GREEK SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE, FIGURES MADE OF LIGHT AND HISTORY
ATHENS,15/03 - 09/05/04
This event centres on the organisation of an exhibition with three thematic sections (Shadow Puppet Theatres around the world; Greek Shadow Puppet Theatres; Influences - Second generation productions). It aims to highlight the central role played by shadow puppet theatres in Greek culture and traditions, and examine the extent to which such theatres could be used as a point of contact between cultures. The exhibition is being set up in collaboration with the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive (E.L.I.A.), and is accompanied by a publication presenting the history and development of the Greek shadow puppet tradition (Karagiozis) situated within the context of shadow puppet theatre from around the world. The exhibition itself will give an equally panoramic view of its subject matter.
INTERNATIONAL THEATRICAL MONOLOGUES
MIKRI EPIDAUROS, Premiere 4/5/2004
Theatrical monologues performed by artists of international fame
OEDIPUS REX
ATHENS, Herod Atticus Odeon, 01- 03/07/04
Ninagawa's production of Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex featuring a cast of a hundred. This will be the only performance of this work since its premier in Japan in 2002.
GREEK ART THEATRE - KAROLOS KOUN: ARISTOPHANES
EPIDAURUS, 25-26/06/2004
A performance in which the Greek Art Theatre - Karolos Koun treats us to selected scenes from the works of Aristophanes linked together by means of a Narrator into a single performance. A panorama of Greek creative talent from the interwar period, this performance brings together examples of stage sets painted by the most important Greek artists and stage designers of the time, as well as musical works of the most significant Greek composers. The event also focuses on the great tradition of translating ancient Greek drama into modern Greek.
