Give me this stranger (...) who as a stranger has nowhere to lay his head. [George Akropolites (13th c.), sticheron from the Matins of Holy Friday] Give me this stranger (...) who as a stranger has nowhere to lay his head. [George Akropolites (13th c.), sticheron from the Matins of Holy Friday] ATHENS & EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL 2017 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Vangelis Theodoropoulos BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT John Milios VICE PRESIDENT Petros Stavrianos MEMBERS Nikos Erinakis Martha Fosteri George Kouroupos Vassilis Lambrinoudakis Effi Yannopoulou ARTISTIC CO-CURATORS Matthias von Hartz – International Productions Georgina Kakoudaki – Educational Programmes Dimitra Kondylaki – Contemporary Greek Theatre Steriani Tsintziloni – Dance Nikos Vassiliou – Music EPIDAURUS “The Arrival of the Stranger” INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus Tribute to Volksbühne Cezaris Graužinis, Seven Against Thebes Frank Castorf, The Gambler Stavros Tsakiris, Oedipus at Colonus Herbert Fritsch, Murmel Murmel / Mumbling Ektoras Lygizos, The Bacchae René Pollesch, I Love You, but I’ve Chosen Entdramatisierung Konstantinos Arvanitakis, Peace Masterclass with Hans-Thies Lehmann Katerina Evangelatos, Alcestis Robert Wilson – Mikhail Baryshnikov, Letter to a Man Marianna Calbari, Medea Julien Gosselin, Les Particules élémentaires / Atomised Aris Biniaris, The Persians Milo Rau, Empire Closing celebration: Dances of the Peloponnese Afsaneh Mahian, From the Basement to the Roof Romeo Castellucci, Democracy in America Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus Forced Entertainment, Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare Dimitris Karantzas, Medea Marta Górnicka, The Hymn to Love Io Voulgaraki, The Arrival Pantelis Dentakis, Cyclops DANCE Olivier Py, Prometheus Bound, The Suppliants Hofesch Shechter, Grand Finale Epidaurus Lyceum – International summer school of ancient drama Pere Faura, Sweet Fever Martha Frintzila, The Bacchae: A Liturgy Euripides Laskaridis, Titans Educational activities in the Argolis region RootlessRoot / Linda Kapetanea – Jozef Frucek, When the Dogs Assailed Their Masters Children’s Creative Pastime Lenio Kaklea, A Hand’s Turn Katerina Andreou, A Κind of Fierce Elliniki Etairia - Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage, Greek Paths of Culture Syndesmos Chorou, Rapidly Becoming Ioanna Portolou, Porn OPENING TO THE CITY – Athens Kinkaleri, Real Good Time / All! “City: Myth and History” Anastasia Valsamaki, Sync George Sachinis, Omonia Station Mette Ingvartsen, 69 Positions Gigi Argyropoulou, AfterLives Marlene Monteiro Freitas, Bacchae – Prelude to a Purge Anna Tzakou, 277 Metres Dorothée Munyaneza, Unwanted Organizations and Citizens Network for Athens – Elliniki Etairia, Athens: Sites of Memory Masterclass and workshop with Rudi Laermans Vitoria Kotsalou, Day Οut of Τime KETHEA (Therapy Centre for Dependent Individuals): Artistic projects in public spaces MUSIC “Passion for Poetry and Music” Odeon of Herodes Atticus Thodoris Gonis, National Garden Greek National Opera, Madama Butterfly Giannis Skourletis, The Maidens Greek National Opera, Il Trovatore Christina Maxouri, 20+1 Postwar Rebetiko Songs with a Baroque Orchestra Athens State Orchestra, Battleship Potemkin “Extra Muros” Athens State Orchestra, Martha Argerich – Theodosia Ntokou Angeliki Girginoudi, Pentecost Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra – Yuri Temirkanov Margarita Amarantidi, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra – Vassilis Varvaresos Antonis Koutroumpis, Into the Lion’s Den ERT National Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Fête de la Musique Maria Savva, The Awakening of Memory. Child Refugees of the Greek Civil War. El Sistema Greece Elli Papakonstantinou, Louisette: The Backstage of Revolution “Tropos” Byzantine Choir – Sokratis Sinopoulos – Turkish music ensemble – Kudsi Ergüner Music of Crete OPENING TO THE CITY – Piraeus Estoudiantina Neas Ionias, Please, Stop Writing Me Letters… Maria Farantouri – Cihan Türkoğlu – Maria del Mar Bonet, Beyond Borders “Bridging Diversities” Thanos Mikroutsikos, I’ll Sing Μy Best Songs to You Mania Papadimitriou, B.ound - Timid Setting Tribute to Manolis Rasoulis, Everything Reminds Me of You… Kristoff K. Roll, In the Shadow of the Waves 180 Years of University - 180 Years of Singing Konstantinos Mihos, Iphigenia in Aulis Armonia Atenea - The Friends of Music Orchestra, Sweeney Todd Christos Ikonomou – Giannis Chrisoulis, Routes Yann Tiersen, Solo in Concert Apostolia Papadamaki, In the Eyes of God - Vigil Imany Aria Boubaki, dance meetings (piraeus version) Vasia Valkanioti, Road Horizon Olympia Theatre Anthi Gourounti, Kostas Nouros: A Foreigner Twice Over Stile Antico, In a Strange Land Eva Stefani, Rejoicings Lenia Safiropoulou – Andrej