THEATRE
Priemere in July 2024 at Athens Epidaurus Festival
Can we reverse our view of the world for a moment? See beyond the world of matter?
Argyro Chioti creates a polyphonic composition for the Festival together with a mixed group of performers, consisting of actors, dancers, and singers. They invite us to discover a special place on the border between myth and reality, inhabited by fantasies and ghosts.
Metaphysical stories and legends inspire a narrative that claims a return to myth. On stage, an existential place of ‘refreshment’ is generated. A place where souls gather to quench their thirst, amidst visions and spirits of nature, questioning the relationship between the individual and the collective.
grape – Greek Agora of Performance is an initiative by the Athens Epidaurus Festival aiming to establish a platform for Greek artists to communicate with the international Theatre and Dance scene, giving them the opportunity to present their works to representatives and artistic directors of international festivals and cultural institutions abroad. For 2024 the platform presents 8 productions during 21 – 25 July.
grape is open to the general public and is part of the main artistic programme of the Athens Epidaurus Festival. The performances included are also scheduled on dates outside the duration of the platform.
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Direction: Argyro Chioti | Stage design: Eva Manidaki | Costumes: Angelos Mentis | Music: Jan Van Angelopoulos, Dimitra Trypanis | Lighting: Eliza Alexandropoulou | Dramaturgy: Argyro Chioti, Efthimis Theou, and the team | Assistant to the Director: Nefeli Gioti
Cast (in alphabetical order): Georgina Chryskioti, Amalia Kosma, Giorgos Kritharas, Rita Lytou, Evi Saoulidou, Drossos Skotis, Nikos Ziaziaris, and special guests each night
Executive Production: Maria Dourou | VASISTAS
English surtitles: Menelaos Karantzas
Photos: Andreas Simopoulos