The aim of the workshop is to familiarize students with the act of translation, and its
attendance is a prerequisite for the successful completion of the compulsory course
"Theory and Practice of Theatrical Translation". Having mastered the basic principles
of translation theory in general and theatrical translation in particular, students apply
these principles in practice, analyzing existing translations and producing new
translations, on an individual and on a group basis. Based on short dramatic texts or
excerpts of texts, students get a practical grasp of the definition of translation as a
decision-making process; the ideological and aesthetic dimension of these decisions;
language differences and techniques for dealing with them; the specificity of theatrical
translation for publication and performance; and the fluidity of the boundaries between
the different approaches to the text, as they are placed in the continuum of translation
as transcription. The working language is Greek and English, but other languages may
be used on a case-by-case basis and depending on the profile of the students.

Type of course: Master

Institution: Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

Website: https://www.theatre.uoa.gr/

Contact name: Titika Dimitroulia

Contact email: tdimi@theatre.uoa.gr