Hovrin, Transit Songs Eleni Kyramargiou, Playing with History Stefanos Nasos Yannis Gonatidis – Christos Chrysanthopoulos / Archeion Taxis, Piraeology Filippos Tsalahouris – Students’ Choir of Athens Conservatoire – Sofia Sinfonietta Irini Margariti, Citizens of Piraeus Open Their Homes to Us Ergon Ensemble, Madness Christos Chryssopoulos – Piraeus Open School for Immigrants, Common Place ARTéfacts Ensemble, Tribute to Frank Zappa Anna Tsichli – Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Love or Nothing. Stories of Piraeus Peiraios 260 – Garden Sevasti Strongylou – Kaminia High School, Hat Events Nikos Xydakis, Immortal Aphrodite Nikos Diamantis – Theatre Studies, University of Athens, Bridging Diversities Takim, Why, My Sweetheart! Andriana Babali Quartet, From West to Far East CONTEMPORARY GREEK THEATRE Kostas Vomvolos, Homesickness Blues Christos Theodoridis, The Massacre at Paris Nina Lotsari – Opera Chaotique, Cabaret Troumba Nikita Milivojević, The Bridge on the Drina String Demons, The Athens Demon Concert Simos Kakalas, Greek Freak all star game The Third Programme radio at the Peiraios 260 Giannis Paraskevopoulos, Festen Day/Night Jazz Session. A two-day marathon of jazz Nikos Chatzopoulos, Moonstruck Ex Silentio, Nymphs, Elves, Fairies, and Shepherds Georgia Mavragani, Suddenly, Last Summer David Nachmias, When in Athens Vassilis Noulas, Maritime Hot Baths Maria Panourgia, Saint Kartak and the Little Flower Athens Open Air Film Festival Lilo Baur, The Girl Who is Falling, Falling, Falling Stand-Up Comedy – Summer Comedy Party blitz, The Institute of Global Solitude Fotini Papadodima, When We Had Arrived Down There at the Sea VISUAL ARTS Enke Fezollari, Sworn Virgin William Kentridge, More Sweetly Play the Dance Zoe Chatziantoniou, The Chair Women Julian Rosefeldt, Manifesto Dimitris Kourtakis, Failing to Levitate in My Studio Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Another Life: Human Flows, Unknown Odysseys Spyros Evangelatos, Amyntas New Greek drama on the radio – Third Programme PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Yannis Constantinidis, The Tutor, or the Right to Be Carefree Bob Festival Hellenic Association of Theatre and Performing Arts Critics Sound Acts Symposium: "Literature and Theatre: Avenues and Dead Ends" 4 April 2017: A year later During these times of crisis and radical changes, without ignoring any of the major political and social challenges currently at work in both our country and the rest of the world, we here at the Athens & Epidaurus Festival retain a special privilege: to serve a key area of culture, a field that is of paramount importance for the future of education and cultivation, and for the forging of a modern identity. It has been exactly a year to the day since I consciously took on the role of “crisis manager” in order to save this important festival from cancellation; to save what is by far the most important forum of artistic collaboration and creation of the performing arts in Greece. After only five weeks of preparation, my team and I gave a taste of things to come, focusing on our areas of interest and setting the tone for the future: youthful, alternative, and politically meaningful. Having overcome the multiple challenges that took over most of 2016 and having managed to secure that this major institution will continue its dynamic course, we are now turning the page, inviting all of you to what is, for all intents and purposes, our true debut. The year 2017 will go down in history as one of new beginnings as far as the Festival is concerned. We are launching a series of new sections, collaborations, and openings, which will hopefully revitalize the Greek performing scene and over time bear fruit and become established parts of the Festival. First of all, we are launching the Epidaurus Lyceum, an international summer school of ancient Greek drama intended for drama school students and young actors from all over the world. From the very first day I took over as artistic director of the Festival, one of my primary concerns has been to connect artistic processes with education and research in the discipline of the performing arts. The Epidaurus Lyceum serves just this purpose. First, because it will fill the gap of an international research centre in the field of ancient drama that will be set up in the same area that gave birth to theatre thousands of years ago. Secondly, because it will constitute an international meeting point of actors, drama teachers, directors, musicians, choreographers, theatre theorists, anthropologists, and musicologists, leading to a much-needed reappraisal of our approaches of ancient tragedy and comedy. More significantly, because it can help bridge the gap between tradition and modernity, between the ancient and the contemporary Greek civilization. The Epidaurus Lyceum is also expected to be a source of spiritual