Offers for Schools

Educational packages

Those accompanying school groups can structure their own visit to the Theatre based on the 3 educational packages available:

• - Educational package 1: show
• - Educational package 2: show + 2 workshops
• - Educational package 3: show + 3 workshops                          

The interactive show

Roman actors will present playful yet educational shows to the pupils on the themes of the ludi scaenici. Four scenes will be shown to the pupils: comedy, tragedy, mime and pantomime. Pupils will then be invited to take part in these shows.

                                                           Educational workshops

These modules are led by cultural mediators specialising in Antiquity and draw on school curricula. They have been designed around 5 themes:

• Dress : the main dress worn during Roman times is presented and studied in comparison with pieces from Antiquity.
• Oil lamp each pupil will make a small oil lamp inspired by archaeological artefacts, which they will then be able to take home with them.
• Roman Fibula pupils can make their own toga pin, an indispensable ornament of Roman dress.
• Writting : pupils can try their hand at the art of calligraphy with the aid of various resources and implements (clay writing tablet with a quill, wax writing tablet with a stylus, etc.).
• Mosaic the various mosaic techniques that were used by the Romans are presented to pupils and they then have the chance to produce a mosaic themselves.                                                  

An educational kit has been put together in order to help teachers to prepare for their visit to the Theatre. The kit comprises:

•  A reference book : a book about the Roman Theatre of Orange, which presents the history of the monument with numerous photographs, written by Connaissance des Arts.
•  An educationnal worksheet for the teacher
• One treasure hunt booklet per group of 3 pupils
•  Un A certificate for the team who win the “treasure hunt”.