The gods have punished the Greeks for fighting among themselves by abandoning Mount Olympus. Their divine authority has been seized by War, who has imprisoned Peace in a cave, and so the Greeks continue their incessant battles, their land is abandoned and their crops are destroyed. A desperate vine grower, Trygaeus, decides to fly to Olympus on the back of a beetle to rescue Peace, who will not only reconcile the enemies but will also regenerate nature.
Peace received second prize at the Great Dionysia festival of 421 BCE, just a few days before the signing of the Peace of Nicias, which brought hopes of an end to the Peloponnesian War. In producing the play, the director, cast and crew have been inspired by the fragile balance between war and peace, Heraclitus’ dictum “War is the father of all things”, and the thorny question of whether peace is linked with happiness and virtue.
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Summer Tour
- 21/07/2017 21:00Epidaurus Ancient TheatreBUY TICKETS
- 22/07/2017 21:00Epidaurus Ancient TheatreBUY TICKETS
- 29/07/2017 21:00Ancient Theatre of PhilippiBUY TICKETS
- 28/08/2017 21:00Theatro DasousBUY TICKETS
- 31/08/2017 21:00"Alcazar" Garden TheatreBUY TICKETS
- 04/09/2017 21:00Odeon of Herodes AtticusBUY TICKETS
- 05/09/2017 21:00Odeon of Herodes AtticusBUY TICKETS
- 10/09/2017 21:00Theatro Egaleo Minotis Alexandros
- 14/09/2017 21:00Roman Odeon PatraBUY TICKETS
- 17/09/2017 20:30Old Oil Mill
Duration: 90'
With the participation of the CAMERATA- Friends of Music Orchestra (at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus)
The performance is accompanied by English surtitles.
creation team
-
Nikos Kypourgos
Music & orchestration -
Giorgios Petros
Conductor -
Dimosthenis Papamarkos
Libretto -
Konstantinos Arvanitakis
Director -
Cecile Mikroutstikou
Choreography -
Stathis Mitsios
Visual Environment - 3D Projection mapping -
Alekos Anastasiou
Lighting Design -
Eleni Manolopoulou
Costume design -
Thodoros Kotepanos
Orchestration Assistant -
Nikos Laaris
Assistant Conductor & music Coach -
Marianthi Grammatikou
Assistant Director -
Erie Kyrgia
Dramaturg
cast
-
Tzimis Panousis
Trygaeus -
Tasis Christogiannopoulos
Hermes -
Eirini Karagianni (mezzo soprano)
Peace -
Emilianos Stamatakis
War - Chorus -
Asimina Anastasopoulou
Chorus -
Thomas Velissaris
Chorus – Arms salesman -
Dimitris Georgiadis
Chorus – Son of Cleonymus -
Giannis Dendrinos
Chorus – Sickle maker -
Vasia Zacharopoulou
Chorus – Daughter 1 -
Evangelia Karakatsani
Chorus - Nurse -
Nikos Kardonis
Chorus - Slave -
Giasemi Kilaidoni
Chorus -
Giannis Klinis
Chorus - Hierocles -
Elita Kounadi
Chorus - Daughter 2 -
Elias Kounelas
Chorus – Son of Lamachus -
Eleni Boukli
Chorus - Harvest -
Maria Nika
Chorus -
Giannis Selitsaniotis
Chorus - Havoc -
Vassiliki Troufakou
Chorus - Festival -
Antigoni Fryda
Chorus
CAMERATA - friends of Music Orchestra
-
Sergiu Nastasa
Leader (Violin I) -
Epamindonas Filippas
(Violin I) -
Giorgos Panagiotopoulos
(Violin I) -
Angeliki Kasda
(Violin I) -
Giannis Agraniotis
(Violin I) -
Otilia Alitei
(Violin II) -
Athanasios Martzoukos
(Violin II) -
Angeliki Fanarioti
(Violin II) -
Luise Stahl
(Violin II) -
Laurentiu Matasaru
Viola -
Katerina Tzitzou
Viola -
Iasonas Ioannou
Cello -
Christopher Humphreys
Cello -
Alexis Karaiskakis
Cello -
Ilias Sakalak
Cello -
Dimitris Tigkas
Contrabass -
Marilena Dori
Flute -
Stella Nikolaidi
Oboe -
Angelos Politis
Clarinet -
Theodoros Kalogeropoulos
Bassoon -
Elena Anthi
Horn -
Dimitris Gogas
Trumpet -
Spiros Vergis
Trombone -
Dimitris Desyllas
Percussion -
Maria Bildea
Harp -
Erilena Giagkoudi
CAMERATA production management