Ten young people from Greece and ten more from Germany, aged 18–23, managed to highlight the different rhythm in which the two countries function, through the play Utopia in progress, in which they talk about their fears, insecurities and dreams.
Utopia in progress, a co-production between the National Theatre of Northern Greece and the Youth Theatre of Konstanz (Junges Theater Konstanz), directed by Anestis Azas and Prodromos Tsinikoris, premiered in Konstanz, a small city in Southern Germany, on April 26, and gained the audience's warmest applause.
Based on the play The Birds (Ornithes) by Aristophanes, the play talks about the quest for the ideal homeland, it brings to light the dreams, as well as the “nightmares” of youth, and exposes the stereotypes in the relations between Greece and Germany. The training and bonding of this team of young people from two countries was accomplished through workshops that took place not only in Thessaloniki, at the National Theatre of Northern Greece, but also in Konstanz, at the Youth Theatre of Konstanz (Junges Theater Konstanz).
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Directing: Anestis Azas – Prodromos Tsinikoris
Assistant Director: Max Bӧhme
Program Manager: Sarit Streicher
Stage setting: Stephanie Karl
Video: Dagmar Donners
CAST:
With the participation of: Lazaros Vroulakos, Katerina Glossopoulou, Stefania Kalomoiri, Angeliki Kontou, Paraskevi Lypimenou, Eljo Bejko, Michalis Pitidis, Yorgos Sofikitis, Vassiliki Tsakoumi, Christina Cheila Fameli, Kerstin Schӧneich, Fabiano Loruso, Sarah Pfundstein, Laura Milena Mohacsi, Philip Alexander Reich, Nicola Armando Liguori, Eliana Sachpatzidis
The shows in Konstanz will last till May 7, while in Thessaloniki the play will be presented by the NTNG in October, in the context of the events organized by the European Youth Capital City, but also the “Dimitria” Festival.
Last update: 2/6/2014
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