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6-7/7 • The Medea Case: Tensions and verbal jousts during the grand cross-examination at Albert Vinçon middle school

Sixth and seventh hearings in the Medea case at Albert Vinçon middle school This time, it is time for confrontation. After several weeks of investigation, preparation of testimonies, and development of defense strategies, the students...

5/7 • The Medea Case: Defense strategies are being refined

Fifth hearing in the Medea case at Albert Vinçon middle school As the confrontation between witnesses approaches, tension is rising: students are no longer just defending their character, they are now refining their defense strategy....

3-4/7 • The Medea Case: The confrontation approaches at Albert Vinçon middle school

Third and fourth hearings in the Medea case at the Albert Vinçon middle school. This time, the investigation enters a decisive phase: the witnesses have delivered their version of the facts. For 2 hours, the...

2/7 • The Medea Case: Witnesses come into play at Albert Vinçon middle school

Second hearing in the Medea case at the Albert Vinçon middle school. The file is open, the evidence classified, the roles assigned. After reopening the investigation, the third-year students are now continuing the preliminary proceedings...

1/7 • The Medea Case: The lost verdict reopens the investigation at Albert Vinçon middle school

A trembling letter signed by an aging judge An ancient condemnation called into question. And a case believed to have been closed since Antiquity. At the Albert Vinçon middle school, a third-year class reopened the...

Belgium: Medea in the Underworld, a Trial Reimagined by Students

There’s something quite striking about seeing a group of teenagers take ownership of a story that is over two thousand years old. At the Maison des Phénix in Brugelette, the Medea Sum project turned a...

Italy : Reopening the Medea Case: aworkshop combining theatre, citizenship and critical thinking

Between January and April 2026, two workshops as part of the Medea Sum project took place at the Istituto San Francesco di Sales in Città di Castello, involving a total of 37 secondary school pupils....

How did the myth of Medea as ‘mater terribilis’ come about? 

In the spring of 431 BC, in Athens, the theatre competition held during the religious festivals in honour of Dionysus, the ‘Great Dionysia’, was won by Euphorion, son of Aeschylus. Second prize was awarded to...

How Theatre Helps Students Learn: The Medea Sum Project

Theatre doesn’t just entertain; in education, it becomes a powerful tool for learning. The European ‘Medea Sum’ project, part of the Erasmus+ 2024–2026 programme, demonstrates how performance can transform classical texts into accessible, engaging, and...

Medea Sum: reinventing access to classical culture in schools

What if Greek myths became a catalyst for inclusion, creativity and civic engagement? That is the challenge taken up by Medea Sum, an Erasmus+ cooperation project between schools, which has just been launched in France,...