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2nd Forest Festival
Signed by NTNG
The great summer celebration of Northern Greece!

 
Dassous Festival, the big summer cultural event of Thessaloniki, will take place for second time this summer, carrying the prestige and the signature of the NTNG. From June 1st to September 15th, with Forest Theatre (Theatro Dassous) in the centre of events, as well as with parallel events at the Theatre of the Earth (Theatro Gis), Vassiliko Theatre and the Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies, the spectators will have the opportunity to enjoy top theatre, music and dance productions by the most loved creators and the greatest names of the Greek musical scene. All roads lead to the great celebration of Northern Greece!
 
Festival Sponsor: FIX HELLAS
 
“Culture and everything it entails is one of the motivating forces that advance us, particularly under the current circumstances.
For this reason, FIX Hellas keeps supporting in practice the National Theatre of Northern Greece, constituting the principal sponsor of the 2nd Dassous Festival this year as well! 
So, we invite the citizens of Northern Greece  –and not only them– to enjoy excellent performances and musical routes, always along with their favourite Greek beer FIX Hellas. The Greek word for beer!”
 
Stelios Giannakoudis
Sales Manager

 

 

Festival Programme
 
Forest Theatre (Theatro Dassous)
 
JUNE 2016
 
Wednesday 8 June
Concert
Thanasis Papakonstantinou
Vocals: Matoula Zamani & Alexandros Koustas
Largo Band will open the concert
Start Time: 21:00 / Doors open at 20:00
Ticket Prices: For the first 1000 tickets 10€. Presale 12€. Box Office 14€.
Information:  Ihohroma: Τ. 210 770 0087 / Ε. [email protected] / www.facebook.com/ihohroma

Monday 13 June
Concert
Lavrentis Machairitsas - Giannis Kotsiras
Best of “Paraggelia”
Start Time: 21:30
Ticket Prices: Presale 13€. Box Office 15€.
Information: METRO: Τ. 210 646 1980 / Ε. [email protected] & [email protected] / www.metrolive.gr. Μenta Art Events: Τ. 210 861 7577 / Ε. [email protected] / www.menta3.com 
 
Wednesday 15 June
Concert
Vasilis Papakonstantinou - Giannis Zouganelis
“Let’s Depart…” (“Ante na lisoume…”)
Start Time: 21:00 / Doors open at 20:30
Ticket Prices: Presale up to 30/5 10€. Presale 12€. Box Office: Regular Ticket 14€.
Students 12€.
Information: kazandb: Τ. 2310 510 081
 
Wednesday 22 June
Concert
Natassa Bofiliou
Themis Karamouratidis & Gerasimos Evangelatos
“Babel”
Start Time: 21:00 / Doors open at 19:00
Ticket Prices: Presale 13€. Box Office 15€.
Information: PROSPERO: Τ. 210 725 8901 / www.prospero.com.gr
 

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JULY 2016
 
Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 July
Theatre
“Seven Against Thebes” by Aeschylus
Direction: Cezaris Graužinis
Cast: Yannis Stankoglou, Christos Stylianou, Giorgos Kafkas, Alexandros Tsakiris, Nantia Kontogeorgi, Iovi Fragatou
Chorus: Loukia Vasileiou, Dimitris Drosos, Dafni Kiourktsoglou, Christos Mastrogiannidis, Kleio-Danai Othonaiou, Vasilis Papageorgiou, Stavrianna Papadaki, Grigoris Papadopoulos, Alexia Sapranidou, Evi Sarmi, Polyxeni Spyropoulou, Giorgos Sfyridis, Evanthia Sofronidou, Konstantinos Hatzisavas
National Theatre of Northern Greece – Premiere
Start Time: 21:15
Ticket Prices: Online Ticket Presale (up to 15 days before the performance): 10€. Presale 12€.
Regular ticket 15 €. Students/ 65+/ Group 10€. Disabled & Escorts: 8€ *
Unemployed: Free Entrance (20 seats per day)
* Applies also to the students who appertain to the Covenant of Collaboration signed between NTNG and the Greek Ministry of Education.
Information: Τ. 2315 200 200 / www.ntng.gr
 
