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Playing With Soil: By Jove Goes to an Academic Conference

Woody shares some thoughts on our most recent project   Hello. So, on Tuesday we went into the middle of that London they have now to do a gig at Senate House Library.  We were performing our adaptation of Euripides’ Bacchae, called “Before They Told You What You Are”, to an Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 10 years27 November, 2014 ago
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In The Woods With Dionysus

This week Woody discusses something he’s been working on for By Jove’s upcoming version of The Bacchae. Hello. I admit I’ve been neglecting the blog recently. I apologise unreservedly for that. You’ll be pleased to know I have at least been doing some useful things for the company. We’ve been Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years30 October, 2014 ago
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Text and Context

This Week By Jove Artistic Associate (Research & Education) Christine Plastow discusses how a performance affects the study of a text. Hello, M’dears, Woody here. The blog’s had a brief hiatus while I was off saving villages from rampaging monsters, but now we here at By Jove HQ have a treat Read more…

By Christine Plastow, 11 years29 September, 2014 ago
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“Misusing” Myth: Part 2

In the second part of his on-going series on the uses of myth throughout history, By Jovian Alexander Woodward takes us back to where it all began…   Hello, I’m Woody – welcome back to my mini-series on some of the great re-uses of myth throughout the ages. This is the Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 12 years2 May, 2013 ago
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“Misusing” Myth: Part 1

In the first of a series of discussions on the historical uses and abuses of myth, By Jovian classicist Alexander Woodward takes a look at the tragedies and comedies of ancient Greece.   Welcome to By Jove Theatre – we turn myths into plays relevant for our contemporaries.  I’m Woody. Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 12 years3 April, 2013 ago
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