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C. Καφετζόπουλος: «Είμαστε άφραγκοι παντού»

Ο νεαρός ηθοποιός με το «βαρύ επώνυμο» κάνει το ουσιαστικό ντεμπούτο του στο θέατρο

Είναι η πρώτη φορά που ο Γιώργος Καφετζόπουλος παίζει στο θέατρο και…. μιλάει _αφού οι δύο προηγούμενες συμμετοχές του ήταν στις παραστάσεις του Δημήτρη Παπαϊωάννου «Μέσα» and «Πουθενά». Ερμηνεύει τον Τζέρι στην «Ιστορία του ζωολογικού κήπου» του Εντουαρντ Αλμπι, ή καλύτερα στο «The Zoo Story», όπως έχουν διατηρήσει τον πρωτότυπο τίτλο στο θέατρο Βeton 7 όπου παίζεται το έργο. Ο 27χρονος ηθοποιός κάνει ουσιαστικά φέτος το επίσημο ντεμπούτο του, τόσο με την πρώτη ταινία μεγάλου μήκους όπου πρωταγωνιστεί _«Τα κωλόπαιδα», όσο και με το θεατρικό, όπου παίζει. Απόφοιτος της δραματικής σχολής της Νέλλης Καρρά, η οποία και σκηνοθετεί την παράσταση, ο πρωτότοκος γιος του Αντώνη Καφετζόπουλου, μπαίνει στον χώρο, δίνοντας το πρώτο στίγμα μιας πορείας που δεν ακολουθεί την πεπατημένη….

«Δεν υπάρχει δουλειά κι ούτε είναι εύκολο να βρούμε», says, εξηγώντας την ανάγκη του για θέατρο: «Είμαστε αναγκασμένοι να κάνουμε πολλά πράγματα, κάποια χάλια κι άλλα, ελπίζω, better, ώστε να δώσουμε κι εμείς το δικό μας παρών. Ξέρω όμως πόσο δύσκολα είναι πλέον όλα». Η επιλογή αυτής της Ιστορίας του Αλμπι έχει την αφετηρία της στη σχολή του, αφού εκεί, μαζί με τον φίλο και συμμαθητή του Μάνο Στεφανάκη την είχαν επιλέξει στην πτυχιακή τους, στο πλαίσιο των σύγχρονων έργων. Τότε είχαν διαλέξει να ανταλλάσσουν τους ρόλους επί σκηνής _τώρα τους μοίρασαν ανάλογα και με τις ιδιοσυγκρασίες τους.

«Νομίζω ότι σε έργα όπως αυτό ο Αλμπι εξευτελίζει την κοινωνία. Ενδεχομένως ο περιθωριακός θα μπορούσε να είναι ακόμα και σπουδαίος συγγραφέας, αλλά η κοινωνία δεν του το επέτρεψε. Νομίζω ότι όλοι, εν δυνάμει, θα μπορούσαμε να κάνουμε πολλά, αλλά η κοινωνία μας χωρίζει. Ο Τσέρι και ο Πίτερ θα μπορούσαν να είναι και φίλοι….». Ο ίδιος άλλωστε πιστεύει ότι οι άλλοι μας φοράνε ταμπέλες και μας βάζουν σε ρόλους.

