This new archaeological exhibit confronts the history of the roman theater in the splendid space of the Colosseum. The course that was chosen for this exhibition focuses on “icons”, putting together 70 works that explore the complex origins of the Greek theater. (Greece, in fact, is where theater of the west bears its’ roots.) The exhibition thus opens with about 70 works that explore the complex origins of theatre: its Greek and Italic roots, the Etruscan contribution to its evolution, the performances that evolved out of Magna Grecia.
The Roman Theater and its evolution, is the test of its success and of its value of festive and metropolitan art. Exhibits from the most important national collections are numerous, among which the Marble Herma of Dioniso (from the National Roman Museum of Palazzo Massimo) and the model of scenery in colored terracotta (from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples). The Romans completed the theater as well as the theatrical technologies created by the Greeks, in particular the architecture and the stage preparation of the building.
|
TRAVEL CALENDAR
