"Patron" on 18 and 19 July
The show goes on 18 and 19 July at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus and is a co-production of DIPETHE Patras and the company Aptivities.
Abandoned by his companions in Lemnos, Philoctetes confronts them ten years later, when they treacherously attempt to wrest from him the invincible bow of Hercules in order to conquer Troy.
Sophocles' tragedy is about human suffering and abandonment, the relationship between individual consciousness and politics, personal honor and duty.
"You hardly move the ancient poetic speech", the director emphasized in a recent press conference that he experimented with Dance and "a pause of tragedy".
"The places we've been so far", Michael Marmarinos, who plays the title role, said in turn, "they influence and charge speech, which will also happen in Epidaurus. It is a play that is not performed often.
A work we do not know". And Konstantinos Markoulakis added: "The point is to tell the story".
It should be noted that K. Filippoglou is a director with a strong presence recently on the Athenian stages and an actor previously at the famous Théâtre de Complicité.
The show is presented in Greek, with English subtitles.
The identity of the show
Patron
Michael Marmarinos
Neoptolemus
Emilios Cheilakis
Odysseus, merchant
Konstantinos Markoulakis
Dance
Giannis Giannoulis
Tasos Dimitropoulos
Kostas Koroneios
Dimitris Kouroumbalis
George Papandreou
Chris Radanoff
George Rustemis
Translation
George Blanas
Direction
Kostas Filippoglou
Motion editing
Frosso Korrou
Assistant director
Erifili Stefanidou
Sets-costumes
Κenny MacLellan (or Kenny McClellan)
Original music
Lost Bodies
Lighting design
Nikos Vlasopoulos
Coordination-artistic collaboration
Eleni Kapsampeli
Production department
Anastasia Cavallari
Production assistant
Sotiris Michas
Photos
Yannis Bastardis
Production assistant – promo video
Olga Bruma