“In Scaena” at the Colosseum, until February 15th
This Rome blog article was written for the guests of the Hostel Chaplin Bed and Breakfast Rome.
”In Scaena”
The imposing setting of the Colosseum, Rome’s most famous monument, forms the backdrop for this exhibition exploring the history of theatre in ancient Roman times.
Through some seventy statues, models, mosaics, masks and other works of art from museums around Italy, this show looks at the way in which the Romans built on the traditions of Greek drama and added elements from Etruscan and other cultures to develop their own form of mass entertainment that has provided inspiration for writers, actors and architects ever since.