AN ACTOR'S LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME
The Ara Pacis Museum in Rome, which encloses the Emperor Augustus' magnificent Altar of Peace, is staging a revealing exhibition on a lesser known aspect of life in classical Rome and ancient Greece: the entertainment world.
The carefully researched exhibition displays a selection of some 240 objects – some extremely rare - from museums, tombs and excavations in Greece, Rome and Etruria that give specialized insight into long ago life on the stage, the religious aspects connected with the theatre, the architecture of the amphitheatres and the kind of performances put on for the entertainment of the public.
Modern visitors too will be entertained and fascinated by the many multimedial creations illustrating the lives of the actors, their status in society, the type of dialogue used, the grotesque masks the performers wore, the situation of female performers (considered on the same level as prostitutes), as well as descriptions of the celebrated contemporary playwrights and their works and the sacred rituals which were at the theatre origins.
The exhibition is also designed to help visitors with various difficulties to enjoy the visit. These include multi-sensorial itineraries, tactile reproductions of exhibits, audio descriptions and guided tours, free of charge, for visitors with special needs.
“THEATRE, AUTHORS, ACTORS and the PUBLIC of ANCIENT ROME” is running until the 3rd November 2024 in the ARA PACIS EXHIBITION AREA, Rome.
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STENHOUSE
Info: Tel. 060608 www.arapacis.it
