At Foundation M. Kakogiannis is presented, for only two shows, a separate project, which occupies a special…position in the global secretariat, her “Revelation of John“, in poetic performance in modern Greek and its musicNikos Papakostas herThursday 22 and on Friday 23 December, at 21.00

THE “Revelation of John“, a universal work that moves between prophecy and vision, anguish and transcendence, with his poetic performance and music Nikos Papakostas, but also the directorial editing and narration by Giorgos Karamichos, gets a new one, different form.

Without altering its content or acquiring arbitrary interpretations, it comes a step closer to the religious and non-Greek audience, but through music, and the global, highlighting all its uniqueness. All his special power, its multiple symbolisms, the divine majesty as revealed by the visions and speech of John.

THEΝίκος Παπακώσταςhe sought to make an extremely difficult and sometimes twisted and difficult text more comprehensible to the reader and listener and this was the reason he chose in his translation and poetic rendering a simple, understandable and without extremes language.

THEGeorge Karamichosnotes:  “The Apocalypse of John, in the new measured rendering by Nikos Papakostas is an imaginative and at the same time accurate poetic view of this rare and archetypal work. Our show, following the music enriched with traditional and modern instruments and motifs, hopes to bring out the striking, dense and full battle of the forces of the original work. Darkness against Light, the Demons against the Angels, the human Fear towards the primordial Knowledge. Here they meet, both visual and interpretive, the elements of nature with the symbolic elements of Revelation. Music is our weapon, the image and the reason. The sound with its silence and the light with its shadow.”

Στην παράσταση σημαντικό ρόλο διαδραματίζουν οι εικαστικές δημιουργίες του Ιωάννη Βλαζάκη, οι φωτισμοί της Χριστίνας Θανάσουλα, and Ilias Lakka's sound effects that shape a contemporary, impressive scenic environment, appropriate to the project.

Pre-recorded music pieces by Nikos Papakostas embrace and project the poetic discourse, and are harmoniously involved with his new compositions, which were written specifically for the project, which they perform live on stage, the musicians: Maria Reboutsika, First violin, Giorgos Konstantinidis 2nd violin, Filenia Spachi Cello, Nikos Pitloglou piano, Kostas Koutsikouris classical guitar.

Poetic performance in modern Greek and musical composition: Νίκος Παπακώστας
Director Editing and Narration: George Karamichos
Visual creation: John P. Vlazakis
Lighting: Christina Thanasoulas
Sound and effects: Ilias Lakkas

The musicians participate on stage:
Maria Reboutsika : First violin
George Konstantinidis: Second violin
Filenia Spahi: Cello
Nikos Pitloglou: Piano
Kostas Koutsikouris: Classical Guitar
 

Spectators of IMK performances are entitled to free parking in the parking lot of the shopping center, athensheart (Piraeus 180, Hamosterna junction), by showing the show ticket if seats are available.

Source : culturenow.gr