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The Birds by Aristophanes directed by Giannis Rigas (29/05/2020)
The Birds
by Aristophanes
Forest (Dasous) Theatre
, Wednesday 22, Thursday 23, Friday 24 July 2020
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
, Friday 7, Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 August 2020
Athens & Epidaurus Festival
The Birds, Aristophanes’
beloved, ageless comedy, is presented in a new National Theatre of Northern Greece production, directed by
Giannis Rigas
, translated by K. H. Myris and featuring an excellent cast.
Taxiarchis Chanos
and
Christos Stergioglou
portray the main characters, joined by a large cast of actors.
Fed up with the political, social and financial corruption of the city, Pesthetaerus and Euelpides seek Tereus, formerly a human and currently transformed into a Hoopoe, in order to learn from him and from the other high-flying and perhaps knowledgeable birds whether there is a peaceful place where they could settle. Together they intend to found a new republic, somewhere between heaven and earth, which will hold dominion over both humans and gods, and where birds will have their rightful place.
CREDITS
Translated by:
K. H. Myris
Directed by:
Giannis Rigas
Set design:
Kenny MacLellan
Costume design:
Despoina Ntani
Music:
Giorgos Christianakis
Choreography:
Dimitris Sotiriou
Lighting
:
Stelios Tzolopoulos
Masks:
Martha Foka
Mask movement:
Simos Kakalas
Assistant director:
Michalis Sionas
Assistant to the director:
Antreas Koutsourelis
Second assistant to the director:
Christoforos Mariadis
Production photography:
Tasos Thomoglou
Production coordinators:
Athanasia Androni, Marily Ventouri
Cast:
Eleftheria Angelitsa (Triballus), Chrysi Bachtsevani (Herald), Taxiarchis Chanos (Pesthetaerus), Ioanna Dermetzidou (Herald), Dimitris Diakosavvas (Cinesias), Iovi Fragatou (Oracle), Irinna Keramida (Perjurer), Marianna Kimouli (Herald), Giorgos Kolovos (Prometheus), Anastasia Rafaela Konidi (Herald), Mara Malgarinou (Herald), Tatiana Melidou (Perjurer), Kleio Danai Othonaiou (Iris), Vasilis Papadopoulos (Meton, Perjurer), Grigoris Papadopoulos (Hercules), Thanasis Raftopoulos (Meton, Perjurer), Thanasis Restas (First Messenger, Poseidon), Giannis Sampsalakis (Euelpides), Periklis Siountas (Dealer in decrees, Perjurer), Katerina Sisinni (Messenger), Vasilis Spyropoulos (Priest), Christos Stergioglou (Hoopoe), Giannis Tsemperlidis (Poet), Lila Vlachopoulou (Slave to Hoopoe), Aristotelis Zacharakis (Inspector, Perjurer), Christina Zacharov (Perjurer), Stefania Zora (Second Messenger)
Chorus of Birds:
Eleftheria Angelitsa, Chrysi Bachtsevani, Ioanna Dermetzidou, Dimitris Diakosavvas, Iovi Fragatou, Irinna Keramida, Marianna Kimouli, Giorgos Kolovos, Anastasia Rafaela Konidi, Mara Malgarinou, Tatiana Melidou, Kleio Danai Othonaiou, Vasilis Papadopoulos, Grigoris Papadopoulos, Thanasis Raftopoulos, Thanasis Restas, Periklis Siountas, Katerina Sisinni, Vasilis Spyropoulos, Giannis Tsemperlidis, Lila Vlachopoulou, Aristotelis Zacharakis, Christina Zacharov, Stefania Zora
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