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“Salvatores Dei”, “I Have Never Forgotten You”, “After the Campsite” and “Fools”: four productions which have extensively toured in Greece and abroad, will now touch base to be presented in alternating repertoire at the Vassiliko Theatre. Metaphysical quests, Sephardic and rebetika songs, contemporary social theatre and satire will take Thessaloniki’s audience on a journey, from 17 July to 7 September 2018 in the Theatre’s air-conditioned auditorium.

 

Tuesdays to Fridays, at 9 p.m.

All productions will be presented with English surtitles.
 

 

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Summer Repertoire – Vassiliko Theatro

Philosophy – Sephardic Tradition – Refugees – Comedy 

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Director: Andreas Koutsourelis

 

“Salvatores Dei” (The Saviors of God), a theatrical version of the famous work by Nikos Katzanzakis, a text rich in meanings that expresses the metaphysical faith of the great Cretan writer.
 

The play returns to Thessaloniki after its sold-out performances at the 18th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival in Beijing, where it represented Greece, with the support and funding of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
 

 

CREDITS: Director: Andreas Koutsourelis, Set-Costumes Supervision: Maria Mylona, Assistant Director: Stathis Voutos, Production Photography: Tasos Thomoglou, Production Coordinator: Dimosthenis Panos

 

Cast: Stathis Voutos, Andreas Koutsourelis, Nikos Nikolaou, Dimitris Palaioxoritis, Kostas Itsios, Christos Mastrogiannidis

 

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Director: Mihalis Sionas

Every Wednesday, at 9 p.m.
 

A music-theatre production about the life of a celebrated singer, who sings ten Sephardic and rebetika songs on stage. A play by Leon A. Nar, that reminds audiences how many of us are immigrants ourselves or are descended from migrants and which honors the history of Thessaloniki’s Jewish Community, reminding us how Orthodox Christians, Jews and Muslims once lived peacefully together in Thessaloniki. 
 

 

CREDITS: Director: Mihalis Sionas, Sets-Costumes: Giannis Katranitsas, Lighting & Camera Instructor: Haris Pallas, Video mapping: Kleanthis Karapiperis, Assistant Director: Lila Vlachopoulou, Production Photography: Tasos Thomoglou, Production Coordinator: Dimosthenis Panos

 

Cast: Sofia Kalemkeridou, Grigoris Papadopoulos/ Giannis Harissis

Musicians on stage: Giannis Amperiadis (kaval, lute), Giorgos Minacheilis (kanun), Kostas Papagiannidis (lute)
 

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“AFTER THE CAMPSITE”

Director: Mihalis Sionas

 

A production – project that draws its inspiration from the material created at a year-long workshop, run by NTNG for young refugees. The project chooses not to focus melodramatically on the past, lost homelands or all that was left behind. Instead, it sets out to highlight the youngsters’ hopes and dreams for the future and the ways in which they adapt to their new reality. 
 

 

The production is presented at The Future of Europe – International Theatre Festival, hosted by the Schauspiel Stuttgart in June 2018, along with productions from the Piccolo Teatro (Milan), the Célestins Théâtre (Lyons), the National Theatre (Athens), the National Theatre of Catalonia (Barcelona) and the Vigszinhaz (Budapest).

 

CREDITS: Director, Writer, Set Design, Lighting Design: Mihalis Sionas, Musical Composition: Giannis Tsemperlidis, Mihalis Sionas, Live Performance: Timoleon Papadopoulos, Giannis Tsemperlidis, Movement: Edi Lame, First Assistant Director: Nikolas Maragkopoulos, Second Assistant Director: Lila Vlachopoulou, Third Assistant Director: Konstantina Vaitsi (Intern), Production Photography: Tasos Thomoglou, Production Coordinator: Eva Koumandraki

Cast: Stefania Zora, Timoleon Papadopoulos, Giannis Tsemperlidis
 

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Director: Grigoris Papadopoulos

 

The play is a romantic comedy, a satire of the social morals and political systems of the 20thcentury, written by the great award-winning American playwright and scriptwriter, Neil Simon. 
 

 

CREDITS: Translation: Errikos Belies, Director: Grigoris Papadopoulos, Sets-Costumes: Chrysa Serdari, Music: Kostis Vozikis, Choreography-Movement: Konstantinos Gerardos, Lighting: Dimitra Aloutzanidou, Assistant Director: Maria Bagana, Production Photography: Tasos Thomoglou, Production Coordinator: Athanasia Androni

 

Cast: Ektor Kaloudis (Magistrate), Giannis Mastrogiannis (Gregor Yousekevitch - Count), Giolanta Balaoura (Lenya Zubritsky), Kleio Danai Othonaiou (Sophia Zubritsky), Roula Pantelidou (Mishkin - post officer), Tasos Pezirkianidis (Snetsky - shepherd), Konstantinos Rampavilas (Leon Tochinsky - young teacher), Vasilis Spyropoulos (Doctor Zubritsky), Polyxeni Spyropoulou (Yenchna - vendor), Giannis Tsatsaris (Slovitch - butcher)
 

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General admission: 5 €

 

NTNG Box Offices Opening Hours
 

Vassiliko Theatre (White Tower Square)

Society for Macedonian Studies (2 Ethnikis Amynis Str.)

Lazaristes Monastery - Sokratis Karantinos Stage (25-27 Kolokotroni Str., Stavroupoli)

Aristotelous Square

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