Intercultural discourse begins to flourish in the 1890s, coinciding with the advent of director’s theater and the re-discovery of Aristophanes as an author for the stage, solely on the strength of Lysistrata. Another trait of this unique performance tradition is its strong intercultural character, already in place at the beginning of the 19th century. I maintain that there is an integral connection between popular approaches to staging Aristophanes and the legacy of democratic enlightenment values. My project explores Lysistrata’s extraordinary performance history, unearthing a staging tradition of Aristophanes as popular theater, stretching continuously over two centuries and linking 1789 revolutionary politics in France to global activism today.
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