Με δεδομένη την οικειότητα που ανέπτυξε από μικρός με τον χώρο του θεάτρου και του κινηματογράφου, λόγω του πατέρα του, ο Γιώργος Καφετζόπουλος στράφηκε στην τεχνική, με στόχο την επαγγελματική προετοιμασία για να αντιμετωπίσει την οθόνη και το σανίδι. «Το πιο σημαντικό είναι να μαθαίνεις. Κι εγώ προσπαθώ να είμαι ανοιχτός σ΄αυτό. Να ψάχνω, να μαθαίνω, να ακούω… Απ΄τον πατέρα μου σίγουρα θα έχω πάρει πράγματα, αλλά ουδέποτε μου έκανε μάθημα. Παρατηρώντας τον μάθαινα και μαθαίνω. Κι ίσως αυτή η χαλαρότητα που έχει στην αντιμετώπιση των πραγμάτων να με έχει επηρεάσει κι εμένα…. Πιστεύω σ΄αυτή τη χαλαρή προσέγγιση. Γιατί στην Ελλάδα είναι περίεργα τα πράγματα και κυρίως στην τέχνη. Είμαστε άφραγκοι παντού. Εχουμε ηθοποιάρες που δεν μπορούσε να τους δούμε γιατί είναι άφραγκοι… Γι΄αυτό κι εγώ αφήνω τα πράγματα να παίρνουν τον δρόμο τους. Είμαι cool». Οσο για το ηχηρό του επώνυμο, μοιάζει να το έχει κι αυτό αντιμετωπίσει χαλαρά: «Έχει να κάνει με τους άλλους κι όχι με μένα. Οποιος είναι σοβαρός δεν ασχολείται μ΄αυτά τα πράγματα. Αλλά ποτέ δεν σκέφθηκα να το αλλάξω…..».

Μια τυχαία συνάντηση, ένα απόγευμα Κυριακής στο Σέντραλ Παρκ της Νέας Υόρκης: Ο Πίτερ είναι ένας επιτυχημένος εργαζόμενος οκογενειάρχης, αυτός που νομίζουμε ότι θα θέλαμε να είμαστε όλοι. On the contrary, ο Τζέρι, είναι ο μοναχικός τύπος που ζει στο περιθώριο της κοινωνίας. Σε μια προσπάθεια επικοινωνίας, ο Τζέρι θα εισβάλει στον μικρόκοσμο του Πίτερ και η ως τότε ισορροπία θα κλονισθεί. Μαζί της θα καταρρεύσουν και τα τείχη που χωρίζουν τους κόσμους τους ενώ οι δύο τους, σαν ζώα, θα θελήσουν να υπερασπιστούν μέχρι θανάτου την ύπαρξή τους. Το πρώτο έργο του αμερικανού συγγραφέα, αν και γράφτηκε το 1958, μοιάζει εξαιρετικά σημερινό. Ενας χρόνο μετά παίχτηκε για πρώτη φορά στο Schiller Theater Werkstatt του Δυτικού Βερολίνου. Ακολούθησε η Αμερική, το1960στο Provincetown Playhouse. Το «The Zoo Story» είναι ένα μονόπρακτο που διερευνά την μοναξιά, τον κοινωνικό αποκλεισμό και την ανάγκη του ανθρώπου για επικοινωνία, σε έναν κόσμο που δίνει προτεραιότητα στην υλική υπόσταση του ανθρώπου. Το χαρακτήρισαν «κωμικό δράμα» με μαύρο χιούμορ και σασπένς: Παράλληλα είναι και μια τοιχογραφία της ανθρώπινης ψυχής, σε αναζήτηση ευτυχίας και ισοροπίας….
Μυρτώ Λοβέρδου

* THE IDENTITY OF THE SHOW
«Τhe Zoo Story» του Εντουαρντ Αλμπι. Direction: Νέλλη Καρρά. Translation: Ιφιγένεια Ντούμη. Ηχητικός σχεδιασμός: Ανρί Κεργκομάρ. Σχεδιασμός φώτων: Θωμάς Οικονομάκος. Kinesiology, Σκηνική Πάλη: Θάνος Δερμάτης. Photos: Γιάννης Καλογρίδης. They play: Γιώργος Καφετζόπουλος, Μάνος Στεφανάκης
* WHEN & WHERE
θέατρο Beton 7, Πύδνας 7, tel. 210-7512.625
Παραστάσεις κάθε Δευτέρα και Τρίτη ως τις 10 April, at 21.15
Tickets 10 euro

Source : tovima.gr

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The actor Periklis Peppas has passed away

Sophocles Peppas (right) with our other great actor Kostas Kazakos 

He died in 63 of years one of the important actors of the Greek theater, of television and cinema.

