Mystery 35 Aeschylus Project -The Eumenides
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Description
Mystery 35 Aeschylus Project Eumenides was a theatrical performance directed by Angela Brouskou. The performance took place at the amphitheatre of the old oil mill factory at the 15th and 16th of July of 2023.
The trial that features in Aeschylus’ Eumenides (The Furies) was the first such legal hearing in the history of humankind. During the course of the play, a fantastical court case links the ancient past with the present. Communities, collectives, and inhabitants of Elefsina city were invited to actively take part, entering the world of a fictional trial where they stand in for the Athenian court of law. The Eumenides were here used to spark public debate. Audiences were able to interact with the proceedings, functioning as an additional actor or even as a factor affecting the very development of the plot. In this ancient Greek drama, the cohesion of a society’s citizens and their attitude towards the commons is considered requisite. This utopian condition constituted the utopian court of justice where the trial of Orestes transpires in Aeschylus’ Eumenides. A vicious, self-perpetuating cycle of vengeance and retribution gives way to a justice system established by the city. This trial may take place in the past, but it addressed all the world’s future citizens.
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Artists
Άντζελα Μπρούσκου(Angela Brouskou), Δημήτρης Δημητριάδης(Dimitris Dimitriadis), Στέβη Κουτσοθανάση(Stevi Koutsothanassi), Ελίνα Λούκου(Elina Loukou), Βασίλης Μπαρμπαρίγος(Vassilis Barbarigos), Κωνσταντίνος Βασιλείου(Konstantinos Vassiliou), Παναγιώτης Καρακάσης(Panagiotis Karakassis), Αλέξανδρος Μήτρος(Alexandros Mitros), Θάνος Χατζόπουλος(Thanos Hatzopoulos), Άρτεμις Σκουλίκα(Artemis Skoulika), Παρθενόπη Μπουζούρη(Parthenopi Bouzouri), Διονύσης Πιφέας(Dionissis Pifeas), Δήμητρα Χατούπη(Dimitra Hatoupi), Σμαράγδα Κάκκινου(Smaragda Kakinou), Πάολα Καλλιγά(Paola Kalliga), Δανάη Κατσαμένη(Danae Katsameni), Θεοδώρα Κόρδα(Theodora Korda), Ανδριανή Κυλάφη(Andriani Kylafi), Βάλια Παπαχρήστου(Valia Papachristou), Αγγελική Τουμπανάκη(Angeliki Toubanaki), Ιωάννα Πέγκου(Ioanna Pegkou), Ζωή Μαστροθεοδώρου(Zoi Mastrotheodorou), Γιάννης Τσιατσιάνης(Giannis Tsiatsianis), Άκης Βέτσικας(Akis Vetsikas), Γεωργία Γρίβα(Georgia Griva), Γιώργος Στεφάνου(Giorgos Stefanou), Μαρία Κρέλου(Maria Karelou), Δημήτρης Καρέλος(Dimitris Karelos), Χρήστος Δεδεηλίας(Christos Dedeilias), Τριαντάφυλλος Λαζαρίδης(Triantafyllos Lazaridis), Μαρία Χαραλαμποπούλου(Maria Charalampopoulou), Χριστίνα Φρονιμάκη(Christina Fronimaki)
Stages of Implementation
Rehearsals: April - July 2023. Open call 23/06 - 07/07/2023
Tickets Policy
General admission €15, reduced €10 (students, 65 and over), concessions €5,| Single ticket for EUMENIDES and the IANNIS XENAKIS concert: ORESTIA €20 (Valid for a limited number of tickets)
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