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Winter Season Repertoire (15/07/2007)

WINTER SEASON 2007 – 2008
 

The National Theatreof Northern Greece is starting a series of new productions for the period 2007 – 2008 in terms of its numerous cultural activities. Diversity, development and promotion of the artists from both Thessaloniki and the rest of the country is coupled with the need for modern approaches to the classic works of European dramaturgy together with promoting Greek playwrights.

 The winter season begins with a great production devoted to the 50th anniversary of Kazantzakis death, thus paying tribute to the great Greek intellectual and bringing on the stage of the Royal Theatre “Ioulianos the Transgressor”, a “heretic”, provocative and lesser-known play to the wider audience. Plays of the classical dramaturgy such as Syrano de Berzeraque by Edmond Rostan, The Seagull by Anton Tschehov and A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams will give the opportunity to different generations and schools of Greek directors to meet; such are Andreas Voutsinas, Evis Gavrilides, Giorgos Remoundos, Antonis Kalogrides, Petros Zivanos, Tassos Rantsos, Glykeria Kalaittzi, Nikos Diamantis, Lefteris Giovanides, Christina Hatzivasiliou while the dance theatre of the NTNG welcomes this year its founder and outstanding choreographer DanielLommel.

New Greek plays will take over the Small Theatre of Moni Lazariston since the beginnings of 2008 aiming at giving a voice and possibility for creative expression to new directors and artists and of course functioning as a pole of attraction as well as fertile ground for the young audience of our city.

The “Children’s Stage” of the NTNG stages two productions for this season and begins a new series of educational programmes that are going to be presented from the beginning of next year. Their aim is to bring closer the theatre to primary and secondary school students and make them familiar with the world and art of theatre.
 
The National Theatre of Northern Greece continues and expands its versatile activity in the field of culture with a series of large events. It reinforces already established institutions and prepares the ground for the renewal of the city’s theatre art and cultural life. The Literary Matinees, the Organization of the European Theatre Awards for 2008, as well as the running of a Theatre Workshop for the first time in Thessaloniki are some more of the programmes that are going to be put in force over the following theatre period and will soon appear in greater detail in the press.
 

ROYAL THEATRE

Ioulianosthe Transgressor by Nikos Kazantzakis, directed by Nikitas Tsakiroglou. The performance is staged on account of the 50th anniversary of Kazantzakis’ death.

Syrano de Berzeraque by Edmond Rostan, directed by Evis Gavrilides.

 

THEATRE OF THE SOCIETY FOR MACEDONIAN STUDIES

The Seagull byAntonTschehov, directedbyPetrosZivanos.

A Streetcarnamed Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Antonis Kalogrides.

 
DANCE THEATRE

Baroquedidyousay?/  AlbaHouse, choreographer Daniel Lommel

TheLesson/ Him, AntoninArtaud/ CloseDoorschoreographerDaniel Lommel

 
 
MONI LAZARISTON –“SOKRATIS KARANTINOS” STAGE

A Comedy by Iakovos Kambanellis, directed by Giorgos Remoundos
 

MONI  LAZARISTON SMALL THEATRE

The Breath of Life by David Hare, directed by Andreas Voutsinas

 
CONTEMPORARY GREEK PLAYS

A Journey in the dessert by Giannis Papazoglou, directed by Nikos Diamantis

Why Madonna and not me by Michalis Kokkoris, directed by Leffteris Giovanides

Volume by Anelli Xerogianni, directed by Christina Hatzivasiliou

A Game of Chess by Antonis Doriades directed by Evi Dimitropoulou
 
 
 CHILDREN’S STAGE

The Beauty and the Beastadapted-directedbyGlykeriaKalaitzi.
The performances continues for a second year at the Royal Theatre.

Dream of the Twelve Days by Giorgos Theotokas, directed by Tassos Rantzos, at the theatre of Lazariston, “Sokratis Karantinos Stage”

 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

Images from Vizyinos directed –texts selected by Nikos Voudouris

88 Oak Trees and a Zillion Windflowers, written and directedby Persefoni Sextou
 

THEATRE FOR CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS

You are special! concept, script and direction by Persefoni Sextou.

 

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