He had the leading role in series that left an era in Greek television such as "Luna Park", "Loxandra", "The Throne Room", "Africa".

His special feature was his voice which he even lent to "Babastrumf" in the popular children's series "Smurfs"..

His funeral will be held on Monday at 16:00  in Zografou Cemetery.

Source : tovima.gr

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When the actors sing Mikis Theodorakis at the Badminton Theatre

THE world theater day is the annual celebration of the international theater community, from 1961. It is celebrated every year on 27 Of March. The Mikis Theodorakis Orchestra and the Badminton Theater chose this day to inaugurate their collaboration. A partnership that we will seek to bear fruit with more concert events in the future, always based on the great work of Mikis Theodorakis.

At 27 Of March 2012, distinguished actors of the Greek theater will perform favorite songs of our great composer. Songs that started life on a theater stage or originally served the needs of a motion picture, such as: "Into Your Black Hair", "One Evening", "In the pervolia", "The Laughing Child", "Open the window a little", "September I remember", "Make your mattress", "Margarita Mayopoula" etc. Songs from movies and plays like: "The Neighborhood of Angels", "The neighborhood the dream", "beautiful city", "Zorbas", "Phaedra", "Serbian", "Magic City", "A Hostage", "The Ameots of Ternel", "Honeymoon" etc. Songs performed by legendary names such as the Beatles, η Shirley Bassey, Melina Merkouri, Jenny Karezi and so many others.

The concert will consist of music, speech and image, as scenes from movies will be shown, while they will come alive on stage, in the form of a theatrical analogy, excerpts from the plays for which the songs were written.

A concert that wants to remind us of the verb who and the essential ethos.

The concert supports "The Actor's House".

Songs of Mikis Theodorakis from theater and cinema

They are listed in alphabetical order:

YIANNIS ZOUGANELIS
KAKIA IGERINO
KONSTANTINOS KAZAKOS
LAKIS COMNINOS
Eva Kotamanidou
ELIAS LOGOTHETIS
BESSY MALFA
NATASSA MANISALI
SILK SCREEN
EVANGELIA MOUMOURI
BEGNIS MEMO
ALEXANDROS BOURDOUMIS
MANIA PAPADIMITRIOU
MARIANNA POLYCHRONIDE
MARIETTA RIALDI
AKIS SAKELLARIOU
DIMITRIS STAROVAS
ELENI FILINI
ANNA FONSOU
RENOS CHARALAMPIDIS
TAKIS GOLD
GIFTS OF GOLD

Source : culturenow.gr

Athens Concert Hall

Maria Farandouri and Christos Thivaios at the Athens Concert Hall

The leading performer of the art Greek song and the sensitive troubadour of the younger generation reveal their musical kinship through the interpretation of their classic hits as well as well-known or "misrecognized" songs that for the first time they "dress" with their own voice: timeless pieces of Theodorakis, Hadjidaki, Little one, Vail, Dala et al. in Tripolitan poetry, Eleftheriou, John, Brecht, Hikmet etc.

Maria Farandouri-Christos Thebeos: the "ideal performer" of Mikis Theodorakis, leading presence in artistic Greek song but also in the corresponding international repertoire (from Kurt Weill to Lucio Dalla) meets the sensitive troubadour of the younger generation, partner of Thanos Mikroutsikos, in a special concert where "the songs and their truth build bridges between past and present and become the occasion for unprecedented interpretative journeys".

On Saturday 7 April, at 8.30 at night, in the Christos Lambrakis Hall – four years after their first collaboration at the Athens Concert Hall with the songs "Love and Death" in music M. Theodorakis – the two great artists reunite on stage to reveal the "common" mark of their musical legacy. To interpret not only selected, their classic hits as well as well-known songs that for the first time "dress up" with their own voice, as well as others, less known – if not "disrecognized" – whose greatness they are trying to highlight in this case.

