Abstract
With their performance National Hymn (2001), that started with a Greek dinner and ended with a prayer, Michael Marmarinos and the theatrical ensemble Double Eros suggested an anthropological/postmodern approach to the Greek national anthem. Key points in this approach were the investigation of everyday togetherness as a chorus, and a dramaturgical method that captured history-in-motion. With the performance as a point of departure, the paper examines the archetypal aspects of national anthems as signs that cross, and are extended beyond, local cultures by discussing representative examples from the oral and written tradition of various ethnicities.
Translated title of the contribution | Michael Marmarinos and the cross-cultural aspect of national anthems |
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Original language | Greek |
Title of host publication | Greek research in Australia |
Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the eighth biennial international Conference of Greek Studies, Flinders University, 2009 |
Editors | Marietta Rossetto, Michael Tsianikas, George Couvalis, Maria Palaktsoglou |
Place of Publication | Adelaide, S. Aust. |
Publisher | Dept. of Languages, Modern Greek, Flinders University |
Pages | 633-645 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780725811372 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies (8th : 2009) - Adelaide Duration: 2 Jun 2009 → 5 Jun 2009 |
Conference
Conference | Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies (8th : 2009) |
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City | Adelaide |
Period | 2/06/09 → 5/06/09 |