THEATRE
ROMEO CASTELLUCCI SOCÌETAS RAFFAEL-
LO SANZIO
Julius Caesar. Spared parts and the
fox said to the Crow. General linguistics course
Romeo Castellucci first tackled William
Shakespeare’s
Julius Caesar
in 1997. Almost
twenty years later, he revisits this play, in order to
present a performance-study on oration and
speech. Although it may seem strange, given that
the Italian artist and his troupe have accustomed
their audience to a semantic imagery where
speech plays a lesser or no role, in
Julius
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n Athens, this year’s events will begin on
June 10 at the Odeon of Herod Atticus, with
the Greek National Opera’s rendition of
Giuseppe Verdi’s
Aida
, and will end on July 31.
In Epidaurus, the Festival will open on July 1st
with Aristophanes’
Wealth
, directed by Giorgos
Kimoulis.
The Festival’s Artistic Director, Vaggelis
Theodoropoulos, believes that “we have selected
the most interesting proposals; that, together,
they form a common axis; that this year’s pro-
gramme is going to be youthful, alternative and
political in the sense that its ears are open to the
Greece and the world of 2016.
“The programme also includes elements of our
plans for the future; plans which respond to
observations and to deficiencies —my own
included— in an ever-shifting landscape which
continues to change radically from year to year.
“I believe that every important festival is called
upon to be both national and international, and
that its primary objective should be to create cul-
ture, works and collaborations, not just to host
them.
“This is something I would like to see ingrained in
our programme, especially in the years to come
when our scope for commissions and co-produc-
tions will be so much greater.”
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The programme of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival for the
summer of 2016 includes 71 productions that will be presented
at the Odeon of Herod Atticus, the venue of number 260
Piraeus Street, the Ancient Theatres of Epidaurus, as well as
the National Theatre, the Athens Concert Hall, and the Athens
School of Fine Arts.
By Nicoleta Makri
Athens and Epidaurus
Festival 2016
The Festival’s
Artistic Director,
Vaggelis
Theodoropoulos.