The performing duo is accompanied by an orchestra consisting of the elite soloists Takis Farazis (piano), Thymio Papadopoulos (crust), Giannis Angelopoulos (drums), Petro Varthakouris (contrabass), Vasso Dimitriou (guitars). The orchestration is by Takis Farazis. The sound is managed by Giorgos Korres and the lighting by Giorgos Kladouris.

The event is a co-production of Megaros Musikis and Cricos Productions.

"Timeless" Songs, inspired, in their entirety, from the catalytic writing of important poets and lyricists, Greeks and foreigners (Nikos Kavadias, Manolis Anagnostakis, Costa Tripoliti, Manos Eleftheriou, Odysseus Ioannou, Bertolt Brecht, Nazim Hikmet et al. So, for example, Maria Farandouri delivers once again with the characteristic, her rich contralto voice "Who is my life", "Funny child" or "Old streets" by Mikis Theodorakis, "Kemal" by Manos Hadjidakis, "Anti-nausea" by Eleni Karaindros and "Eleni" by Thanos Mikroutsikos, however, it also competes with the latter's "Thessaloniki"..

Being the first performer of Brecht in the Greek discography, sings "Mack the knife" from "Pentara's Opera" or "Anna don't cry" from "Brecht's Musical Act" by Th. Little one. While in memory of the recently lost Lucio Dalla – her partner in the past – she performs his famous "Caruzo". Christos Thibeos shares with the Megaros audience his personal hits such as "My Rain", Hamlets of the Moon, "I'm not another" or songs from "Southern Cross" by Thanos Mikroutsikos while performing with passion, power and lyricism in the "Beautiful city" by Mikis Theodorakis.

"The songs and their truth are everything,what unites us with Christos Thebes. The life values ​​that are hidden behind catalytic and deeply philosophical verses, values ​​that have not been lost in time.

Regardless of their age, from their widespread or not recognition, we both try to include these songs in our repertoire" says Maria Farandouri, referring to the concert but also her "musical affinity" with the contemporary songwriter and charismatic performer "on the level of expression, aesthetics and content".

Kinship revealed on stage for the first time the 2008 at the Athens Concert Hall where Christos Thivaios collaborated for the first time with Mikis Theodorakis, performing songs from four of the composer's song cycles – μεταξύ άλλων και από το «Ένας Όμηρος» σε στίχους του Ιρλανδού Μπρεντάν Μπεχάν (in a Greek rendering by Vassilis Rotas). From this circle of his 1966 – first performed by M. Farantouri – six songs will be heard in this concert as well ("September I remember", "I'll send you mother", "Open the window", "I'll give you a piece of gold", "I'm English Young and Lucky" and "Funny Kid").

From the rich work of the composer, the pieces "Passenger" have also been selected, "Given to your night" and "Apostema" from his album "Passenger". 1981 in verses by the important poet-lyricist Kostas Tripolitis, the "Old Streets" (from his album "Balantes". 1975 in poetry Manolis Anagnostakis), "Who owns my life" (from his "Songs of the Struggle". 1974 in poetry by Manos Eleftheriou), "beautiful city" (from his album of the same name 1962, in lyrics by Yiannis Theodorakis), "Someday they will come to tell you" (in lyrics by Lefteris Papadopoulos).

