Dialogue between Phidias and William Kentridge in the intertemporal cultural landscape of the Acropolis of Athens: Interactivity and audience performance in ancient and contemporary art

Authors

  • Celina F. Lage PPGArtes, Escola Guignard, UEMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/dramaturgias19.44694

Keywords:

Parthenon, Greek art, Greek architecture, Cinema, Contemporary art

Abstract

The paper reflects on the dialogues that are established in the cultural landscape of the Acropolis between the frieze of the Parthenon carved by Phidias in the century. V a.C. and the expanded cinema artwork More Sweetly Play the Dance by William Kentridge, shown in 2017 in Athens. We show how the performance of the visitor’s walk around the Parthenon and on the sidewalk around the Acropolis where Kentridge’s work was exhibited makes its interactivity promote temporal and spatial intersections, between Antiquity, the medieval period, and contemporaneity.

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Published

2022-04-28

How to Cite

Lage, C. F. (2022). Dialogue between Phidias and William Kentridge in the intertemporal cultural landscape of the Acropolis of Athens: Interactivity and audience performance in ancient and contemporary art. Dramaturgies, (19), 104–115. https://doi.org/10.26512/dramaturgias19.44694