Monday 11 July & Τuesday 12
Ballet
“Swan Lake” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Moscow Classical Ballet / Russian Ballet Theatre
Start Time: 21:15
Tickets from 15€
Information: Μ. 6974 767890 / Ε. [email protected]
 
Wednesday 13 July 
Theatre
“Aristofaniad”
Dramaturgy-Text Composition: IDEA Group (Kostas Gakis, Konstantinos Bibis, Athina Moustaka) and Dimitris Zougkos
Direction-Music: Kostas Gakis
Starring: Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Gerasimos Gennatas, Giorgos Pyrpasopoulos, Evangelia Moumouri, Giannis Drakopoulos, Thanos Tokakis
Municipal & Regional Theatre of Crete
Start Time: 21:00
Ticket Prices: Presale 12 €. Box Office: Regular Ticket 15 €. Students/Unemployed: 12 €
Information: Municipal & Regional Theatre of Crete: Τ. 28210 44256 & 28210 23333 / E. [email protected] / www.dipethekritis.gr
 
Monday 18 July
Concert
Dimitra Galani - Eleni Tsaligopoulou - Giota Negka
Start Time: 21:00 / Doors open at 19:00
Ticket Prices: For the first 1000 tickets 13€. General Admission 15€.
Discount Ticket [Children (up to 12 years old) / Students / Unemployed / Multi-member families, Disabled 12€ (upon demonstration of the proper supporting documents during their admission in the theatre)]
Information: Zuma communications: M. 6980 571057 / E. [email protected]  
Prospero: M. 6978 995586 / E. [email protected]
 
Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 July
Theatre
“Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand
Direction-Dramaturgical advising: Giannis Kakleas
Cast: Vassilis Haralambopoulos, Dimitra Matsouka, Giorgos Papageorgiou, Kostas Berikopoulos, Ifigenia Asteriadi, Vaggelis Hatzinikolaou, Stelios Xanthoudakis, Thanos Kontogiorgis, Aggeliki Trobouki, Stratos Troganis, Lambros Ktenavos, Thanos Birkos, Kostis Bountas, Alexios Fousekis.
Start Time: 21:30
Ticket Prices: General Admission 16€. Students/ 65+/Unemployed 13€.
Information: Τ. 210 2922 057 / Μ. 6945 393693 / Ε. [email protected] 
 
Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 July
Theatre
“Oresteia” by Aeschylus
Text Adaptation-Direction: Yannis Houvardas
Cast: Konstantinos Markoulakis, Kariofyllia Karampeti, Nikos Kouris, Stefania Goulioti, Nikos Psarras, Alkistis Poulopoulou, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Ieronymos Kaletsanos, Konstantinos Avarikiotis, Syrmo Keke, Christina Maxouri, Polydoros Vogiatzis.
Co-production: Lykofos – Athens & Epidaurus Festival
Start Time: 21:15
Ticket Prices: Presale 15€. General Admission 17€. Students/Unemployed 12€.
Information: Τ. 210 3314 088-9 / Μ. 6987 919949 / Ε. [email protected]
 
August 2016
 
Monday 29 &Tuesday 30 August
Theatre
“Antigone” by Sophocles
Direction: Stathis Livathinos
Cast: Betty Arvaniti, Dimitra Vlagopoulou, Dimitris Lignadis, Kostas Kastanas, Antonis Katsaris (THOC), Anastasia-Rafaela Konidi, Maria Konstanta, Vasilis Magouliotis, Periklis Moustakis, Nikos Bousdoukos, Asteris Petlekis (NTNG), Maria Skountzou, Eftychia Spyridaki, Lydia Tzanoudaki, Stela Fyrogeni (THOC), Antonia Charalambous (THOC), Giannis Harisis (NTNG).
Collaboration: National Theatre of Greece – National Theatre of Northern Greece – Cyprus Theatre Organisation
Start Time: 21:00
Ticket Prices will be announced soon
Information: National Theatre of Greece – Press Office: Τ. 210 5288 164 & 210 5288 111 /
www.n-t.gr
 
