INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA 2023

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2023 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA
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• ANTIGONE by Sophocles │ KOSTAS SILVESTROS & STAVROS STAVROU

Directed by Kostas Silvestros
 

▪ Monday, July 10 │ Makarios III Amphitheatre

▪ Tuesday, July 18 │ Paphos Ancient Odeon

▪ Friday, July 21 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
 

The award-winning Cypriot director Kostas Silvestros returns to the "International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama" seven years after Plutus (2016) – that had caused a sensation to audiences and critics alike - to present in a poetic mood a timely production of the Sophoclean tragedy Antigone.

With a select group of artists of the contemporary Cypriot scene at his side, the director stages a performance of particular power, inspiration and aesthetics that redefines ancient drama in today's world, aiming to act as a "prayer" among the ruins of the modern world.

Antigone, perhaps the most popular tragedy by Sophocles and one of the finest works of ancient Greek drama, takes place in Thebes after the civil strife that led to the death of the two rival brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices. King Creon orders that Eteocles be buried with honours, leaving Polyneices unburied as an enemy of Thebes. But the sister of the two dead, Antigone, does not obey the order and decides to honour Polyneices with a proper burial. She is arrested and brought to Creon, who, following the laws of the state, sentences her to death.

Led by the excellent translation of Nikos A. Panayiotopoulos, the team experiments with new kinesiology forms and original sounds, to take us on a journey in the play’s dark universe, in search of a fresh take on Sophocles’ timeless text.
 

▪ With English surtitles

▪ Suitable for ages 16+

▪ Duration: 100 minutes
 

CREDITS

Translation: Nikos A. Panayiotopoulos

Direction: Kostas Silvestros

Movement: Panayiotis Tofi

Set/Costume design: Constantina Andreou

Musical composition: Dimitris Spyrou & Vasilis Vasiliou

Lighting design: Vasilis Petinaris

Assistant to the director: Irene Andreou

Assistant to the set/costume designer: Iphigenia Avraam

Executive producer: Stavros Stavrou
 

Cast:

Christina Papadopoulou (Antigone), Marina Mandri (Ismene), Thanasis Georgiou (Creon),

Giorgos Evagorou (Sentry), Nicolas Grammatikopoulos (Haemon), Haris Attonis (Tiresias),

Andreas Hadjimichael (Child), Andreas Koutsoumbas (Messenger), Niovi Charalambous (Eurydice)

Chorus: Stela Fyrogeni, Dimitris Spyrou, Vasilis Vasiliou 

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• THE TROJAN WOMEN by Euripides │ NATIONAL THEATRE OF NORTHERN GREECE

Directed by Christos Sougaris
 

▪ Friday, July 14 │ Curium Ancient Theatre

▪ Saturday, July 15 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
 

The National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG) presents the Euripidean tragedy The Trojan Women, translated by Thodoros Stefanopoulos, directed by Christos Sougaris and with music composed by Stefanos Korkolis, with a superb cast of actors and Roula Pateraki in the role of Hecuba.

As they await to be transported to Greece, the captive women of Troy mourn the fall of their city. Among them, waiting for her fate to be announced, Hecuba is confronted by a series of devastating events: Polyxena is sacrificed at Achilles’ tomb and Andromache learns that the Greeks have condemned her baby son, Astyanax, to death. At the same time, Kassandra foretells the disasters that will befall the Greeks on their way home.

Euripides attempts to warn us about the consequences of the victors’ impunity and to remind us of the importance of remaining human, away from the illusion of omnipotence caused by fleeting victories. In The Trojan Women, the poet brings out the human dimension of the enemy and, focusing on the greatness of the women of Troy, highlights the strength that makes humans persevere even in the wake of catastrophe.

A recipient of the 2018 “Young Theatre Artist” award by the Union of Greek Critics for Drama and Music, director Christos Sougaris, head of the NTNG’s artistic programming, presents a novel take on Euripides’ masterpiece.
 

▪ With English surtitles

▪ Suitable for ages 16+

▪ Duration: 110 minutes
 

CREDITS

Translation: Theodoros Stefanopoulos
Dramaturgy / Direction: Christos Sougaris
Music composition: Stefanos Korkolis
Set/Costume design: Eleni Manolopoulou
Movement: Ermis Malkotsis
Lighting design: Alekos Anastasiou
Music coaching: Panagiotis Barlas
Assistant to the director: Christoforos Mariadis
Assistant to the set/costume designer: Danai Pana
Production Coordinator: Marleen Verschuuren
 

Cast:

Roula Pateraki (Hecuba), Alexandros Bourdoumis (Menelaus), Maria Diakopanagiotou (Kassandra),
Mariza Tsari (Andromache), Dimitris Piatas (Talthybius), Antonis Kafetzopoulos (Poseidon), Loukia Vasileiou, Kleio-Danai Othonaiou (Helen), Melina Apostolidou, Loukia Vasileiou, Momo Vlachou, Chara Giota, Ilektra Goniadou, Christina Bakastathi, Kleio-Danai Othonaiou, Polyxeni Spyropoulou, Virginia Tamparopoulou, Theofano Tzalavra (Athena) 

