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THEATER : "Ο Ιβάν και τα σκυλιά" with Aris Servetalis in Thessaloniki
STEVEN SPIELBERG : He is running with "Horse" for an Oscar
Lynyrd Skynyrd in Greece!
Beyond the guitar riffs of the American South and the "deadly" songs, Lynyrd Skynyrd is a band with unquenchable passion, a group responsible for perpetuating the uniquely American spirit.
And with new material, the first after the 2003 and the Vicious Cycle. The legendary band Lynyrd Skynyrd is back with 'God & Guns», an album released on the label of the historic 'Loud & Proud / Roadrunner Records». Recorded in Nashville between 2008 – 2009, but with various misfortunes hitting the band. The project was abruptly halted by the death of founding member and keyboardist Billy Powell and later bassist Ean Evans (2011).
With the guidance of the main band members, by Gary Rossington (guitars), Johnny Van Zant (vocally) and Rickey Medlocke (guitars), along with drummer Michael Cartellone, Lynyrd Skynyrd recorded an album (under "threat" status, as usual, according to Van Zant), that lives up to the legend it started 35 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida.
It was the period when their career was at its peak, the decade up to and including 1977, when three of their members were killed in a plane crash, among them Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines. Since, although the band again tragically lost Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson and Hughie Thomasson, it didn't stop rocking.
After the recent deaths of Powell and Evans, "many would obviously expect us to say it's taken so long..", Medlocke admits. With a catalog that exceeds 60 albums and sales reaching the 30 millions, Lynyrd Skynyrd remains a cultural icon that resonates with all generations. Their new album God & Guns comes to confirm the rule. "We wanted to prove to the world that we still have aces up our sleeves," says founding member and guitarist Gary Rossington.
Returning from the studio after Powell's death, whose keyboards can be heard on more than half the songs on God & Guns, "It was really very difficult, I'm not going to lie to you,” Van Zant confesses. “But we got through it, as by’ The,what Lynyrd Skynyrd always seem to do. Music is the best therapy. This record needed to be made. Gary, o Rickey and I just said "let's go ahead, let's finish it!”».
The tears have stopped now too.. it’s time to rock! "I'm so happy we finally got back up and keep playing," adds Medlocke. "For us, standing beyond,what has happened, makes this record even more special. I'm absolutely certain that Billy and Ean are looking down on us with huge smiles!».
With the famous Bob Marlette signing the production and the addition of guitarist John 5, the album sounds denser than any other. “Never before have we worked so well with producers, we've always wanted things done our way,' admits Rossington. “Bob Marlette is a great guy. He found a way to talk to us "musically" and that made us friends immediately. He had many new fresh ideas and ways of doing things, while at the same time he wanted to preserve the old sounds".
For John 5, Rossington adds: “He's probably one of the best guitarists I've ever worked with, and as you know I have played with many excellent ones. He lives with his guitar". Based on Southern rock and country, with passionate vocals from Van Zant, and with the characteristic guitars of the group, the God & Guns manages to maintain the familiar style of Skynyrd while, at the same time, it sounds completely modern. And timely too, something very necessary s’ in these politically volatile times – it is evident from the titles of some of the tracks that suggest a sense of threat and refusal to remain quiet and inactive. Things that certainly remind many of the beginning of Skynyrd.
"It's not just the words 'God and guns'. You have to look at the past and see what foundations this country was built on: to freedom", says Medlocke. "Everyone should be able to make their own decisions without the other telling them what to do and when to do it. This is called freedom of choice", continues Medlocke who is proud to be Native American. “I'm sure some will say rednecks are back (white racists). So I answer them that the members of this band are not "rednecks". The only damned redneck is me because I'm simply a redneck!».
Skynyrd keep the standards high. Live and in their songs. "Some will accuse us of going on tour because we need the money. The reality is that we just love music, it is much more than money. We live to get on stage and play live. And to see in people's eyes, how much they love this music".
At 18 June we will be in Elliniko, at the Baseball Field to see how Lynyrd Skynyrd continue to be the best ambassadors of the American South. And they play authentic southern rock. Most of us for the first time will sing together lyrics that marked our own past..Sweet home Alabama, Where the skies are so blue, Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I’m coming home to you..
