- «The Slaughterhouse of Love», the inspired performance based on the play by Pantelis Boukala, directed by Thodoris Gonis, returns for 2η season, this time at the Contemporary Theatre with an excellent cast of the younger generation. Premiere October 7, 2022 and for a few performances only.
- «Between two worlds» - 2os time. The performance that caused a sensation among both theatre and non-theatre audiences in Athens returns to the Synchronous Theatre stage from 18 October 2022. Ivan Turgenev's swan song, exclusively accompanied by the music of Frédéric Chopin, in a theatrical adaptation and directed by Constantina Nicolaides, manages to create a highly romantic and touching atmosphere.
- «Dancing Plague /Dancing Plague» with text and direction by Konstantinos Markellos. After the successful “spread” of the Dance Plague at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus, our turn is coming! Premiere 22 October 2022.
- H «Transformation.» by Franz Kafka, one of the most important literary works of the 20th century, directed by Tasos Sagris and starring the enchanting Sissy Doutsiou in the leading role, after the great success of the three previous years, is presented at the Contemporary Theatre for 16 midnight performances, every Saturday at 23.45. Opening October 29, 2022 - produced by the Institute of Experimental Arts with the support of The Franz Kafka Society - Prague and the Cultural “Czech Centre of Athens”.
- «Highly Comprehensive» the award-winning black comedy by Charlotte Jones, translated and directed by Constantina Nicolaides and with a company of excellent actors, comes to the 10 December 2022 at the Contemporary Theatre. Through humour and constant twists and turns, the difficulties and complexity, but also the value and beauty of human relationships and human existence itself are revealed.
- «We are Patsy» by Volker Ludwig directed by Vassilis Koukalani. The new comedy with the artistic stamp of the Guild of Laughter deals with one of the most important social issues of all time: gender equality and gender discrimination, promising to be a great comedy from 16 October 2022 a unique experience for young and old.
In parallel, will be repeated for a few performances: «Stronger than Superman.» , «The Mormole» and «A feast at Nourian's».
The programme of the theatre:
«The Slaughterhouse of Love»
by Pantelis Boukala
directed by Thodoris Gonis
After the great success and the warm acceptance by the audience and critics, the performance «The Slaughterhouse of Love», returns for the 2nd year for a limited number of performances, from 7 October at the Contemporary Theatre. It is a play based on «Blood of Love» by Pantelis Boukala, directed by Thodoris Gonis and with an excellent leading cast of actors of the younger generation.
«Blood flows abundantly and unstoppable in the territory of love, as it is described in demotic poetry, from the parallels to the erotic song itself’, notes Pantelis Boukalas in his study of demotic poetry.
In this gallery of murders, which until recently would have been described in news headlines as «crimes of passion», most of them have women as victims. Some challenged the dominance of the male master, some asserted rights and autonomy, and others didn't even think about all that, but found themselves in the path of a «bad moment».
Starting from these narratives of tradition, we flip through essays from the last century on gender relations and create a soundtrack of contemporary love songs written by today's men. And where Menousis meets John Lennon and they hum «I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm just a jealous guy» together, we attempt to grasp the thread of a unified narrative, a way of thinking that is alive in the here and now. Our ambition is to present the tutorial of the ages, where all of us as diligent students attended, and prepared ourselves to take on our roles on the stage of gender conflict as both perpetrators and victims.
THE IDENTITY OF THE PERFORMANCE
Credits:
Conception - Dramaturgy: Thodoris Gonis, Eleni Stroulia, Andreas Andreou
Directed by Thodoris Gonis
Music: Fotis Siotas
Props: Eleni Strulia
Costumes: Matina Megla
Lights: Semina Papalexandropoulou
Associate director: Andreas Andreou
Assistant set designer: Zaira Falirea
They play: Anastasia-Rafaela Konidi, Harris Charalambous-Kazepis, Anastasia Hatzara
Musicians on stage: Athena Labiri, Tasos Misyrlis, Dimitris Hatzizisis
Warm thanks to Theatre of Kavala for the assistance in the production of the show for the 2021-2022 season
Premiere: Friday, 7 October 2022
Performances: Every Friday, 9:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 9:15 p.m.
Pre-sale tickets: https://www.viva.gr/tickets/theater/to-sfageio-tou-erota/
«Between Two Worlds»
by Ivan Turgenev
directed by Constantina Nicolaides
2os time
The director Konstantina Nicolaides and the theatre production company A PRIORI presented last season at the Contemporary Theatre the swan song of Ivan Turgenev (Clara Milic) in national first. The performance «Between two worlds», a hymn to Love and Love, caused a sensation both to the theatregoers of Athens and to non-theatregoers and to spectators of all ages. The performance, which received excellent reviews and the admiration of the audience, continues for 2η year from Tuesday 18 October every Tuesday and Wednesday.