Chorus: Marianna Avramaki, Melina Apostolidou, Loukia Vasileiou, Momo Vlachou, Chara Giota, Ilektra Goniadou, Zoi Efthymiou, Ilektra Kartanou, Evi Koutalianou, Loxandra Lucas, Eleni Mischopoulou, Christina Bakastathi, Chrysi Bachtsevani, Kleio-Danai Othonaiou, Polyxeni Spyropoulou, Virginia Tamparopoulou, Theofano Tzalavra, Foteini Timotheou, Mara Tsikara (Athena)

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• THE BACCHAE by Euripides │ HUNGARIAN NATIONAL THEATRE

Directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos
 

▪ Saturday, July 29 │ Curium Ancient Theatre

▪ Monday, July 31 │ Makarios III Amphitheatre
 

The internationally renowned and acclaimed Greek director, Theodoros Terzopoulos, directs the Hungarian National Theatre's production of The Bacchae by Euripides, featuring a remarkable cast of Hungarian actors.

In The Bacchae, Euripides recounts the descent of Dionysus to the city of Thebes in order to impose the rites of his worship. King Pentheus refuses to recognize this new god and suffers Dionysus’ wrath. Driven mad by the god’s power, Pentheus dies a horrible death on the peaks of Mount Cithaeron, with his mother, Agave, having committed - while in a delirium - the terrible crime. Dionysus establishes his religion by announcing the terrible fate that has befallen the royal family.

This great master of theatre, with his unwavering decade-long international theatrical presence, introduces his sixth directorial approach to The Bacchae. Through his famous Method, he puts forward another theatrical, political and metaphysical proposal, taking Euripides' text and stage action to the next level. The Chorus of the Bacchae evolves into a protagonist: it spins, it flies and in the end, it collapses, crushed, following the primordial bacchic footsteps through the music of Panayiotis Velianitis.

“The conflict between Dionysus and Pentheus is that between instinct and logic. When neither can moderate itself, that has a cruel consequence for humans”.
 

▪ With Greek and English surtitles

▪ Suitable for ages 12+

▪ Duration: 90 minutes
 

CREDITS

Translation: Gábor Devecseri

Adaptation/Dramaturgy: András Kozma

Direction/Set-Costume design/Lighting design: Theodoros Terzopoulos

Musical composition: Panayiotis Velianitis

Associate Director: Savvas Stroumpos

Assistant to the Director: Gábor Vida

Interpreter: Panagiota Lotsu

Prompter: Anikó Sütő

Stage managers: István Lencsés, Krisztián Ködmen

Photography: Johanna Weber
 

Cast:

Roland Bordás (Dionysus), Péter Herczegh (Pentheus), Nelli Szűcs (Agave),

Ádám Schnell (Cadmus), József Szarvas (Tiresias), Martin Mészáros (First Messenger / Herdsman),

József Varga (Second Messenger /Guard)

Chorus, Women from the Palace, Lamentations: Student-actors of the Faculty of Arts of Rippl-Rónai University and Szent István University

Battai Lili Lujza, Bognár Bence János, Duma Kata, Ionescu Raul Gabriel, Jakab Tamás, Juhász Péter, Kerék Benjámin Dominik, Kiss Anna Gizella, Krauter Dávid Róbert, Mikita Dorka Júlia, Polyák Anita, Puskás Balázs Ákos, Séra Dániel, Sipos Ilka, Soós Anett, Wettstein Márk, Winkler Tamás Ábel

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• HIPPOLYTUS by Euripides │ NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREECE

Directed by Katerina Evangelatos
 

▪ Friday, August 4 │ Curium Ancient Theatre

▪ Saturday, August 5 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
 

Katerina Evangelatos, distinguished theatre director and Artistic Director of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, directs the production of the National Theatre of Greece, Hippolytus by Euripides, in yet another interesting approach with a cast of renowned artists.

Euripides weaves a masterful theatrical trap of escalating tragedy in which gods play a pivotal role in the lives of the main characters of the myth: Phaedra, second wife of Theseus, descendant of Helios, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, who comes from distant lands where passion and magic prevail and Hippolytus, son of Theseus with the Amazon Hippolyte and a man obsessively attached to sacred purity.

Aphrodite sets up a game of revenge and voyeuristically watches how humankind turns into a plaything for her whims. Her eye becomes our eye and the characters are stripped bare. The naked bodies are charged with explosion, desire, lust but also the innocence of the human race.

A directorial perspective that delves into the savage world of Euripides’ play, approaching it as a contemporary nightmare amid a poetic setting, where characters struggle with their weaknesses and where love is so insane that it can only be fatal. A stellar cast of 24 actors and four musicians remain on stage throughout the performance.
 

