Epidaurus Festival 2006
ancient theatre of Epidaurus
July
FRIDAY 30 JUNE
SATURDAY 1 JULY
ATTIS THEATRE
Persians, Aeschylus
Translation: Eleni Varopoulou
Direction–Stage sets–Costumes: Thodoros Terzopoulos
Music: Vladimir Tarasof
An Attis Theatre, Turkish National Theatre, Epidaurus Festival and Istanbul International Festival co-production.
The play will be staged on May 16 in the Byzantine church of Agia Eirini, raising the curtain on the 4th Theatrical Olympiad, which is being held in Istanbul in collaboration with the Istanbul International Festival.
FRIDAY 7
SATURDAY 8
THESEUM ENSEMBLE – VEENFABRIEK
Supplicants, Euripides
Directed by: Paul Koek, Michail Marmarinos
Translation: Herman Altena
This co-production brings together Michail Marmarinos from Greece (Theseum Ensemble) and Paul Koek from the Netherlands (Veenfabriek). The fruit of the labours of the two directors and artistic directors will be staged in Holland first, in April 2006. The bilingual (Greek and Dutch) production required two new translations--from ancient Greek into Dutch, and from Dutch into modern Greek—both of which were overseen by the renowned classicist, Herman Altena, who served as dramatist to Hollandia over a number of years.
FRIDAY 14
SATURDAY 15
NATIONAL THEATRE
Persians, Aeschylus
Translation: Nikoletta Fridzila
Directed by: Lydia Koniordou
Set design- Costumes: Lili Kentaka
Music: Takis Farazis
Choreography: Apostolia Papadamaki
Lighting: Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Assistant director: Lilly Meleme
FRIDAY 21
SATURDAY 22
GREEK NATIONAL THEATRE
The Thesmophoriazusae, Aristophanes
Translation: Κ.C. Myris
Directed by: Sotiris Hadzakis
Set design: Ersi Drini
Costumes: Giannis Metzikof
Choreography: Sinequanon dance company
Lighting: Antonis Panagiotopoulos
FRIDAY 28
SATURDAY 29
STATE THEATRE OF NORTHERN GREECE
Iphigenia in Tauris, Euripides
Translation: Κ.C. Myris
Directed by: Giorgos Michailidis
Set design and Costumes: Agni Doutsi
Music: Giorgos Christianakis
Sung by: Xanthippi Karathanasi
august
FRIDAY 4
SATURDAY 5
ΝΕΑ SKINI
Antigone, Sophocles
Translation: Nikos Panagiotopoulos
Directed by: Lefteris Vogiatzis
Music: Spyros Sakkas
Lighting: Lefteris Pavlopoulos
epidaurus festival 2006
little theatre of ancient epidaurus
musical july
july
FRIDAY 30 JUNE
SATURDAY 1 JULY
GREEK NATIONAL THEATRE
Eros thilykratis [Love’s weapon women wield]
Directed by: Dimitris Lignadis
The title is taken from Aeschylus’ Choephori.
The devastating loves of the heroines of Tragedy, centring on Medea, in whom other forms of the destructive female soul lie reflected.
FRIDAY 7
SATURDAY 8
The ancient chorus: serving beauty for all eternity
A musical production from Stamatis Kraounakis and
The Speira Speira Greek Musical Theatre Group
Translation – text selection: Κ.C. Myris
Coach: Stamatis Kraounakis
Sets and costumes: Takis Hatoupis
Movement: Froso Korrou
Lighting: Katerina Marangoudaki
A musical production based on the poetic language of tragedy and of the chorus, a core building block of both tragedy and comedy. The production includes twenty two lyrical compositions incorporating parts for chorus from works by the three ancient tragedians and by Aristophanes, translated and interlinked by K.C. Myris.
The verses have been set to music by contemporary Greek composers and song-writers.
FRIDAY 14
SATURDAY 15
KAROLOS KOUN ART THEATRE
Students past and present of the Theatre School in a production directed by Nikos Mastorakis.
FRIDAY 21
SATURDAY 22
WOMEN’S LAMENTS – SOPHOCLES’ HEROINES
Music: Nikos Xydakis
Texts: Dionysis Kapsalis
A composition by Nikos Xydakis comprising five sung and four instrumental sections. The work is based on the five heroines of Sophocles—Tecmessa, Electra, Jocasta, Deianeira and Antigone--as they mourn the husbands and relations they have lost, abandoned, or been abandoned by.
FRIDAY 28
SATURDAY 29
PIANDAEMONIUM
6 pianos – 12 pianists
Piandaemonium was conceived of by the pianist Domna Eunouchidou, who imagined a concert bursting with freshness, vivacity and youthful enthusiasm. A total of twelve pianists take part in the concert, playing works from both the Greek and international repertoires.
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