This latest work by the great Russian writer is a love story based on a true event. Inspired by the «Asma Asma» and deeply influenced by his love for Pauline Viardot, who was also a good friend of Chopin, with whom he often played the piano, Turgenev masterfully unfolds on paper the love of two young people that manages to conquer even death. The performance is accompanied exclusively by the music of Frederick Chopin, creating a highly romantic and touching atmosphere.
THE IDENTITY OF THE PERFORMANCE
Credits:
Translation (from Russian): Paul Stephanou
Adaptation/Direction: Constantina Nicolaides
Props: Maria Philippou
Costumes: Manto Psyhuntaki
Music editing: Yannis Oikonomou
Movement/Choreography: Christina Foteinaki
Lighting design: Argyris Theos
Video art: John Dosiopoulos
Creative Agency: GRID FOX
They play alphabetically: Philippa Koutoupa Koutoupa, Vangelis Kraniotis, Niki Pallikaraki, Sophia Panagou, Orestis Trikas
Premiere: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Performances: Every Tuesday, 21:15 & Wednesday, 19:30
Pre-sale tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.gr/homePage.html/ticketmaster_se_2005829.html
«Dancing Plague / Dancing Plague»
text & direction by Konstantinos Markellou
The theatrical surprise of May, which was presented at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus - Omega Stage and impressed with its caustic humour and subversive mood, returns from the end of October, renewed and in a new theatrical home, at Contemporary Theatre in Gazi.
The director Konstantinos Markellos, after the -based on a true story- «The Abduction of Tasoula» (Melina Mercouri 2020 Award Nomination for Eleni Stergiou), sets up an explosive performance with Brechtian references, thunderous rhythms and ironic-playful language that - on the occasion of one of the great unsolved mysteries of history, the medieval Dancing Plague of Strasbourg of 1518; it allegorically cautions the evils of today. With a well-tuned ensemble of actors who, with a willingness to subvert the “theatrical illusion”, alternate roles, prose, play musical instruments and sing live on stage, composing sparring episodes. .
The second play by Konstantinos Markellos is staged by the author with original music by Lefteris Veniadis. The play speaks - with pretentious naivety - about the limits and inadequacies of human nature, the fear of death, the inevitable deterioration of bodies and ideologies, the instinctive reaction of man to oppression, manipulation and poverty, illuminating the conflict between the desire for freedom and the necessity of “belonging”.
THE IDENTITY OF THE PERFORMANCE
Credits:
Text-Direction: Konstantinos Markellos
Consultant to the Dramatic Workshop: Eleni Stergiou
Original compositions: Lefteris Veniadis
Choreography-Movement curation: Iro Conti
Props-Costumes: Niki Psychogiou
Lighting design: Sakis Birbilis
Assistant Director: Vivian Kravvariti
Assistant Director - Costume Designer: Sofia Babanioti
Video Trailer: Kostas Stamos (Artlabor Productions)
Sounding: Manolis Andreadis
Performance photos: Stefanos Samios
Graphics-Poster-Banner: Harry Karakulidou
Photos of promo poster: Alex Kat
Makeup: Olga Falei
Production: Ars Aeterna Art Company & The Famous Little Circus - Theatrical Company
Communication-Presentation to the media: Angelica Kapshambeli
They play: Eleni Stergiou, Yannis Mastrogiannis, Christos Papadopoulos, Panos Zournatzidis, Ilya Algaer, Myrto Papa, Lefteris Veniadis, Vassilis Dorovatas, Konstantinos Markellos
Premiere: Saturday, October 22, 2022
Performances:
October: Saturday & Sunday 18:15
November: Friday, Saturday 21:00 & Sunday 18:15
Pre-sale offer 10 euros until the end of September
Pre-sale tickets:
https://www.viva.gr/tickets/theater/xoreutiki-panoukla/
«Transformation»
by Franz Kafka
directed by Tasos Sagris
The «Transformation» of Franz Kafka, one of the literary masterpieces of the 20th century, directed by Tasos Sagris, after the rave reviews and the great success in Athens and Thessaloniki, continues for the 4th year in Contemporary Theatre, only for 16 midnight performances.
One morning, an employee, after ten years of repeating the same, fixed, daily schedule, suddenly finds himself unable to get out of bed and repeat the same, fixed movements. The world around him becomes hostile and he becomes the enemy of the world, a parasite. Father and Mother, Sister, Superior, all those who up to that moment had held him up as a role model, suddenly become enemies, and he, unable to cope with the routine and the roles they have all imposed on him, becomes their enemy.
Ο Franz Kafka is one of the greatest enigmas of the 20th century. Closed in himself he studied all possible selves, cut off from the world, he understood the world more deeply than the writers of his time, hidden from the eyes of men he looked all men in the eyes. Kafka an observer of collapse, a scriptwriter for silences and neuroses, an enemy of the totalitarian spirit, a photographer of a psycho-horror, an anatomist of power, stands on the side of the outcasts of this world, those who have been deprived of the present and all that remains is the nostalgia of the past and the hope hidden in a distant future.
