‘About Dionysus' introduces the ancient Greek god of drama, theatre, performance, wine, and intoxication. Find out about ancient Greek attitudes to wine, drinking, and drunkenness. Hear about the origins of theatre and drama, and the spectacular drama festivals once held in ancient Greece.

This short documentary is for anyone to enjoy, and it's perfect those teaching or learning about Greek drama, the origins of drama, and classical civilisation more broadly (especially for UK Key Stage 4-5).

This is a companion v (...)

‘About Dionysus' introduces the ancient Greek god of drama, theatre, performance, wine, and intoxication. Find out about ancient Greek attitudes to wine, drinking, and drunkenness. Hear about the origins of theatre and drama, and the spectacular drama festivals once held in ancient Greece.

This short documentary is for anyone to enjoy, and it's perfect those teaching or learning about Greek drama, the origins of drama, and classical civilisation more broadly (especially for UK Key Stage 4-5).

This is a companion video for the Our Mythical Childhood animation 'Dionysus'.

Subtitles are available for this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BcCJwixc_bw