In the concert program, the compositional work of Thanos Mikroutsikos has a leading position. From the era of "Political Songs" (1975) from where you will hear "The most beautiful sea" in lyrics by Nazim Hikmet and "I'm tired of them" in lyrics by Wolf Biermann, from "The Musical Act to Brecht" (1978) ("Anna don't cry") and the "Southern Cross" (1979) in the poetry of Nikos Kavadias ("Bitterness", "Thessaloniki", "Aladdin's Lamp", «Willie»)to the latest "Hamlet of the Moon" (2002) from where the title track as well as "Song Blues" will be heard (f.:K. Tripolitan) and "I'm No Other" (f.: Manos Eleftheriou). Inextricably linked to the style and ethos of the event, and the songs "Kemal" by Manos Hadjidakis (from his "Reflections". 1993, in lyrics by Nikos Gatsos) and “Anti-dizziness (My child, do not sleep)» by Eleni Karaindrou (from his "Great vigilance". 1972). The satirical Brechtian lyrics of the ballad "Mack the knife" set to music by Kurt Weill from "The Quintessential Opera" and the "Alabama song" from the iconic "Rise and Fall of Mahogany City". As well as "Counting time" with music by Lucio Dalla (and lyrics by Dionysis Savvopoulos from his album "The Hotel", 1997) but also his melodic "Caruzo" which Maria Farandouri had recorded for the first time in 1991, in a duet with D. Savvopoulos for the album "17 songs".

Source : culturenow.gr

Athens Concert Hall

Opera House: For the first time Christophe in Greece

A true legend of the world music scene, one of the most important performers of French song, for the first time in Greece.

The famous artist, and Goodwill Ambassador for the Breast Cancer Action Foundation, Christophe, will give two concerts at the Athens Concert Hall on Wednesday 2 & on Thursday 3 May 2012.

THE Christophe with his orchestra will present his new songs along with his great unforgettable hits, like Aline, Oh my love, Mal, The puppets, The girl from Salina, The blue words κ.ά.

All proceeds will be used to achieve the goals of the Foundation.

Ticket prices: € 20 (Students) – 30 – 50 – 65 – 90 (VIP)
Pre-sale : Wednesday 4 April 2012, Athens Concert Hall,
Tel. 210 – 7282333, www.megaron.gr
INFORMATION
FOUNDATION FOR ACTION AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Tel. 210 72.10.883 – Fax. 210 7210870
e-mail : info@bcactionfund.org
www.bcactionfund.org

To «FOUNDATION FOR ACTION AGAINST BREAST CANCER» (BREAST CANCER ACTION FUND), of a non-profit nature, has a humanitarian purpose, social and scientific and tries to contribute to the fight
of breast cancer.

Main objectives are:
-the assumption of the cost of diagnostic testing and treatment of patients with limited financial capabilities, Greeks and Immigrants, in nursing institutions in Greece and abroad
– the creation of standard Breast Units or the strengthening of existing ones with logistical infrastructure
– the granting of scholarships and prizes
– the financial support of research protocols
– the organization of lectures, days, conferences and the publication and free distribution of books and other printed material, με στόχο ενημερωτικό και εκπαιδευτικό.

Source : tovima.gr

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Madame Soussou from KTHBE at the Greek World Cultural Center

The State Theater of Northern Greece and the "Hellenic World" Cultural Center present "Madame Sousou" by Dimitris Psathas in Athens as well, after the huge success he achieved in Thessaloniki! From the 25 April, the unsurpassed comedy of Dimitris Psathas is staged at the "THEATER" of the "Hellenic World" Cultural Center, directed by Giorgos Armenis, with Fotini Baxevanis in the lead role and Kostas Santas in the role of Panagiotakis.

This is the only anecdotal theatrical text of Psathas, where it was written 1942 and was presented for the first time by Ms. Katerina – Katerina Andreadis – (Susu) and Emilios Veakis (Panagiotakis), with Spyros Mousouris in the role of Kantakouzenos, marking an unprecedented triumph within the Italo-German occupation.

The role of Susous in the theater was also performed by Mary Aroni (1946), Anna Panagiotopoulou (1998), Marika Nezer in cinema (1948), Georgia Vasiliadou on the radio (1950) and Anna Paitazi on TV (1972) and Anna Panagiotopoulou (1983). Except Emilios Veakis, equally great actors played the role of Panagiotakis: Costas Rautopoulos (1946), Vassilis Logothetidis (1948), Iakovos Psarras (1972), Thanasis Papageorgiou (1982) and Stavros Paravas (1998).