▪ With English surtitles

▪ Suitable for ages 16+

▪ Duration: 100 minutes
 

CREDITS

Translation: Kostas Topouzis

Dramaturgy / Adaptation / Directing: Katerina Evangelatos

Set design: Eva Manidaki

Costume design: Eva Goulakou

Music: Alexandros-Drakos Ktistakis

Lighting design: Eliza Alexandropoulou

Choreography: Alexander Stavropoulos

Video: Pantelis Makkas

Sound design: Kostas Pavlopoulos

Dramaturg: Eva Saraga

Assistant to the director: Giorgos Braoudakis

Assistant to the set designer: Katerina Vlachmpei

Assistant to the costume designer: Alexandra Ftouli

Assistant to the lighting designer: Lampros Papoulias

Music coach: Melina Peonidou
Videography assistant: Anthi Paraskeva Veloudogianni
Hair design: Konstantinos Koliousis
 

Cast (in alphabetical order):

Orestis Chalkias (Hippolytus), Kora Karvouni (Phaedra), Dimitris Papanikolaou (Messenger),

Maria Skoula (Nurse), Elena Topalidou (Artemis/Aphrodite), Giannis Tsortekis (Theseus)

Chorus: Diamantis Adamantidis, Iro Chalkidi, Marios Chatziantoni, Nikolas Chatzivasiliadis, Christos Diamantoudis, Konstantinos Georgalis, Nikos Gonidis, Nikos Grigoriadis, Dafni Kiourktsoglou, Anastasia-Rafaela Konidi, Iraklis Kostakis, Marios Kritikopoulos, Ioanna Lekka, Amalia Ninou, Alexandros Piechowiak, Christina-Melina Polyzoni, Alexandros Tomadakis, Georgios Vassilopoulos

Musicians on stage: Giannos Giovanos (cello), Yiannis Papadopoulos (piano, keyboards), Vangelis Paraskevaidis (classical melodic percussions), Spyros Polychronopoulos (keyboards, electronics)

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▪ Info: 7000 2414 │www.greekdramafest.com

▪ Performances start at 21:00 │ Please arrive at the theatre before 20:15

It’s strongly recommended to arrive at least 45 – 60 minutes prior to the beginning of the performance to avoid delay and crowding. Entry after the start of the performance will not be allowed.

▪Ticket prices:

▫ €12 regular

▫ €8 concessions (for students, senior citizens, National Guard, unemployed)

▫ €45 festival pass (per person for attending all four performances)

▫ €10 for group sales (over 10 persons per performance) at [email protected]

▫ Free admission for:

▪ People with disabilities, upon reserving their free pass by calling 7000 2414 (at least five days prior to each performance). Please present relevant ID at the ticket gate.

▪ Members of CCOITI, upon early settlement of their 2023 membership fee and reserving their free pass with the use of their personal password.

 

To facilitate the public from Nicosia, bus transportation will be offered to the Curium Ancient Theatre for the following performances:

• Trojan Women by Euripides (produced by the National Theatre of Northern Greece) on July 14 and 15
• Hippolytus by Euripides (produced by the National Theatre of Greece) on August 4 and 5

Theatre experts will be accompanying audiences on the buses to explain and analyse the plays.

▪ Bus ticket: €3.00 (round-trip)

It is necessary to purchase the bus ticket together with the performance ticket, 10 days in advance, due to the limited number of buses.

▪ Departure: 18:30

(From the parking lot opposite the Handicraft Centre on Athalassa Avenue)

 

► IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THE AUDIENCE

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE PERFORMANCES VENUES:

• Audience members must display their ticket (in electronic or digital form) upon admission.
• Audience members who have purchased concessions are required to display their ID/ supporting documents upon admission.
• Audience members must comply with the instructions of the Festival’s security staff and ushers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS APPLY AT ALL VENUES:

▪ Audience members will not be admitted to the venues after the start of the performance.

▪ Smoking, eating and drinking (with the exception of water) in all performance venues are not allowed.

▪ The use of mobile phones during the performance is not allowed.

▪ Taking photographs, with or without the use of flash, and recording (audiotaping or videotaping) part and/or the whole of the performance are not allowed.

▪ Audience members are expressly prohibited from occupying seats other than those specifically stated on their tickets.
 

RECOMMENDED:

▪ Audience members are strongly advised to pre-purchase their tickets to avoid overcrowding at the box office, before the start of the performance.

▪ Audience members are advised to bring an individual seat cushion.

▪ Crowding in all public areas of the venues must be avoided.

▪ Audience members are kindly reminded not to litter and use the bins provided at all venues.
 

□ Notes for attending performances at the Curium Ancient Theatre:
Audience members are advised to arrive at least 60 minutes before the performance. Once the available parking spaces at the archaeological site are filled, the entrance of other private cars is prohibited. The rest of the private cars shall be parked in Agios Ermogenis and audience members will be transported to the theatre by buses.
The last bus route from Agios Ermogenis’ parking lot to the theatre, departs at 20:40. After the last bus route, audience members will have to walk from Agios Ermogenis to the theatre in order to attend the performance.
 

□ Notes for attending performances at the Paphos Ancient Odeon:
The entrance to the Ancient Odeon is located on Galatiani Street, from the roundabout of Kings Avenue Mall towards the port of Kato Paphos (Ap. Pavlou Avenue). Parking spaces will be indicated by the Festival’s security staff upon entering the Archaeological Site.