{"id":7376,"date":"2023-05-19T19:09:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greekdramafest.com\/?p=7376"},"modified":"2023-06-24T13:30:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T13:30:35","slug":"2023-international-festival-of-ancient-greek-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greekdramafest.com\/2023-international-festival-of-ancient-greek-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL PERFORMANCES’ PROGRAMME"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four productions will be presented in this year\u2019s International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, co-organised by the Deputy Ministry of Culture, the Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute and the Deputy Ministry of Tourism. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama raises its curtain once again and is ready to offer to the public a month, full of inspiring theatrical moments. The audience will enjoy four productions of high artistic level, contemporary aesthetic and artistic approach by a group of prominent theatre organisations.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Festival will take place from July 10 to August 5,<\/strong> 2023, and the performances will be presented at the Makarios III Amphitheatre in Nicosia, the Curium Ancient Theatre in Limassol and the Ancient Odeon in Paphos.<\/p>\n

The productions of the Festival<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The award-winning Cypriot director Kostas Silvestros returns to the Festival seven years after Plutus<\/em>, a production that caused a sensation to audiences and critics alike. The director will present, in a poetic mood, a production of the Sophoclean tragedy Antigone<\/em>, having at his side, <\/em>an exceptional group of artists of the contemporary Cypriot theatre scene. The Cypriot production marks the opening of the Festival and will be presented at the Makarios III Amphitheatre on July 10, at the Paphos Ancient Odeon on July 18 and at the Curium Ancient Theatre on July 21.<\/p>\n

The next production is The Trojan Women<\/em> by Euripides produced by the National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG). Directed by Christos Sougaris, music composed by Stefanos Korkolis, the production includes a superb cast of actors, amongst them, Roula Pateraki in the role of Hecuba. The production of the NTNG will be presented at the Curium Ancient Theatre, for two performances, on July 14 and 15.<\/p>\n

The internationally renowned and acclaimed Greek director, Theodoros Terzopoulos, directs the Hungarian National Theatre’s production of The Bacchae<\/em> by Euripides, featuring a remarkable cast of Hungarian actors. The great master of theatre, with his unwavering decade-long international theatrical presence, introduces his sixth directorial approach to The Bacchae<\/em>. The thrilling Euripidean tragedy will be presented at the Curium Ancient Theatre on July 29 and at the Makarios III Amphitheatre on July 31.<\/p>\n

The National Theatre of Greece participates in the Festival with the masterpiece Hippolytus <\/em>by Euripides, directed by the distinguished theatre director and Artistic Director of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, Katerina Evangelatos. With a group of renowned artists and a stellar cast of 24 actors and four musicians on stage, the director delves into the savage world of Euripides\u2019 play, presenting yet another interesting approach to ancient Greek drama. The production of the National Theatre of Greece will be presented for two performances, at the Curium Ancient Theatre on August 4 and 5.<\/p>\n

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FESTIVAL\u2019S PROGRAMME
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KOSTAS SILVESTROS & STAVROS STAVROU
\nANTIGONE by Sophocles
\n<\/strong>Directed by Kostas Silvestros
\n\u25aa Monday, July 10 \u2502 Makarios III Amphitheatre
\n\u25aa Tuesday, July 18 \u2502 Paphos Ancient Odeon
\n\u25aa Friday, July 21 \u2502 Curium Ancient Theatre
\nWith English surtitles<\/em><\/p>\n

NATIONAL THEATRE OF NORTHERN GREECE
\nTHE TROJAN WOMEN by Euripides
\n<\/strong>Directed by Christos Sougaris
\n\u25aa Friday, July 14 \u2502 Curium Ancient Theatre
\n\u25aa Saturday, July 15 \u2502 Curium Ancient Theatre
\nWith English surtitles<\/em><\/p>\n

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL THEATRE
\nTHE BACCHAE by Euripides
\n<\/strong>Directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos
\n\u25aa Saturday, July 29 \u2502 Curium Ancient Theatre
\n\u25aa Monday, July 31 \u2502 Makarios III Amphitheatre
\nWith Greek and English surtitles<\/em><\/p>\n

NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREECE
\nHIPPOLYTUS by Euripides
\n<\/strong>Directed by Katerina Evangelatos
\n\u25aa Friday, August 4 \u2502 Curium Ancient Theatre
\n\u25aa Saturday, August 5 \u2502 Curium Ancient Theatre
\nWith English surtitles<\/em><\/p>\n

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The organisers\u2019 goal is to continue the ascending and successful course of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, as well as, to ensure the artistic quality of the productions and the greatest possible attendance and access of the Cypriot audience and foreign visitors to the performances. The Festival will thus succeed in enhancing and cultivating theatre education and in upgrading cultural tourism in Cyprus.<\/p>\n

A total of 38 proposals were submitted for participation this year, by theatre organisations and artists from 22 countries. After examining and evaluating the proposals, the seven-member Selection Committee resulted in formulating a diverse programme of productions, with special emphasis on quality.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee
\n<\/strong>The Selection Committee for the Festival 2023, consisted of one representative of the Deputy Ministry of Culture: Georgia Hoplarou, Cultural Officer\/C<\/em>hair of the Committee<\/em>; two representatives of the Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute (CCOITI): Emilios Charalambides, Academic, Director<\/em>, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the CCOITI <\/em>and Nicos Theophanous, Director, Member of the Board of Directors of the CCOITI<\/em>; one representative of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism: Andri Tomasidou, Assistant Tourism Officer<\/em> and of three members according to merit, appointed by the Deputy Minister of Culture: Elena Agathocleous, Director\/Actor<\/em>, Elena Katsouri, Set designer<\/em> and Apostolos Kouroupakis, Cultural editor of the newspaper \u201cKathimerini Cyprus\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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