The SCA A&S discipline of Historical Martial Arts is a relatively new and misunderstood pursuit. In this class, Master Julien de la Fontaine breaks down what it is and how it's practiced. Additionally he will clearly lay out how to start your own HMA A&S practice and help you build your HMA A&S portfolio if you've already been doing it!
Medea, Antigone, Oedipus and Lysistrata - these are just some of the characters from ancient Greek drama who still walk our contemporary stages and haunt our imagination. One of the classical Athenians' most important inventions was the medium of theatre. From the mid-sixth century BCE they gathered to watch tragedies, and later comedies in their sanctuary of the wine-god Dionysus on the south slope of the Acropolis. This lecture outlines the origins of Greek drama in this historic setting, its architectural development and some of the greatest masterpieces.
Lecture by Dr. Tobias Capwell - Pursuing the Knightly Arts
Lecture by Dr. Tobias Capwell on the armor of the late medieval era for the Pursuing the Knightly Arts YouTube channel. (ROIU Interdisciplinary class: may be counted forany of the following: History - 1400 - 1500; Arts & Sciences - Functional Arts; Arts & Sciences - Sciences; Martial Arts - Field Arts; Martial Arts - Heavy Combat.)
The First Emperor Of China Who Tried To Conquer Death
Qin Shi Huangdi. He is the man who united, and indeed gave China its name. He conquered six powerful warring states and, in 221 BC, declared himself emperor of all China. During his reign, he introduced sweeping reforms, built a vast network of roads and connected the Great Wall of China which to this day stretches over 2400 kilometers. His legacy not only includes the Great Wall, but also his astonishing tomb, guarded by the famed Terracotta Army constructed almost 2,200 years ago. This major drama-documentary offers unprecedented access to new excavations at the major sites, and through major dramatic reconstruction narrates how Ying Zheng became the king of Qin state at 13 and the first Chinese Emperor. It reveals the personality and motivations of this remarkable but still unknown leader.
Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification
'When well-appareled April on the heel/ Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk. This lecture will explore the magic of personification in Shakespeare's poetry.
The Chancellor of the University of Atlantia, Dame Adriana la Bretonne, as she discusses how to incorporate SCA experience in a resume for modern job applications.