“Alexander the Great, the making of a myth”: the exhibition to discover at the British Library

“Alexander the Great, the making of a myth” at the British Library or how cultures and religions around the world have built a fabulous fiction around a hero, used for their own ends. Alexander the Great, the making of a myth, the entire exhibition finds its justification in its title alone. Born in Macedonia, in … Read more

The myth of Prometheus at the Sociale

Third appointment (and last of 2022) for the APRE programming of the Teatro Sociale in Valenza on Friday 9 December (9.00 pm) with the company Potentiali Evocati Multimediali in the reinterpretation of Prometheus directed by Gabriele Vacis.Already applauded at the Sociale in various guises, the one planned is perhaps the most important, most ambitious, most … Read more

From history to myth, Mileto rediscovers the pride of its Norman origins

Miletus greets 2022 an extraordinary year crowned by the launch of the format “The gala of Roger”, an event of Norman history, culture, food and wine, art and myth that brought the pride of its origins back to Miletus. Experts, artists, historians and musicians have returned an extraordinary image of this ancient place which has … Read more

Miletus rediscovers itself as a Norman between art and myth with the “Galà di Ruggero”

December 27, 2022 4:08 pm Mileto celebrates with the closure of 2022 an extraordinary year crowned by the launch of the format “RUGGERO’S GALA”, an event of Norman history, culture, food and wine, art and myth which from 17 to 21 December brought the pride of its origins back to Miletus. Experts, artists, historians and … Read more

The great replacement or the politics of the myth (1/2)

In The Great Replacement or the Politics of Myth, Pierre André Taguieff is the archaeologist of a theme of which the writer Renaud Camus would be the inventor. Fake! A concept that he actually popularized. Multifaceted, this racial ideology is several centuries old, and it invites itself durably in the international public debate. But who … Read more

The art of caves finally deciphered? “The parameters converge towards an original myth, that of primordial emergence”

Drawings representing bison, horses and other animals, part of the parietal art or prehistoric art, adorn the walls of the cave of Niaux, in the south-west of France, on November 8, 2017. REMY GABALDA / AFP Interpretation of cave art has been an obsession since the 19th century.e century. It is also that of the … Read more

The criticism. Against the myth of leadership (and in praise of following)

Leadership is one of the sacred words of the religion of the new 21st century capitalism. The reflection, and above all, the practice of the phenomena now called “leadership” are actually very old. It is not difficult to find in the great thinkers of the past, from the Greeks to Max Weber, ideas and even … Read more

Events: The myth of Hamlet relived at the Orfeo Theater in Taranto

With the myth of Hamlet, a show taken from the work of William Shakespeare, the season of the Orpheus of Taranto, historic theater of 1915, with a myth has opened. Giorgio Pasotti and Mariangela D’Abbraccio, two actors beloved by the public, starred with “Hamlet” directed by Francesco Tavassi. The “Hamlet”, by Alessandro Angelini and Antonio … Read more

The myth of Hamlet relives at the Teatro Orfeo in Taranto

Friday 4th November arrives in Taranto the show taken from the work of William Shakespeare. The season ofOrpheus of Tarantohistorical theater of 1915, with a myth. And Giorgio Pasotti And Mariangela D’Abbracciotwo actors beloved by the public, will be protagonists with “Hamlet” directed by Francesco Tavassi. The “Hamlet”, by Alessandro Angelini And Antonio Priscofreely based … Read more

The holy child and Barbarossa: epic and myth of San Quirico d’Orcia

San Quirico d’Orcia is a small but charming village in the province of Siena. It has two peculiarities. The first consists in the fact that the town is surrounded by an ecosystem visually characterized by soft hills in which the green slopes in different shades, while the horizon is suddenly broken by rows of cypresses. … Read more