Lynyrd Skynyrd full band:
Gary Rossington- Guitar Johnny Van Zant- Vocals Rickey Medlocke- Guitar Mark “Sparky” Matejka- Guitar Michael Cartellone- Drums Robert Kearns – Bass Peter “Keys” Pisarczyk – Keyboards Honkettes: Dale Krantz Rossington- Backing Vocals Carol Chase- Backing Vocals
Space: Hellinikon Baseball Field
Date: 18 June 2012
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Don Quixote "dances" in the Lyric
Based on the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, classic ballet masterpiece, presented by 4 February to 3 March at the National Opera.
The combination of spirited choreography with the strong presence of Spanish color and temperament, creates the pleasant note of the celebration... The absolutely inspired music of the Austrian composer contributes decisively to the enormous success of the show, timeless.
As Vladimir Vasiliev typically reports, "today, Don Quixote is a choice of repertoire of the world's leading ballet groups and a quality criterion of performance. Nouns, the group that can render Don Quixote correctly, she can dance anything…”.
Representations
4, 5, 12, 19, 24, 25 February
2, 3 Of March 2012
Ludwig Minkus/ Vladimir Vasiliev
Libretto: Marius Petipa in the version of Vladimir Vasiliev
With the Orchestra, the first dancers, soloist, top performers and the corps de ballet of the National Opera
Ticket prices €50, €45, €40, €30, €25, €20
Student €15
Olympia Theater, Academy 59-61, Athena
Source : newsbeast.gr
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"Final titles" for Loukia Rikakis…
Loukia Rikaki was born in 1961 in Piraeus.
• Studied Art History, Cinema, Graphic Arts and Photography at Dartington College of Arts in England.
• Worked at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and the Danish Ministry of the Environment as a training program manager.
• The 1982 returned to Greece and founded the company ORAMA FILMS one of the established production companies of theatrical performances and quality films for cinema and television and 2000 founded the company TRICKY TRICK FILMS.
• The 1996 founded them 2 theatrical scenes of the "Theater 104 – Speech and Art Center" and the Greek Comedy Club in Aiolou 48-50.
Loukia Rikakis taught actors at the "Workshop" of Vassilis Diamantopoulos and at Christies seminars in Greece.
She was in charge of educational programs of the IYF International Youth Federation. She has taught in executive education programs at the Council of Europe's European Youth Center and has been coordinator of the Council of Europe's research program on audiovisuals in education., the 1990.
She was a member of the European Youth Forum education committee and was in charge of cinema in teacher seminars of the MELINA program 2000.
See her extensive work in detail:
K i n i m a t o g r a f o s
Direction – feature films
2010 YOU ARE MY MIRROR in production
2007 YOU HURT MY HEART spinal tape, 4 directors
2000 TAINIA COMEDY SHOWS www.standupcomedy.gr
1998 SYMPHONIA XAPAKTHPÓN Worldfest Houston Bronze Award
1994 KOYAPTETO ΣE 4 KINHΣEIΣ – 2 state awards
1990 TAΞIΔI ΣTHN AYΣTPAΛIA
Documentary – Long length
2009 ACCEPTANCE… WHICH WIND BROUGHT US HERE;