THE IDENTITY OF THE PERFORMANCE
Credits:
Directed by: Tasos Sagris
Lights: George Papandricopoulos
Video art: Alkistis Kafetzi, Kipseli Film Coop, Void Optical Art Laboratory, Miltos Arvanitakis
Music: Whodoes + Radiohead . Arvo Pärt . Einsturzende Neubauten . Jani Christou . Godspeed You Black Emperor. Max Richter
Mask construction: Corallia Crikeli
They play: Sissy Doutsiou, Simeon Tsakiris, Stevi Fortoma, Lucia Anagnou, Thomas Haviannidis
Premiere: Saturday 29 October 2022
Performances: Every Saturday midnight performances 23:45pm
Pre-sale tickets:
https://www.viva.gr/tickets/theater/metamorfosi-franz-kafka/
«Highly Contextual»
by Charlotte Jones
directed by Constantina Nicolaides
In Panhellenic First
From 10 December is presented in a Panhellenic First in Modern theatre, the award-winning black comedy by Charlotte Jones «Highly Contextual» translated and directed by Constantina Nicolaides and produced by A PRIORI.
The author, through comic situations and constant twists and turns, manages to reveal in a unique way the difficulties and complexity -but also the value and beauty- of human relationships, as well as of human existence itself.
THE IDENTITY OF THE PERFORMANCE
Credits:
Translation/Direction: Constantina Nicolaides
Props: Maria Philippou
Costumes: Manto Psyhuntaki
Original music: Yannis Oikonomou
Motion: Christina Foteinaki
Lighting design: Argyris Theos
Creative Agency: GRID FOX
Play alphabetically: Kostas Kazanas, Bessie Malfa, Michalis Markatis, Konstantinos Mutaftsis, Fotini Demiri, Julie Cholka
«We are Patsy»
by Volker Ludwig
directed by Vassilis Koukalani
The comedy «We are Patsy» by Volker Ludwig is the new proposal
of Guild of the Laughing Guild which deals with one of the most important social issues of all time, gender equality and gender discrimination.
It is the story of a working mother of two children who struggles bravely through the difficulties of everyday life. The two children, Gina and Markos, are lively, open-minded, independent. Despite financial difficulties, there is a friendly, often cheerful tone in the home, mutual help is self-evident, the children are accepted as partners and are - girls and boys alike - equally responsible for the organisation and running of the household. A modern, progressive family...one might say.
Their microcosm is confused when one day a new «dad» arrives, who plays the master of the house and demands that everyone obey him. Of course, this new «daddy» seems to only take out on the house the anger and aggression that he himself has received in the workplace. Until one day the two little kids decide to rehearse a «rebellion» and run away from home...
The performance is addressed to children of age from 6 years old, in a simple, spontaneous and fun way.
THE IDENTITY OF THE PERFORMANCE
Credits:
Text: Volker Ludwig
Adaptation: Guild of the Laughter
Directed by: Vassilis Koukalani
Props-Costumes: Georgia Bourda
Songs: Annie Theochari, Hara Giannoula
Music Editing / Orchestration: Costas Nikolopoulos
Movement curation: Margarita Trikka
Associate Director: Ioanna Luucia
Lighting design: George Agiannitis
Artwork: 2yolk Branding & Design Agency
Contact: Chrysa Matsagani
Production Manager: Despina Petridou
Production Assistant: Liana Gabriel
Theatre teachers: Despina Mitsiali, Ioanna Liuchia
They play: Mikes Glykas, Vasiliki Diallina, Mariella Doubou, Fotis Lazarou, Christina Mariannou, Antonis Christou
The Guild of Laughter will also keep the performances in its repertoire: «Stronger than Superman» by Roy Kift, the tender comedy that focuses on little handicapped Ares and his adventures, «A feast at Nourian's» by Volker Ludwig, a subversive comedy about prejudice, relations between Greeks and immigrants and cultural reconciliation, while the legendary performance of the legendary show «The Mormole» by Rainer Hachfeld. Mormolis needs little introduction, he is the fantastic friend of children, who freely shouts out what the little ones dare not say to the grown-ups.
Premieres: Sunday 16 October, 11:30 & 14:30, Monday 17 October at 20:00
Performances: Every Sunday, 11:30 & 14:30
Daily for schools
Pre-sale tickets:
We are Patsy: https://www.viva.gr/tickets/theater/eimaste-patsi/
Stronger than Superman: https://www.viva.gr/tickets/theater/pio-dynatos-ki-apo-ton-souperman/
Mormoli: https://www.viva.gr/tickets/theater/mormolis/
A celebration at Nurian's: https://www.viva.gr/tickets/theater/miagiorti/