Dimitris Psathas presented "Madame Sousou" for the first time as a euthymogram in continuations from the columns of the pre-war weekly magazine "Thesavros" (1939-1941) entitled "Life and State of Madame Soussos" with enormous success, later she made a compilation of her independent adventures and published it in a book (1941), then he wrote the play (1942), the motion picture followed (1948) which is not preserved nowadays, while in the early 1950s "Madame Soussou" was presented on the radio by Georgia Vasiliadou. End, it was followed by the television series, always scripted by the author himself (1972 and 1986), all with huge success.

CASE
Vouthoulas and Kolonaki. The neo-enrichment and the sudden landing of the "newly impoverished" Greek reality. "Decadance" and delusions of grandeur and good times. But also the misprints of the "sousouds" that we meet around us. All this, through the pen of Dimitris Psathas, in an extremely apt comedy that feels as relevant as ever.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

It was sunny. Thessaloniki was happy, full of light, and like a little girl in white stockings and black patent leather shoes, he left the laptop and played lame, jumping rope, around everyone and to it, to the ring. What beauty… What kindness, what a shame and pride, what childlike innocence.

I was going to meet Sotiris, my friend, the Director of the State Theater of Northern Greece. He drank his coffee with our beloved Ersi Drini in "Romeo". I sat with them, after of course the three crossed kisses of Sotiris and the crazy hugs of my Ersis.

– Well, George, you will make me a work of Psathas;
– Which of all, I asked.
– Madame Soussou.
– Oh no, no, I don't like it.
– You've read it;
– No.
– Ε, read it and see you later.

And to be at the Director's office the next day, let's talk about Madame Soussou. For today's Sousoudes, for the ego-promoting nouveau riche, belittling others, believing themselves to be of a superior class, despising the,what does not come from her.

What nonsense, what a nutcase, to deny your class, your folk origin, the manners and customs of your people, what immense stupidity... To spend for temporary power, false positions sprinkled with gold dust and like made-up monkeys leaping and somersaulting on the Persian carpets of the living rooms, playing with moral values, our history and culture. Somewhere here I said yes.

Yes, I will upload the work of our great comedian Dimitris Psathas and this because his talent sensed the danger of the modern Greek, his inclination to the so-called, to the snob, at a time when the country was emerging from a fascist war and a civil war, since the arrival of the Americans with the Marshall Plan and UNRA, who filled the province with scumbags, powdered milk and salted peanut butter.

I said a lot, but I don't hide from you that the so-called suffocates me, by the way and our kipasia.
Ας δούμε το κοριτσάκι με τα άσπρα καλτσάκια, τα λουστρινένια παπούτσια, να παίζει ανέμελο, πλημμυρισμένο στο φως και ας υποκλιθούμε, δίνοντας όρκο ότι θα προστατεύσουμε την όμορφη εικόνα.

Ευχαριστώ, πρώτα απ’ όλα, τον Διευθυντή και το ΔΣ του ΚΘΒΕ, τη βοηθό σκηνοθέτη Αγγελική Κίτρινη, τη χορογράφο Αλεξάνδρα Τσοτανίδου, τους συναδέλφους μου ηθοποιούς, τους τεχνικούς και όσους μόχθησαν γι’ αυτό το ανέβασμα. Πάνω απ’ όλα, την κυρία Φωτεινή Μπαξεβάνη, τον Κώστα Σαντά, τον Βασίλη Ευταξόπουλο, τον Δημήτρη Σιακάρα και τη Μαριάννα Παπασάββα.

Closing, θέλω να πω ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ στον σκηνογράφο μας Γιάννη Μετζικώφ και βέβαια στον σπουδαίο μουσικό της Χώρας μας Γιώργο Χριστιανάκη.

