September 2021
Bacchae
Euripides’ BACCHAE / GREECE In Bacchae, Dionysus is the protagonist, the familiar, benign god of wine, ecstasy and theater, with his complex, primordial, enigmatic character. The plot: Dionysus arrives in Thebes, his mother's homeland, accompanied by his loyal followers from Asia, the Bacchae, in order to impose the rites of his worship and punish those who oppose him and dare to dispute his divine nature. Among them, king Pentheus refuses to recognize this new god and so is subjected to…
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Euripides’ BACCHAE / GREECE In Bacchae, Dionysus is the protagonist, the familiar, benign god of wine, ecstasy and theater, with his complex, primordial, enigmatic character. The plot: Dionysus arrives in Thebes, his mother's homeland, accompanied by his loyal followers from Asia, the Bacchae, in order to impose the rites of his worship and punish those who oppose him and dare to dispute his divine nature. Among them, king Pentheus refuses to recognize this new god and so is subjected to…
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Salema Revisited
Andonis Foniadakis Dance Company SALEMA REVISITED / GREECE (2 special performances before the world premiere at Megaron - Athens) Sálema* is a struggle with time, immobility and the actual moment. It is where tradition encounters modernism, plurality meets abstraction and the light faces darkness, as dancers and musicians couple in a bizarre game by unearthing memories and feelings. The choreography leads the way for musicians and the audience to dive into a mystical abstract journey starting from Crete. The music…
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Andonis Foniadakis Dance Company SALEMA REVISITED / GREECE (2 special performances before the world premiere at Megaron - Athens) Sálema* is a struggle with time, immobility and the actual moment. It is where tradition encounters modernism, exuberance meets abstraction and light faces darkness, as dancers and musicians come together in a bizarre game unearthing memories and feelings. The choreography leads the way for musicians and the audience to a mystical journey starting from Crete. The music renounces itself to give…
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