "Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas: Witches and Weddings,"
Third Meeting of the International Society for the Classical Tradition,
Boston University (March 8, 1995); Symposium on Dido and Aeneas, University
of California, San Diego (March 11, 1995).
41. "National Differences in Modern Adaptations of Greek Tragedy:
The Irish, Japanese and French Experience," Keynote Speech, joint
conference by the University of Athens and University of Dublin on "Modern
Adaptations of Ancient Greek Theatre," Athens, Greece (April 3,
1995).
42. "Women’s Wrongs Righted or Reflected in Greek Drama: Women
and the Athenian Law in Fifth Century B.C.," conference on "Law,
Women, and Rights in Classical Antiquity," University of California
(February 11, 1995); Hellenic Cultural Society of San Diego (April 28,
1995).
43. "Mozart, Man of the Enlightenment," NEH National Institute:
"Teaching the Enlightenment in the Community College Classroom,"
University of California, San Diego (August 11, 1995).
44. "The Barbarism of Civilization: Cacoyannis and Euripides,"
XV Congresso internazionale di studi sul dramma antico: sotto l’Alto
Patronatodel Presidente della Repubblica, "Euripide, futuro del
teatro," Siracusa, September 14, 1995; Art Carnuntum International
Conference on Mediterranean Theatre, September 23, 1995 (Short version
published in German, A97).
45. "Recent Irish Translations of Greek Tragedy: Derek Mahon’s
Bacchae," International Conference sponsored by the Centre
for Study and Practical Realisation of Ancient Greek Drama, "The
Translation of the Ancient Greek Drama in all Languages of the World,"
Athens, Greece (October 4, 1995). (See A119)
46. Head of panel at the meeting of the American Philological Association
in San Diego: "Modern Stagings of Ancient Greek Tragedy; my paper,
"Colonialism and Greek Tragedy: Seamus Heaney’s Philoctetes"
(December 18, 1995) (See A109).
47. Head of panel for conference, "Public Space and Democracy:
Theatricality, Legitimacy, Politics," University of California,
San Diego (May 2-4, 1996).
48. "Ancient Theatre in Modern Times – Japanese and Greek
Classical Drama," Art Institute of Chicago, Lecture Series (May
24, 1996).
49. "Theodorakis and Euripides’ Medea: A Myth for All
Times about the Mother Who Kills" Symposium on Ancient Greek Music,
Delphi (August 8-11, 1996).
50. "Lovers in the Sky: Myths and Constellations," Reuben
H. Fleet Space Center (San Diego, February 12, 1997).
51. "Phaedra’s Flame: From Ancient Theatre to the Modern
Stage and Film," University of Ionia (March, 1997). A modified
version given at an international conference at Delphi (July, 1997).
52. "Multiculturalism and the Classics," Future of Antiquity
Symposium, Irvine, California (April 26, 1997).
53. "The Enduring Value of Greek Mythology and the Stars,"
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (May 1, 1997).
54. Multiple talks on Sophocles and also the Irish use of ancient Greek
plays in an international six week seminar given jointly by Yale University
and the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Ireland (June, July, August,
1997).
55. "La violenza drammatica: Fedra da Euripide a Sarah Kane,"
international conference, "Violenza nel teatro greco e latino,"
Siracusa, Sicily (September 11-13, 1997).
56. "Mapping Dionysus in New Global Spaces: Multiculturalism and
Ancient Greek Tragedy," Keynote speech at an international conference,
"Millennium Responses: (Dis)placing Classical Greek Theatre,"
Thessaloniki, Greece (September 18-22, 1997). (See A 125)
57. "Violent Words: Brian Friel's Living Quarters, after
Hippolytus," American Conference for Irish Studies/West: "The
Search for Themes in Irish Literature, History and Culture," San
Diego, California (October 18, 1997). (See A 114)
58. "Phaedra's Flame: From Ancient Stage to Modern Screen,"
International Conference: Crossing the Stages: The Production, Performance
and Reception of Ancient Theatre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
(October 22-25, 1997). (See E51).
59. "Black Dionysus: African Theatre Based on Greek Tragedy,"
talk for Trinity College, University of Dublin (December 3, 1997). (See
A 124).
60. "Sing Vengeance: Medea in Opera," Talk for "Medea
in Performance, 1500-2000," Oxford (July 10-11, 1998); International
Symposium, "On History and Myths: Theatre, Movement, Music,"
European Cultural Center, Delphi (July 14- 19, 1998); International
Society for the Classical Tradition, IVth Meeting, Tübingen, July
29 - August 2, 1998).
61. "Black Pearls and Greek Diamonds: Gospel at Colonus,"
for 5th International Symposium on Ancient Greek Drama, ITI, Droushia-Paphos,
Cyprus (September 5-8. 1998).
62 "Politics and Classics: Cacoyannis' Greek Trojan Trilogy,"
"Theatres of War: Fifty Years of Greek Cinema," Cambridge
University (September 16-18, 1998). (See A. 127).
63. "Witches and Weddings: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas,"
Panel, Mandeville Hall, UCSD (March 6, 1999). (See E40: content differs).
