The Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2012 hosts one of Aristophanes' finest comedies. The Chickens produced by DIPETHE of Crete  are coming to the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus for two performances, on Friday 10 and on Saturday 11 August, at 21:00.

In times of severe crisis, the search for utopia returns more fiercely. The director Yiannis Kakleas with a staff of notable actors and the legendary music of Hadjidakis as an ally, looking for today's Nephelococcygia.

Extremely topical comedy, the Hens were written the 414 e.g., time when the war, the hunger, debts and decline plagued Athens. Desperation drives two elderly Athenians to flee and create the ideal city in alliance with birds.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

A journey into the desire for a free world, a fair world, asking for Happiness are the "Chickens" of Aristophanes.
This great satirical poet tells us a story of overthrowing a corrupt society, decadent, of a society that degrades the desire for Life, in a desperate effort to survive.
"Chickens" is a political text and at the same time a poetic parable that scorns an inhumane world and dreams of "a society of birds", that is, a society with imagination, which adopts the Archetypal values ​​of Law, of Merit and Perpetual Motion. A society that may seem unrealized but that if Man stops desiring it is in danger of annihilation.
"Chickens" is a work as modern as man's need to fly above his individual and social commitments and create an "other" society, without hypocrisy, fear, destructive rage and social injustice.
Utopian; It depends on us!

Yannis Kakleas
Director

Date Friday 10 and on Saturday 11 August 2012, at 21:00

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One of Aristophanes' finest comedies will be presented this summer by DIPETHE CRETE directed by Yiannis Kakleas, music by Manos Hadjidakis, sets by Manolis Pantelidakis and costumes by Valias Margaritis and Manolis Pantelidakis.

Vassilis Charalambopoulos in the lead role and with him Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos.

The Hens of Aristophanes were presented on 414 B.C. in Dionysia, giving its creator the second prize. Aristophanes wrote "The Chickens" disappointed by the turn of the Peloponnesian War. With this great work, Aristophanes finds the opportunity to satirize the sycophants and sycophants of the municipality, as well as the theories of new polities. The work deals with the escape of two people from the tyranny of the world to the kingdom of fairy tales and combines fantasy with poetry.

 THE TOUR SO FAR (NEW CITIES COMING SOON)

2/7/2012
3/7/2012
4/7/2012
5/7/2012 CHANIA (THEATER OF ANTOLIKI TAFRO)

7/7/2012
8/7/2012
9/7/2012 HERACLEION (GARDEN THEATER N. KAZANTZAKIS)

10/7/2012
11/7/2012 RETHYMNO (EROFILI THEATER)

13/7/2012 SPARTA (SAINOPOULIO AMPHITHEATER)

14/7/2012 ILIDA (THEATER OF ANCIENT ELIDAS)

15/7/2012 ZANTE (OUTDOOR MUNICIPAL THEATER)

17/7/2012
18/7/2012 WILD (AGRINI PARK GARDEN THEATER)

19/7/2012
20/7/2012 CORFU
(MON REPO RENA VLACHOPOULOU'S THEATER)

21/7/2012
22/7/2012 LEFKADA (SPIRITUAL CENTER OPEN THEATER)

24/7/2012
25/7/2012 JANINA (FRONZOS OUTDOOR THEATER)

27/7/2012
28/7/2012 KAVALA (ANCIENT THEATER OF PHILIPPINES)

30/7/2012
31/7/2012 THESSALONIKI (FOREST THEATER)                                                                                                                              

1/8/2012 CASSANDRA (SIBIRIS AMPHITHEATER)

2/8/2012 LARISSA (ALCAZAR GARDEN THEATER)

3/8/2012 MARBLE (SUMMER MUNICIPAL THEATER MELINA MERKOURI)

4/8/2012 DION (ANCIENT THEATER)

10/8/2012
11/8/2012 EPIDAURUS (ANCIENT THEATER)

27/8/2012
28/8/2012 HERODIUM (HERODS ATTICOS CONSERVATORY)

29/8/2012
30/8/2012 CHALANDRI (REMATIA THEATER)

31/8/2012 SLOW (ANCIENT THEATER)

1/9/2012 NEMEA (ANCIENT CLEONS GREEN THEATER)

3/9/2012 I'm scared(ALEXIS MINOTIS THEATER)

4/9/2012 BYRON (MELINA MERKOURI ROCK THEATER)

5/9/2012 GALATSI (ALSOS VEIKOU THEATER)

6/9/2012 PETERSBURG(PETRAS THEATER)

8/9/2012 NEW LONG (CULTURAL AND SPORTS PARK)

10/9/2012
11/9/2012
PARROT (MUNICIPAL GARDEN THEATER)

12/9/2012
13/9/2012 PATRAS (ANCIENT CONSERVATORY)

15/9/2012 MESSINA
ANCIENT THEATER OF MESSINA

16/9/2012 ELEUSIS (OLD OLIVE MILL)

17/9/2012 PIRAEUS (BEAKEO)

18/9/2012
19/9/2012 ELIOUPOLIS (MUNICIPAL THEATER OF ALSOUS D. KINDIS)

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The HORSEMEN of Aristophanes, the hilarious and topical comedy will be presented this summer directed by Stamatis Fassoulis...
at 20 & 21 July at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus and on a big tour throughout Greece.

The hilarious, particularly political, but also a dramatically topical comedy by Aristophanes, "HORSE", is this year's summer production of the State Theater of Northern Greece, which presents in co-production with the Acropolis Theatre.

The project is being translated and directed by Stamatis Fasoulis and with Petros Filippidis (Butler) and Yiannis Zouganelis (Paphlagonas) in the leading roles.

"Horsemen" is the first of his works that Aristophanes signs with his name. It is a quintessentially political comedy taught the 424 B.C. in Lenaia, winning first prize. The work is highly critical of the leader of the Democratic Cleons, role played by Aristophanes himself, as no one else dared.

The Horsemen describe the struggle for power between Paphlagona and Allantopolis, parodying the way politics is practiced in order to gain the favor of the citizens. Decisive role in who will prevail in this conflict, the dance of the Knights is playing.

As Paphlagonas confronts Allantopolis, comedy embellishes and mocks the demagoguery of politicians and the viciousness of power, populism and rusfetology, the small party interests but also the naivety that often distinguishes public opinion.  It is probably the most militant satire of Aristophanes, which although refers to persons and situations of the Peloponnesian war, it is completely related to today and the grim reality that our country is experiencing, but through the unique comic look of our great poet.

The sets were designed by Manolis Pantelidakis
The costumes were designed by Deni Vahliotis
The choreography was edited by Betty Dramisiotis
Lighting design by Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Lina Nikolakopoulou wrote the lyrics for the many songs in the show, on music by Giorgos Christiannakis

Two exceptional artists, Petros Filippidis Allantopolis and Yiannis Zouganelis Paflagonas meet for the first time at the Polycleitos Theater. They star with them: Takis Papamattheiou Doulos I(Demosthenes), Pygmalion Dadakaridis Doulos II (Nikias), Giorgos Kavkas Municipality.

Top of the dance: Yiannis Samsiaris.

At the dance they play in alphabetical order: Panagiotis Argyriadis, Dimitris Diakosavvas, Yannis Karaoulis, George Kolovos, Dimitris Kontos, Nikos Ortezatos, George Papageorgiou, Haris Papadopoulos, Michalis Sionas, Christos Stylianou, Nikos Tournakis, Yannis Tsiakmakis, Vangelis Chalkiadakis.

Lame Edgen dances

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