TheAthens Concert Hallintroduces himDionysis Tsakniand the musical performance titled"Self-righteous» which constitutes the composition…

his poemsYannis Scaribas.

The ironic language of Scariba, its fragmented style and unprecedented subject matter, which constitute elements of a modern poetics, inspired the restless creator who composed 12 poems of the collection "Selfish».

These compositions become the subject of a musical-theatrical performance that theDionysis Tsaknispresents in the Palace, with the valuable assistance of the orchestrator and soloist Dimitris Barbagala and his collaborators, as well as the singer Giorgos Merantzas and a group of actor-singers (Apostolis, George and Irini Psychrami, Eleni Karakasi, Eleni Ouzounidou, Konstantina Sarantopoulou). Skaribas himself is embodied by Gerasimos Skiadaresis in texts edited by Giorgos Tsaknis. The ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra is conducted by Andreas Pylarinos. It features a modern band as well as the musicians: Dimitris Barbagalas, guitars and Thomas Konstantinou, Chubs, you suck, rabbit.

The songs "Eavtoulides" are heard in the show, "Crazy", "The Robots", "The Station Master", "The Humpback", "The Ticket", "The Portrait of Elise Maily", “The ship (The Titanic)», "The Snake", "Syrtos Dance", "The Checkerless Waltz" as well as "Oolalum" (which Tsaknis had composed earlier for the needs of his record "What are you doing in my sleep, his father 2007).

The composer who entered this process knowing, loving and understanding the work of the poet, realizing at the same time the difficulties of setting his verses to music – with the frequent overtones, the semantic and syntactic steps and the idiomatic language with a mixture of vernacular and pure – stood intently to listen and render the music that hides each individual poem. In these compositions - which will be heard in the first part of the performance, orchestrated by Tsakni's permanent partner, Dimitris Barbagala.– the lively language of Skariba sounds effortlessly without changes or brutal modernizations. While the interesting use of instruments such as the laguto, the jouras and the tsoombus lead to a distinct sound that at some points flirts with tradition in a not-so-obvious way. In the "theatrical" part of the show – befitting the rich man, full of imagination and images because of Scaribas – the actor Gerasimos Skiadaresis renders self-mockery and irony in an ideal way, the humor but also the melancholy that characterize the poet's verses, while the use of Chorus acts as a counterbalance to the antisocial and introverted skaribi universe. Also worth remembering is, after years, participation of Giorgos Merantzas, with his voice full of tension and emotion adding to the dynamism and excitement.

In the second part of the show, poetry will again have the first floor, with musicalizations of his lyricsTasos Livaditis("I open the door at night"), ofCosta Tripoliti("Wind Clock") and hisManos Eleftheriou("Identity Information") from theDionysis Tsakni. It is performed by a ten-member orchestra made up of classical and artistic Greek music soloists led byDimitris Barbagala.

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 The successful show directed by Giorgos Oikonomou with Aris Servetalis and presented until January 1st in Athens, also goes up in Thessaloniki and brings to life the true story of little Ivan from 5 until 15 January 2012.

The performance inaugurates the reopening of the AVLAIA theater.

"And so the money ran out and there was no way

to buy food.

They tried everything to find money and buy food but nothing was done because the money was all gone.

So moms and dads tried to find things they could get rid of, things they ate, things they drank or things that needed warmth.

They searched their homes for such things.

The dogs left first."

How does one survive in the violent and inhospitable landscape of a city that has been fatally affected by the recession; "Ivan and the Dogs" is a gripping story of survival that brings to life the grim streets of 19th-century Moscow 1990 through the eyes of a child.

"I won't talk about the orphanage.

Those were the worst days.

They take me to church.

They tell me I have a soul.

It is something bright that is within me and is a part of it

God, but when I look at it, this part of God,

it has a tail and a clawed foot and a black wet snout"

True story: Moscow, winter of 1996. Terrified and abused by his brutal stepfather, a four-year-old boy runs away from home and miraculously survives by joining a pack of dogs. After three unsuccessful attempts by the police, he is finally 'arrested' 1998 and is locked up in an asylum. Then it is adopted. In his dreams Ivan Mishukov is still running on the edge of town with his dogs.