64. "La représentation de Médée la magicienne
à l'opéra," Colloque sur la magie, Université
Paul Valéry, Montpellier (March 24-27, 1999).
65. "Teaching Sophocles: The Theban Plays," A conference at
Loyola University, Northwestern University, and the University of Chicago
(April 23-25, 1999).
66. Taught a seven week course at University of Cork with Athol Fugard
on "Fugard's Women" and "Antigones: Sophocles and Others"
(June-July, 1999).
67. "Arts and Giving," Talk for National Meeting of Fundraisers,
San Diego (September, 1999).
68. Talk at McDonald Center, 20th Anniversary Celebration, La Jolla
(September, 1999).
69 "Cool Classics and Irish Fire: Modern Irish Playwrights and
Ancient Greek Tragedy," Teaching at University College Dublin,
Fulbright Grant (September-December, 1999).
70. "Modern Irish Playwrights and Ancient Greek Tragedy, Lecture
series on Mondays from Oct. to December at Newman House, Dublin, 1999,
with various speakers including Brendan Kennelly, Seamus Deane and Athol
Fugard.
71. "Theatre and the Future," International Theatre Conference,
Carysfort Press, Drama Studies Centre, UCD, and Project Arts Centre,
Dublin, Oct. 7, 1999.
72. "Agamemnons," University of Cork (Oct. 29, 1999). Keynote
speech for "Insubstantial Pageants: A Conference on Historical
Theatre Practice."
73. "Interview with Athol Fugard," Abbey Theatre (Nov. 7,
1999).
74. "Modern Irish Writers and the Ancient Classics," National
Library of Ireland at Royal Irish Academy (Nov. 11, 1999).
75. Panel on the
Future of Theatre, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1999.
76. "Tribute to George Huxley," Classical Association of Ireland
(Nov. 12, 1999).
77. "Phaedras," Lecture at Trinity College, University of
Dublin (Nov. 23, 1999).
78. "Amid Our Troubles: Irish Versions of Greek Tragedy,"
University of Iowa, Spring Colloquium Series (March 1, 2000).
79. "Image into Identity: The Irish Create Themselves through Greek
Tragedy," Keynote speech at a conference on "Image Into Identity,"
University of Hull (England), September 16, 2000.
80. "The Irish and Greek Tragedy," at University of Indiana,
September 18, 2000.
81. "Colonialism, the Irish, and Greek Tragedy," at the University
of Michigan, Dec. 6, 2000.
82. "Silence and Samurai: Suzuki Tadashi and Greek Tragedy,"
Panel on "Two Japanese Directors and Greek Tragedy," American
Philological Association meeting, San Diego, January, 2001.
83. "Riffs on the Rep," Talk on "Idomeneo: King of Crete"
for San Diego Opera Series, April, 2001.
84. "Amid Our Troubles: Irish Versions of Greek Tragedy,"
at Princeton University, May 7, 2001.
85. "Why Greek tragedy Now?" Distinguished Lecture, Extension,
UCSD, October 19, 2001; For AHEPA June, 2002.
85. "Shakespeare Today," on panel for San Diego Shakespeare
Society, October 23, 2001.
86. "Greek Tragedy in Ireland," Glucksman Ireland House, sponsored
by Irish Studies at NYU, Onassis Program in Hellenic Studies and NYU
Center for Ancient Studies (2002).
87. "From Titans to Titania: Classical Sources for Shakespeare,"
Keynote speech, San Diego Shakespearean Society (June 17, 2002
88. Talk on my translation of Euripides' Anderomache at 6th and
Penn Theatre (August 25, 2002)
89. Talk on my Medea,
Queen of Colchester, Sept. 9th at Sledgehammer Theater to accompany
a reading of the play.
90. "Space Time and Silence: The Craft of Athol Fugard" Dublin,
DCU, at a conference on South African African Theatre, fall, 2002.
91. "Three Queens, Hecuba, Alcestis and Medea: Translations or
Versions," Trinity College Dublin for Faculty, Theatre department
and Classicists (different talks).
92. Talk for the McDonald Center, Scripps Hospitals, "A Life with
Meaning," Feb. 19th, 2003.
93. "Rebel Women in Greek Tragedy and the Work of Brendan Kennelly,"
Keynote speech at Trinity, Dublin for international conference on Rebel
Women, accompanying Spyros Mercouri’s exhibition at Dublin Castle,
March 7, 2003.
94. Various talks
at Sixth at Penn to accompany performances of Children of Heracles,
2003.
95. Various talks
at Sledgehammer to accompany performances of Medea, Queen of Colchester,
2003.
96. Various talks at Sledgehammer to accompany Ally Way reading,
and my translations of Euripides’ Alcestis, Medea and Sophocles’
Electra.
97. Translation of Euripides’ Children of Heracles for production
and schools (Performed by Sixth at Penn July 17tt – August 20,
2003)
98. Translation of Euripides’ Medea, reading August 2003
Sledgehammer.
99. Translation of Euripides’ Alcestis, reading at Sledgehammer,
2003.
100. Various talks
following my translation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus
at Sixth at Penn Theatre 2003.
