All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Admission to the Getty Villa is FREE. An advance, timed ticket is required and can be obtained online or by calling (310) 440-7300. For group visits, see Tips for Groups.
Art and Performance in Classical Greece
Mary Louise Hart, associate curator of antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, explores the creativity behind the vivid depictions of actors and stagecraft in ancient Greece. These objects represent the inherent ingenuity of their makers, and are often the only surviving evidence of classical Greek theater. Free; a ticket is required.
Hear an audio recording of this lecture.
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
Getty Villa, Auditorium
Directing Elektra: Sophocles for the Contemporary Stage
Director Carey Perloff and professor Helene Foly discuss the staging of Elektra and the process of adapting Sophocles' tale of revenge for modern audiences with Mary Louise Hart, associate curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Free; a ticket is required.
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 3:00 p.m.
Getty Villa, Auditorium
Artists and Performance in Athens and Magna Graecia
Join Mary Louise Hart, associate curator of antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, for this three-week course examining the fascinating relationship between the visual and performing arts in ancient Greece. Focused visits to the exhibition are included in each session. Course fee $90.
Thursday, October 14, 2010, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Getty Villa, Meeting Rooms
The Making of a Satyr Play
Villa Education presents a workshop on Sophocles' play Trackers, the second most completely preserved script of a satyr play, featured in the exhibition. Michael Hackett, chair of the UCLA theater department, directs UCLA theater students and graduates in this presentation, accompanied by an introduction to satyr plays and a visit to the exhibition lead by curator Mary Louise Hart. Tickets $35.
Friday, November 19, 2010, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Repeats Saturday, November 20, 2010.
Getty Villa, Auditorium
Sophocles' Elektra
One of Sophocles' most elegant and haunting works, Elektra celebrates the human desire for justice and the costs exacted upon those who seek it. The witness of her father's murder, Elektra burns for revenge. The world premiere of this newly commissioned translation by celebrated playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker is directed by Carey Perloff, artistic director of San Francisco's A.C.T. (American Conservatory Theater). Tickets $42; $38 students/seniors. Previews $20.
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Previews: Thursday–Saturday, September 2–4, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Performances: Thursdays–Saturdays, September 9–October 2, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Getty Villa, The Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater
What role did theater play in ancient Greece? Hear surprising insights about theater's culture and context from a Getty curator, an actor/director, and a classics professor. Pick up an iPod Touch for $5 on the first floor of the Museum or in the Entry Pavilion at the Getty Villa.
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Red-figured Neck Amphora showing Orestes slaying Klytaimnestra, Paestum, South Italy, about 340 B.C. Terracotta, 18 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, gift of Stanley Silverman
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Mary Louise Hart, curator of antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads one-hour tours through the exhibition. Free with your advance, timed ticket to the Getty Villa. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.
Thursdays, September 2, 9, 16; October 7; November 11; and December 16, 2010, 3:00 p.m.
A special one-hour tour of the exhibition. Free with your advance, timed ticket to the Getty Villa. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.
Fridays and Saturdays through January 3, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Family Festival
Bring along your family's entire cast of characters to celebrate the exhibition during this daylong festival of learning, crafts, and performance. Fashion your own Greek theater masks, dress up as an ancient actor, and witness kid-friendly adaptations of the great Greek dramas. Free; a ticket is required.
Sunday, December 5, 2010, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Getty Villa
Artists and Actors: Iconography and Performance in Ancient Greece
This two-day symposium considers the historical context for theatrical performance and its relation to the creation of some of the most vivid art from the ancient world. On Saturday afternoon, director Carey Perloff and professor Helene Foley of Columbia University join curator Mary Louise Hart of the J. Paul Getty Museum for a conversation about the process of adapting and directing Sophocles' Elektra for the contemporary stage. Registration $15 per day; $10 per day students/seniors.
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Friday and Saturday, September 24 and 25, 2010, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Getty Villa, Auditorium
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Past Exhibitions
