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Summer School 2027
ERASMUS+ Blended Intensive Programme
Embodied Realities: Classical Reception in Performance and Virtual Spaces<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue:<\/strong> Palack\u00fd University Olomouc
On-Site Period:<\/strong> 28th June-3rd July 2027
Online Sessions:<\/strong> 15 hours between April and May 2027
Languages:<\/strong> English
ECTS:<\/strong> 3 (84 hours)
Directors:<\/strong> Eli\u0161ka Kubartov\u00e1 (Olomouc), Giovanna Di Martino (Oxford\/APGRD), Eleftheria Ioannidou (Groningen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description of the project<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

As part of the Blended Intensive Programme (BIPs), Palack\u00fd University Olomouc with Dr Eli\u0161ka Kubartov\u00e1, in collaboration with Dr Giovanna Di Martino (University of Oxford \/ APGRD) and Dr Eleftheria Ioannidou (University of Groningen), together with the University of \u0141\u00f3d\u017a (Prof. Ma\u0142gorzata Budzowska), the University of Vienna (Prof. Anke Charton), Universit\u00e9 Sorbonne Paris Nord (Dr C\u00e9cile Dudouyt), the University of Seville (Prof. Moreno Soldevila), the University of Trento (Prof. Ieran\u00f2 and Prof. Novokhatko), the University of Parma (Prof. Francesca Bortoletti), Universit\u00e9 Grenoble Alpes (Prof. Malika Bastin-Hammou) and in collaboration with the University of Oxford, jointly offer their students the opportunity to participate in the 2027 Summer School Embodied Realities: Classical Reception in Performance and Virtual Spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Blended Intensive Programme has been approved by the EU under the Erasmus+ 2021\u20132027 Programme. BIPs are innovative short-term mobility formats that combine intensive physical mobility with structured virtual learning, jointly delivered by international partner institutions. They encourage collaborative, research-based learning, intercultural exchange, and methodological experimentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed to be transnational, transdisciplinary, and practice-based, BIPs allow students to learn from academic and professional experts across multiple institutions while engaging in hybrid modes of teaching, including online seminars, collaborative tasks, and an in-person intensive programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic and programme<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The 2027 BIP Embodied Realities: Classical Reception in Performance and Virtual Spaces introduces students to new and expanding methodologies in classical reception studies, performance, and digital media. It explores how ancient texts and performance traditions are transformed, embodied, and reimagined across physical stages, digital environments, and hybrid spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing together scholars, theatre practitioners, dramaturgs, and specialists in virtual spaces, the programme investigates how embodied practice, translation, adaptation theory, postdramatic theatre, and virtual\/immersive technologies generate new forms of engagement with Greco-Roman antiquity. Students will work with ancient fragments and complete plays, creating new translations through embodied practice and investigating how meaning shifts as texts move across media, performance contexts, and modes of embodiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Summer School consists of a six-day in-person programme at Palack\u00fd University Olomouc, held from 28 June to 3 July 2027 (Monday\u2013Saturday), supported by a series of online sessions both before and after the on-site week. Participants who complete the programme will receive 3 ECTS, recognised by their home institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the in-person week, students will take part in daily practical theatre workshops led by theatre director and academic Hossein Tavazoni<\/a> (University of Groningen) and academic and dramaturg Giovanna Di Martino<\/a> (University of Oxford \/ APGRD). Working with epic and dramatic texts related to the Trojan War (a curated selection will be shared with participants in advance), students will experiment with adaptation, translation-through-practice, and embodied interpretation. The workshops will culminate in a demonstration performance on Friday evening, documenting the collaborative creative process and the ideas developed throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This BIP Summer School on Embodied Realities: Classical Reception in Performance and Virtual Spaces aims to foster the exchange of competences, research practices, and creative skills among the participating universities. It brings together students and academics from across Europe to collaborate, experiment, and reflect on the many ways classical texts and fragments are reimagined in contemporary performance and digital environments. Participants will explore how ancient material evolves across time through practices of translation, adaptation, embodiment, and technological mediation. The Summer School offers a unique opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of classical reception in live and digital performance, investigating how meaning is generated and reshaped as texts move between stage, screen, and virtual spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating institutions<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Summer School is aimed at BA and Master\u2019s students enrolled in one of the partner institutions. The Blended Intensive Programme is open to a limited number of participants from each partner university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This edition of the BIP is jointly organised by Palack\u00fd University Olomouc, led by Dr Eli\u0161ka Kubartov\u00e1, in collaboration with Dr Giovanna Di Martino (University of Oxford \/ APGRD) and Dr Eleftheria Ioannidou (University of Groningen). The following partner institutions also contribute to the academic and practical components of the programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERASMUS+ partners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n