Ancient Greek Theater in the Ancient Greek Theater

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image The 51st theater season presented by the Fondazione INDA ONLUS is currently underway. Experience Sicily’s Evelina Buttitta Rubino was in Siracusa earlier this week where at the city’s renowned ancient Greek amphitheater, she saw “Le Supplici,” or “The Suppliant Maidens” by Aeschylus. This image is of some of the scenery utilized in the performance that combines the dramatic text of the ancient Greek tragedy together with modern dance and traditional Sicilian folk music. The statue-scenery shown here recreates Early Bronze Age (3000-2000 B.C.) figurines that were created in the ancient Cycladic Islands in the Aegean Sea. Evelina said, “Non so come devi far, ma devi vedere questo spettacolo!”… “I don’t know how you’d do it, but you must see this play!” I’m going to try my best to go when I’m in Sicily at the end of June.

(Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s Evelina Buttitta Rubino)

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Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.

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