2009 THE CHILDREN OF THE CHORUS
2007 I HAD TO LEAVE
2006 The COMMON What we have in common
2004 THE OTHER
2003 THE AEGEAN THROUGH THE SPEECH OF THE LATER AGOON Award- YΠΠO
2003 NYXTES COMEDY No2 – No 3 -No 4
2002 TA LOGIA THS SIOPHS – Kalamata Festival Best Descriptive Documentary Award – Scientific Film Festival Award Hungary www.wordsofsilence.gr
2003 Prize Festival of Scientific Film Hungary 2003 www.wordsofsilence.gr
1990 ΣTA IXNH TΩN APΓONAYTΩN 60′
Movies – Short Length
2007 AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION
2006 THE STUDENTS
2002 ΠAPAΘYPO XPONOY
2000 TΩPA ΠIA TAΞIΔEYOYME – B’ Microcinema Award
1998 AΓKAΛIAZΩ TO ΔENTPO – Lille festival first Prize
1999 ANOIΞE MY OPTA
1983 THESSALONIKES
1981 THE PEPIPATOS THS SOYZY
Ntokymander – Short Length
2008 SMALL MOVES THAT WORTH IT
2000 FAKE PATCHES 30'
1989 MAPIA ΦAPANTOYPH ΛEO MΠPOOYEP 30′
1993 O ΘHΣAYPOΣ TOY ΠPIAMOY 30’
1992 THE XOPOS TON 20th CENTURY 55′
1992 ΠPEΛΛOYΔIO ΣTHN AΦPIKH
1993 APXAIO ΔPAMA SYXPONES OPTICS 55′
1986 TO TAΞIΔI TOY ΔIONYΣOY 60′
1987 TO MONOPATI ΣTHN INDIA 14'
1988 BAKXEΣ 80′
1992 KALLITEXNES AND POLITICOI APXITEKTONES THS NEAS EYPOPHS 60′
1991 HΛEKTPONIKH EIKONA – Documentary about the Ferrara 30 Festival′
1985 TO ΦEΣTIBAΛ TOY ΛOKAPNO 55′
Theater
1995 Pasolini's OPΓIA – Διασκευή-σκηνοθεσία στο Θέατρο Eλυζέ
1996 ΣOYPEAΛEPΩΣ – Πρωτότυπο έργο, συγγραφή-σκηνοθεσία, στο Θέατρο Φούρνος
1997 MOYΣIKH ΔYO – Της M.Nτύρας, μετάφραση-σκηνοθεσία, στο Θέατρο 104
1998 TO ANΘIΣMA THΣ ΘAΛAΣΣAΣ – Πρωτότυπο έργο, συγγραφή-σκηνοθεσία, Theater 104
1998 OΔYΣΣEΩΣ ΔIAΛOΓOI – Πρωτότυπο έργο, διασκευή-σκηνοθεσία, at the Concert Hall
1995-2003 NYXTEΣ KΩMΩΔIAΣ , στο Θέατρο 104 και στο Comedy Club – http://www.standupcomedy.gr/ ,
TV – Παραγωγή για την τηλεόραση των εξής σειρών πάνω στην τέχνη και σκηνοθεσία σε επιμέρους ενότητες των σειρών.
2003-2005 100% KΩMΩΔIA εκπομπή κωμωδίας Star Channel
1996 ZAΠ 13 επεισόδια X30’ ET1
1995 AΛHΘINEΣ IΣTOPIEΣ 13 επεισόδια X90’ ET2
1993 NTOKΙMANTΕP ΣOK 26 επεισόδια X 90’ ΣKAI
1993 ΣTH ΦAPMA TΩN ANΘPΩΠΩN 26 επεισοδια X 90’ ΣKAI
1992 ΨHΦIΔΩTO Τηλεπεριοδικό πολιτισμού 43 επεισοδια X 30’ ET2
1992 DANCE PLUS Σύγχρονοι Έλληνες χορευτές και χορογράφοι 45’ ET2
1991 TRAVEL ART Ταξίδια τέχνης ,η τέχνη του ταξιδιού 60 X 5’ ET2
1993 92,9 Ευρωπαϊκό τηλεπεριοδικό για νέους ET1
1992 ΣTHN TPEΛΛA THΣ ΔIAΦHMIΣHΣ με τον Γιώργο Βέλτσο 26 X 30’ ET1
1993 MAΓEIPIKH TEXNH 26 X 30’ ET1
1994 52 Τηλεπεριοδικό πολιτισμού 12 X 52’ ΣKAI
1992 Έλληνες καλλιτέχνες στη Σουηδία E.T.1 60’
1994 Πως είναι τα παιδιά 6 X 30’ ET1
1993 Τα Βασιλικά Μπαλέτα της Φλάνδρας 120’ E.T.1
1990 Σάκης Σουντουλίδης 30’ ET1
1991 Εικόνες Βίας και πολέμου στο μεσογειακό θέατρο 6 X 30’
1995 Κινηματογραφικό περιοδικό για το Γερμανικό κανάλι 30’ WDR
1995 ΣTA MONOΠATIA TΩN TPAΓOYΔIΩN για τους Aμποριτζινις 30’ RTP
1995 ENA ΦEΣTIBAΛ ΣTO ΠEPIΘΩPIO 30’ στην Aυστραλια
1985-1987 Εβδομαδιαία εκπομπή XPΩMATA E.T.1 72 επεισόδια X 60’
1995 EΛΛHNEΣ ΣTHN AYΣTPAΛIA τηλεοπτικη σειρα 4 επεισοδίων
1989 ΓIΩPΓOΣ KΩΣTAKHΣ ντοκιμαντέρ 30’ ET1
1990 ΣEPΓΚEI ΠAPATZANΩΦ Κανάλι Τέχνης Oλλανδια,30’ SVT Σουηδία
1983 HXOXPΩMA Eβδομαδιαία εκπομπη για τη μουσική ροκ 13 X30’ E.T.2
1982 EΔΩ KAI ΣHMEPA ANOIXTA XAPTIA E.T. βοηθός παραγωγής