Michael Ewans is Conjoint Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Before retiring from the Chair of Drama in 2011 he specialized in directing plays and chamber operas, translating Greek tragedy and comedy, and writing books and articles which explore how operas and dramas work in the theatre. He has also explored the reception of Greek tragedy and epic, in Wagner and Aeschylus (Faber and Faber) and Opera from the Greek (Ashgate). His eleven books include a complete set of accurate and actable translations of Aeschylus and Sophocles in four volumes, with theatrical commentaries, followed by two volumes of comedies by Aristophanes, also in his own new translations with theatrical commentaries. His most recent book is Performing Opera: a practical guide for singers and directors (Bloomsbury Methuen). Michael Ewans was elected in 2005 to a Fellowship of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
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KOTARA
NSW 2289
AUSTRALIA
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Love Magic is a dramatic monologue written by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus around 280-260 BCE featuring a young woman scorned by her lover. The performance is a research project funded by the Centre for 21st Century Humanities led by Professor Marguerite Johnson, a researcher of Classics, magic and gender. Conjoint Professor Michael Ewans has translated the play directed the performance.