From the stage to reality
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Greek theater for today's youth

Why return to the Greek theater today?

Because even in the age of screens and social media, teenagers are still looking for real answers.
And ancient tragedies have everything: fear, courage, freedom, love.

"From the stage to reality" takes students on an inner journey. We help them discover that life - like theater - is never just entertainment, but a search for meaning. Live lectures, meetings with directors and actors, immersive experiences.
A different way of learning, growing and listening to each other.

Do you remember the first time a story made you realize something about yourself?
Here, we want to give teenagers exactly this type of emotion.

A continuing success

The "Between Stage and Reality" project stems from the successful experience of "Building the Future," implemented for two years with Fondazione INDA and the Lazio Regional School Department.

We offered hundreds of students the opportunity to experience Greek theater in Syracuse, inspired by the model of Pericles' Theorikon. The results exceeded our aspirations, doubling the participants (+128% in 2025) from 6 schools and 603 students enrolled in 2024, to 11 schools and 1,376 participants in 2025.

Now it’s time to go further!

Our goals

To reconnect ancient languages with young people’s most topical questions.

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To strengthen soft skills such as self-awareness, empathy and critical thinking.

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To develop emotional intelligence using narrative and theatrical tools.

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To promote students' personal and relational growth through confrontation with the great themes of classicism.

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What we offer

In collaboration with the Lazio Regional School Department, the 2025/2026 applications are aimed at all students in the last three years of school

The project includes:


  • In-person classes with passionate educators.

  • Preparatory activities and teaching materials for schools.

  • Meetings with directors and the casts of the tragedies to be performed.

  • Immersive experiences with educational, cultural and relational purposes.


The lecture-events will be held at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome (1800 seats), with live streaming available for schools outside Lazio.

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Events

Encounters and emotions

A group of people sitting in bleacher seats outdoors, smiling at the camera. One person holds a program titled "ELETTRA." Crowded steps in the background.A group of people sitting in bleacher seats outdoors, smiling at the camera. One person holds a program titled "ELETTRA." Crowded steps in the background.
February 19, 2026
Beauty that saves: tragedy, adolescence and vocation
The power of words and beauty in the construction of the self.
Audience members attentively watching a presentation, with a man in glasses and a woman resting her chin on her hand in focus.Audience members attentively watching a presentation, with a man in glasses and a woman resting her chin on her hand in focus.
March 25, 2026
Emotions in Greek tragedy: a journey into the human soul
We talk with prof. Alberto Pellai about the emotions of tragic characters and how to re...
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April 16, 2026
Catharsis and personal growth: how tragedy transforms us
We discuss with prof. Alessandro D’Avenia the journey of the tragic hero as a metaphor ...