101. Various talks following my translation of Sophocles’ Oedipus
at Colonus at Sixth at Penn Theatre, 2003.
102. Talk following Athol Fugard’s Road to Mecca at Sixth
at Penn Theatre, 2004.
103. Talk for Frontiers in Medicine, Substance Abuse and the
Path to Recovery, San Diego Marriott, May 20, 2004.
104. Talks following
my version of Euripides’ Alcestis, The Ally Way, 6th at
Penn Theatre, San Diego, 2004.
105. Talks following my translation of Hecuba, 6th at Penn Theatre,
San Diego, 2004.
106. Keynote Lecture
for The Thomas Davis Lecture Series: Ireland’s Radio/Television
(Eircom), “Ancient Republics and Other Political Dreams.”
To be published, 2005.
107. Remarks for Alumnae Scholars at Chicago Latin School, 2005.
108. Talks following the production of my translation of Antigone, 2005.
109. “Dionysus Strikes Back: Politics in Greek Tragedy,” Annual
Burnett Seminar at San Diego State University (Monday, April 25, 2005).
110. “Thoroughly Modern Medea,” Gail A. Burnett Lecture in
Classics at San Diego State University (Monday, April 25, 2005). (Published
– see Bib)
111. Interview for Greek Radio/Television on the Value of Ancient Greek
Drama, and the Ancient Greek Language (Spring, 2005).
112. Talk for Friends of Classics, San Diego State University, on Sophocles’
Ajax, 2006.
113. Various talks following performance of my translation of Ajax,
2006.
114. “The
Future of Greek Tragedy,” Panel Discussion in Honour of and including
Dr. Marianne McDonald, with Seamus Heaney, Marina Carr, Brendan Kennelly,
Athol Fugard and Conall Morrison, including presentation of Festschrift:
Rebel Women, Staging Greek Tragedy Today, eds. John Dillon
and S.E. Wilmer, Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) at the Samuel Beckett
Theatre (April 10, 2006).
116. “The
Return of the Myth: Athol Fugard and the Classics,” University
of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa (April 24, 2006).
117. “The
Return of the Myth: Athol Fugard and the Classics,” with
Athol Fugard's, Jason: The End,” Oxford University (Oxford, England),
Magdalen College Auditorium (June, 2006).
118. Various talks
following performance of my translation of Iphigenia at Aulis
(July-August, 2006).
119. Various talks
following performance of my translation of Bacchae (November-December
2007).
120. Various talks following performance of my translation with J. Michael
Walton of Aeschylus’ Oresteia (April 5 - May 13)
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121. Pre-talk for Oresteia about fifty of the Greek Classical
Society, (April 14, 2007).
122. A Symposium:
Theatre and War, presented by Friends of Classics of San Diego
State University (May 5, 2007).
123. Various talks following performance of my play, The Last Class
at 6th at Penn Theatre.
124. Readings of and talkbacks for my translation of Euripides’ Medea at the Experimental Theatre at San Diego State, Sat. July 21 and Sat. July 28, 2007.
125. A panel on Theatre and War, including dramatic presentations, organized by Jenni Prisk, president and founder of Voices of Women (VOW), September 18, 2007, 7:00-9:00 PM, Institute for Peace and Justice at University of San Diego.
126. Reading of my plays and translations at the Hillcrest Book and Literacy Fair on June 10th, as part of the Resilience of the Spirit: Human Rights Festival, 2007.
127. Talks about the play and my translation of Euripides’ Medea at 6th at Penn, Oct. 11-Nov. 11, 2007.
128. Talks about the play and my translation of Aristophanes’ Frogs, The Theatre, at The Ark, Nov. 1-18 2007.
129. Consulted with North Coast Repertory Theatre on their production of Roshomon, giving background, July August, 2007.
130. Conference on Asian Theatre, UCI, Jan. 26-27, 2008.
131. Co-Chair of 25th Annual Living Legacy Award Ceremony, Women’s International Center (March 8, 2008).
132. Talks to Hellenic Society on Euripides’ Helen, and Euripides’ plays, March 21, 2008.
133. Talk to open new International Institute: Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway, University of London. My talk: “Black Antigone and Gay Oedipus: Postcolonial Legacies,” May 28th, 2008.
134. Talkbacks for Helen, performance from July 10th- August 2, 2008.
135. Co-Chair of 25th Annual Living Legacy Award Ceremony, Women’s International Center (fall, 2008).
136. Jan. 23, 2009, Talkback following Ion’s Trojan Women (my translation) in San Diego.
137. Feb. 8th, 2009, talk on my translation of Euripides’ Bacchae at Irvine for people working on Mihai Maniutiu’s pro5uction of it at the Claire Trevor Theatre.
138. March 4th, 2009, talk on Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus (my translation) and also Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex for La Jolla Symphony and Chorus.
139. Talk on “Euripides the Humanist” for The Humanist Fellowship of San Diego, Sunday, April 19th, 2009, 2:00 PM in the Wangenheim Room, San Diego Central Library.
140. Talks following Performances of The Phoenician Women in May, 2009 at The Theatre, Inc. San Diego.
141. Talks following Performances of Fires in Heaven: For Those Who Believe in Miracles, October 2009. |
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