Καλή διασκέδαση.
With love
George Armenis

Source : culturenow.gr

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Habemus Festival

George announces in Loukos 28 March the Greek Festival program 
With 3,2 million. euro, according to the Ministry of Culture budget, namely those just last year, and the percentage of the casinos is around 5 million. euro, the Greek Festival can draw a decent program of events for Herodion, Epidaurus and Piraeus necessary. These are officially now the money is going to manage this year the Festival address, Fri.’ that owed from previous years remain a thorn.
Having said that another reason for the delay was not. So, according to our information,, Mr.. Loukos going to announce the program of the festival in 28 Of March. At the same time it intends to release an account and talk about the difficulties he has faced. Training program has not yet been even, as consultations should be made with the advent of the manager today Festival in Athens.
However proved abortive first attempt to integrate the Greek Festival at ESPA Attica, as the application filed by the director of Mr.George Loukos Grant amount 1 million. EUR rejected by the managing authority as it was felt that it had the required by law maturity. But the same law entitles and submitting a new application, if properly documented, this time, You can have a happy ending.
The months-long delay however caused huge uncertainty and concern in the artistic area of ​​the country by reducing the prestige of the institution to the public, which monitors in amazement "non" happenings. And of course with such conditions do not even question referred for viewing the Festival abroad, since the programming of visitors this kind is not the last time. Something the supervisory authority in the Festival, Culture and Tourism Minister, He knows very well and obviously should consider when you choose the path of inaction with respect to the institution, which risks eftelistei between Bouboulina and Makrigianni (partly Lyon).
From November 2011, thus formally ending the deadline for submission of proposals – date, in any case, never observed -, as today several shapes Greek proposals have been submitted to several festivals and respectively have received unofficial confirmation of Mr.. Loukou that will participate in this. The outstanding debts of the Festival of 2011 to Greek artists or service companies reported to be the reason why the director refused to open the new program, which may create new debts. Stop prized for its consistency in meeting its obligations Festival, although for some it is considered that working blackmail to the ministry. The issue is that this undeclared "Bra-wrestling" between Minister of Culture and director of the Festival of the loser is nothing but the same Festival.


The promises 2006
"Politics of the new Directorate of the Greek Festival (2006) It is to become the most international Epidaurus, hosting both the ancient scene of famous artists and other co-organizing with important festivals and theatrical organizations abroad. "This is stated on the official website of the Greek Festival of Epidaurus, But after six years only partially accidentally have met the promised.
Epidaurus, Fri.’ that is the great rejuvenation of Festival, hardly utilized either as a means of promotion nor the increase in revenue. With the weight of interest turned elsewhere, the deal, as the Herodion, as the establishment of spaces put on the back burner instead of rejuvenation, which remains the challenge. Fact for which the responsibility lies not only the director but also the same ministry, who did not want to set and its own conditions for their emergence.
The second three-year term to expire at the end of 2012 Mr.. Loukos claimed"Overthrow, re Claim modernist, systematically open to new " – again as indicated on the Festival website -, but leaving completely out of the game but the old heavy artillery. If the profit from Festival address is for some controversial, his own, in financials measuring, It can not be considered significant with a monthly gross salary 5.801 euro and just 10.165 euro for travel costs and mobile phone for 2011.
Besides all these, however, the new direction they are to get the Greek Festival from now, midst of the economic crisis and an uncertain future, It is something that can no longer be left to chance or to deal with frivolity.

O weak linkChild of George Loukos, Piraeus 260 (Tsaousoglou former factory), where two scenes created for alternative performances of Greek Festival – 110.000 euro cost only air conditioning, since they are enclosed spaces -, is his personal contribution to the institution and stamped by the. But this year is facing the biggest problem. The budget is one reason, the unclear ownership of the second. Although the information then want the functioning of this year doubtful, on the other hand it is certain that Mr.. Loukos, despite adversity, will defend his creation.
Source : tovima.gr