Wednesday 31 August & Thursday 1 September
Theatre
“Plutus” by Aristophanes
Direction-Adaptation: George Kimoulis
Cast: George Kimoulis, Giannis Bezos, Petros Filippidis, Tasos Giannopoulos, Alberto Fais.
Chorus: Veronika Davaki, Efthimis Zisakis, Alexandros Zouganelis, Panagiotis Katsolis, Katerina Maoutsou, Christina Spatioti, Ntenia Stasinopoulou, Eirini Tsava, Eleni Tsimprikidou, Giorgis Tsouris, Charis Chiotis.
Start Time: 21:15
Tickets from 13€
Information: Μ. 6972 303800
 

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SEPTEMBER 2016
 
Monday 5 September
Theatre
“Wildcat under glass” by Alki Zei
Direction-Adaptation: Andromachi Chrysomali
Cast: Giannis Karatzogiannis, Christina Theodoropoulou, Dimitris Mavros, Vicky Maragkaki, Alexandros Varthis, Angeliki Paspaliari, Areti Tili, Christina Pagkali, Eleanna Finokalioti, Panagos Ioakeim, Giorgos Vouvakis.
Start Time:  21:30
Ticket Prices: Adults 12€. Children 10€. Unemployed 8€.
Information: METHEXIS 2010:  T. 210 53 25563 / M. 6977 063881 /
E. [email protected]
 
Friday 9 September
Theatre
“Lysistrata” by Aristophanes
Direction: Mihail Marmarinos
Cast (in alphabetical order): Giannis Vogiatzis, Athina Dimitrakopoulou, Lena Drosaki, Evaggelia Karakatsani, Anna Kladi, Lena Kitsopoulou, Sofia Kokkali, Eirini Marki, Athina Maximou, Giorgos Biniaris, Eleni Boukli, Electra Nikolouzou, Themis Panou, Aglaia Pappa, Lena Papaligoura, Marina Satti, Maria Skoula, Elena Topalidou, Haris Tsitsakis, Emilios Chilakis.
National Theatre of Greece
Start Time: 21:00
Ticket Prices will be announced soon
Information: National Theatre of Greece ‒ Press Office: Τ. 210 5288 164 & 210 5288 111 /
www.n-t.gr
 
Theatre of the Earth (Theatro Gis)
 
JUNE 2016
 
Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 June 
Concert
Giannis Haroulis
Start Time: 21:00
Ticket Prices: General Admission 13€. Students / Unemployed 11€.
Information: Τ. 210 921 7593 / Ε. [email protected]
 
Monday 27 June
Concert
Mario Frangoulis - George Perris
“Kivotos”
Start Time: 21:30
Ticket Prices: Presale 13€. Box Office 15€.
Information: ΑRIETTA productions: Τ. 210 721 2730 / Μ. 6936 500314 /
Ε. [email protected]
 

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Parallel Events
 
Vassiliko Theatre
Friday 10 June
Theatre
“Case Study I: The Sins of our Fathers”
“Case Study II: Our Castle in the Air”
Co-production: Ibsen Scholarships-Influx Artist Collective
In collaboration with the Experimental Stage of the National Theatre of Greece
Direction-Dramaturgy: Influx
Cast: Anthi Efstratiadou, Korina Vassiliadou, Charis Pehlivanidis, Martha Foka
Start Time: 21:30
Ticket Prices: General Admission 10€. Students/Unemployed 8€.
(Limited Number of Seats)
Information: [email protected]
 
Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies
Saturday 3 September
Theatre
“From Darkness to Light: Eight Extracts of Ancient Tragedies”
Theatrical Group of Deaf “Crazy Colours”
Adaptation-Direction: Elli Merkouri
Cast: Olga Dalekou, Sofia Zagka, Elli Merkouri, Maria Rikkou, Christina Simitzi, Maria Stefani.
Start Time: 21:00
Ticket Prices: General Admission 12€. Discount Ticket 10€. Disabled 8€.
Information: Ε. [email protected]
 
Thursday 8 & Friday 9 September
Dance
“In Between”
VIS MOTRIX Performance Studio
Choreography-Direction: Kostas Gerardos
Dancers: Kostas Gerardos, Eleni Gioura, Ilektra Kartanou, Giorgos Kafetzopoulos, Pepi Kei, Lena Rani, Ioanna Mitsika, Rhiannon Morgan, Ilias Tsakonas.
Start Time: 21:00     
Ticket Prices: General Admission 10€. Discount Ticket 5€.
Information: Ε. [email protected]
 

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