The emblematic tragedy of Euripides, “Heracles the Furious”, will tour the open theaters of the whole country, directed by Dimitris Karantzas and with a troupe of great actors. After its premiere in Athens (Fri 5/7 & Sat 6/7 – Papagou), the show will travel to more than 40 stations throughout Greece, and will return at the end of August to the open air theaters of Attica. One of these stations is Aegio, specifically the outdoor theater “G. Pappas” where it will be presented on Thursday, August 1 at 9:30 p.m.
A great troupe with Pygmalionas Dadakaridis, George Gallos, Stefania Gouliotis, Iro Bezou, Anna Kalaitzidou, Yannis Klinis, Aineia Tsamatis, Nikos Milia, Gal Robisa, Babis Galiatsatos, Thanasis Raftopoulos, Antonis Antonopoulos, as well as the distinguished musician Fotis Siotas in an outstanding role on stage, immerses us in the existential anguish of the emblematic tragedy of Euripides, under the directorial guidance of Dimitris Karantzas.
“What man was born so unhappy?”
Euripides in the rarely performed play “Heracles the Raging”, puts Hercules in the center. This mythical person will collapse in the most painful crash and from a demigod will become a miasma, through a merciless game of the Gods.
In this, the Poet’s darkest and most human work, the setting is Thebes, which is under the tyranny of the Wolf, after Heracles has left for his last labor. Heracles’ father and wife, exiled and dying, have no hope. So does Choros who is suddenly enslaved to the regime of the Tyrant Wolf. When Hercules comes from Hades having accomplished all his labors, he overthrows Lykos and everything indicates that their end will be happy. But the will of the Gods – the Tyranny of Hercules – stains the hero’s hands with the sickest blood. The blood of his wife and children, which he will kill spurred on by the fury of Rage.
A punishment for a hero(?), demigod(?) or just a human who went beyond the norm, stepping outside of the human and disrupting structure and predetermined boundaries?
Through this parable, with its strong political ramifications, Euripides illuminates the inadequacy and “littleness” of human existence in the face of a higher power – whether it is called Regime Tyranny or God – that destroys the human will and vanishes it into non-existence. A fierce criticism of Euripides for the absence of Democracy and the abandonment of the Gods, becomes, in a performance, a cry of despair of man in the face of the realization of his weakness.
COEFFICIENTS
Translation: Mary Yossi
Directed by: Dimitris Karantzas
Dramatic editing: Antonis Antonopoulos, Dimitris Karantzas
Music: Fotis Siotas
Stage: Konstantinos Skourletis
Costumes: Ioanna Tsami
Motion: Tasos Karahalios
Lighting: Dimitris Kasimatis
Artwork, Photos & Video: Geli Kalambaka
Assistant director: Panagiotis Gizotis
Communication & Public Relations: Olga Pavlatou
Social Media: Renegade Media
Production Organization: Katerina Liatsou
Tour Public Relations Officer: Rita Cissiou
Production: Theatrical Enterprises Tagari & DI.PE.THE. Crete
DISTRIBUTION
Pygmalion Dadakaridis – Herakles
Giorgos Gallos – Amphitryon
Stefania Goulioti – Megara
Hero Bezou – Iris
Anna Kalaitzidou – Rage
Aeneias Tsamatis – Lykos
Nikos Milias – Theseus
Fotis Siotas / Dimitris Chatzizisis – Dance | Live Music
Giannis Klinis – Dance
Gal Robisa – Dance
Babis Galiatsatos – Dance
Thanasis Raftopoulos – Dance
Antonis Antonopoulos – Dance
Info
Open Air Theater “Georgios Pappas” – Aegio
Thursday 1 August at 9.30pm
Tickets – Regular: €25
Tickets – Student, unemployed, child, disabled, multiple children: €20
PRE-SALE: “DESMI” bookstore, Mitropoleos 34, Aigio), STUDIO ANGELOS Kazasis (Kl. Oikonomou 19, Aigio) and online at more.com.
In the context of the “Cultural Summer 2024” events of the Municipality of Aegialia and the Deputy Mayor of Culture and Sports.
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