Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides

International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2019

Yannis Kalavrianos directs NTNG’s summer production, Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides, in a new translation by Pantelis Boukalas and with Anthi Efstratiadou, the 2016 recipient of the Melina Mercouri theatre award, in the role of Iphigenia.

The Greek fleet ready to sail to Troy, remains stuck in Aulis as the wind has lulled. In order for the wind to blow, it is imperative to sacrifice Iphigenia, the daughter of the commander of the Achaeans, Agamemnon. Faced with a horrific dilemma, torn between his daughter and his people, Agamemnon nevertheless decides to proceed to the sacrifice, dismissing the pleas of his wife Clytemnestra, Iphigenia, Achilles, even his own brother, Menelaus. Iphigenia ultimately reconciles with her tragic fate and accepts her heroic death for her country’s sake. In Iphigenia in Aulis, the tension between the public and the private, the male and the female, the polis and the family, generates characters who do not hesitate to cross the line.

▪ With English surtitles

Translation: Pantelis Mpoukalas

Direction: Yannis Kalavrianos

Set/Costume Design: Alexandra Boussoulenga, Rania Yfantidou

Music: Thodoris Ekonomou

Choreography/Movement: Dimitris Sotiriou

Lighting design: Nikos Vlassopoulos

Music Instruction: Panagiotis Barlas

Director’s Assistant: Alexia Mpeziki

Second Director’s Assistant: Charis Pehlivanidis

Set/Costume Designers’ Assistants: Elina Eftaxia, Isabela Tudorache

Production Coordination: Marleen Verschuuren, Maria Lazaridou

Cast:

Agamemnon: Giorgos Glastras

Old Man: Giorgos Kafkas

Menelaus: Nikolas Maragopoulos

Messenger: Christos Stylianou

Clytemnestra: Maria Tsima

Iphigenia: Anthi Efstratiadou

Achilles: Thanasis Raftopoulos

Chorus: Momo Vlachou, Stellina Vogiatzi, Despina Gianopoulou, Ioanna Demertzidou, Danai Epithymiadi, Aigli Katsiki, Lida Koutsodaskalou, Maria Konstanta, Alexia Mpeziki, Zoi Mylona, Marianthi Pantelopoulou, Katerina Papadaki, Rebecca Tsiligaridou

General Info:

Six productions of ancient Greek drama by distinguished theatre companies from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Spain participate at the twenty-third edition of the “International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama”, presenting performances at Ancient Odeon in Paphos, Curium Ancient Theatre in Limassol and “Skali” Amphitheatre in Aglantzia, Nicosia.

▪ Performances start at 21:00

▪ Please arrive at the theatre before 20:40*

*Spectators attending performances at the Curium Ancient Theatre are advised to arrive at least 45 minutes before the performance.

►Tickets:

STEPHANIS stores in all cities

SOEASY Kiosks in Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol

TIME OUT Kiosk in Paphos

In N Out Kiosk in Paralimni

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►Ticket prices:

€12 regular

€6 reduced (Students, Senior Citizens, National Guard, Unemployed)

€45 Festival pass (per person for attending all six performances)

€10 group sales (over 10 persons per performance) at [email protected]

▪ Info: www.greekdramafest.com