In the performance directed by Giorgos Oikonomou, Aris Servetalis narrates and experiences in the first person and in the first person the story of Ivan's childhood. He is the protagonist of a story that, although completely true, it was written with the materials of the most extreme fairy tale: the risk, the courage, the violence, the despair, the overthrow, τον πανικό, την ελπίδα, την καταδίωξη, τη φιλία, την ενηλικίωση, την αγάπη και την γαλήνη. Είναι ένας σύγχρονος Μόγλης, ένα τετράχρονο παιδάκι στην ζούγκλα της Μόσχας της δεκαετίας του 90 where the angst for survival is immense and hope is nil. Little Ivan moves in a landscape where homeless alcoholics are the protagonists, the nouveau riche gangsters, juvenile prisoners, the fear, cold and hunger. He leaves one night alone from the nightmare of his home to plunge into this landscape of complete destitution. He runs away to escape. Και εκεί δίπλα σε μια αγέλη από σκυλιά θα βρει τελικά την αρμονία.

Writer Hattie Naylor was born in London and was studying painting when the BBC accepted her entry for the Young Playwrights Festival with her play The Box. Από τότε έχει κερδίσει πολλά εθνικά και διεθνή βραβεία για τα ραδιοφωνικά θεατρικά της. Ζει στο Μπρίστολ και έχει γράψει για το θέατρο, την όπερα και τον κινηματογράφο.

«Ο Ιβάν και τα Σκυλιά» πρωτοανέβηκε στο Drum Theatre, στο Πλύμουθ, τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2010 και έχει παιχτεί με μεγάλη επιτυχία στο Λονδίνο και την Νέα Υόρκη. The 2011 είναι υποψήφιο για το Olivier Award.

The translation of the work is signed by Giorgos Kalamandis, directed by Giorgos Oikonomou, the scenery and costumes by Kostas Velinopoulos, music by Nikos Portokaloglou, τους φωτισμούς ο Γιάννης Δρακουλαράκος.

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Τοποθεσία Θέατρο Αυλαία, πλατεία ΧΑΝΘ (πλευρά Τσιμισκή), Thessalonica

Ημερομηνία Πρεμιέρα Πέμπτη 5 January 2012

Representations: Every day except Monday, time 21:00. Duration: 1.05’

Information Tel. 2310423925

Ticket prices 15 €, student 10 €

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TheState Theater of Northern GreeceandAcropolis Theatrepresent the production “Amen Amen“, a musical performance based on rebetiko song, directed by himStavros Xarchakos.

The premiere will be given onFriday 30 December 2011in theRoyal TheatreinThessalonica.

The rebetika songs of the vision for a better life, the rebetikas of denying dreams, the rebetikas of the eternal nostalgia of beauty, the rebetikas of the sanctity of desire, the rebetikas of defiance of terror, the rebetika songs of challenging fate and restless struggle with death.

The “aman” that comes out of the soul meets the “Amen” a prayer. In the straight line that unites the Byzantine organ with the rebetiko and with the Little Asian song, love travels, the passion, the lust, the nostalgia, the fate, the death, dreams for a better life, deprivation of liberty and refugee status. This is how Stavros Xarchakos listened to these sounds of the past and staged a musical performance entitled “Amen Amen”. A spectacle-listening with old and new compositions, a folk stage as overwhelming as a liturgy.

Each of the two parts is divided into three sections. There are songs of grace, of Teke and the East.

COEFFICIENTS
 

Direction: Stavros Xarchakos
Sets-costumes: Ersi Drini
Paintings: GeorgeStathopoulos
Lighting: Grigoris Karatinakis
Audio Direction: Nikolaos Routos
Production Department: Fanis Kirkinezos
Production Supervisor – Assistant Director: Pandora Xarhakou

They interpret: Zacharias Karounis– Elita Kounadis– Costas Mantzopoulos– Nana Binopoulou–Kate Dali– Maria Sultatou–Kostas Tsigos.

The musicians are playing:

Vamvakousis Aristos(Bouzouki), Vastor Achilles(Piano), Drogaris Vassilis(Accordion), Zakkas Iraklis(Bouzouki, Baglamas, Good), Cavalieratos Stavros(Contrabass), Margonis Sotiris(Violin), George Pehlivanoglou(Classical Guitar), George Nidriotis(Bouzouki, Jura, Baglama),Pappos Manolis(Bouzouki), Sambaziotis Nikos(Acoustic Guitar), Sideridis Diamantis, (Bouzouki, Jura, Baglama, Chubs), Khalil Evgenios(Bouzouki, Jura, Baglama).

For 20 only performances inThessalonica. Subsequently, they will follow 20 performances at the Acropolis Theatre, in Athens.

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