Caesar.Spare Parts
Castellucci manages to
achieve a new synthesis. [June 17-20, National
Theatre of Greece, Events Hall]
LOLA ARIAS
Minefield
Argentinean author, theatre director and per-
former Lola Arias presents a lecture performance,
based on the accounts of British and Argentinean
veterans who fought on the Falkland Islands, or
Islas Malvinas as they are known in Argentina, in
1982. British sovereignty over the islands has
always been contested by Argentina. Arias brings
the actual protagonists of that war together on
stage, in order to share their war experiences, as
well as its impact on their lives, with the audience.
[June 28 & 29, Piraeus 260, Building H]
RODRIGO GARCIA
4
Controversial Argentinian artist Rodrigo Garcia,
the “
enfant terrible
of modern theatre”, is visiting
the Athens Festival for a third time, with his latest
production: “4”. Four actors, tied together with a
thin, gossamer-like rope, wander on stage creat-
ing strong images on a taboo subject: child sexu-
ality. [July 4 & 5 / Piraeus 260 Building D]
YANNIS KAKLEAS
Sarah Kane – Psychosis
4:48 – Look at me
Dedicated to English playwright Sarah Kane, the
new performance by Yannis Kakleas starts imme-
diately after midnight. Spectators enter a world
created from the playwright’s experiences, influ-
ences and, of course, works. [July 8 & 9, Piraeus
260, Building H]
JULIEN GOSSELIN – SI VOUS POUVIEZ
LÉCHER MON COEUR
2666
Roberto Bolaño, a world famous Chilean writer,
died in 2003 leaving behind an unpublished thou-
sand-page novel, “2666”, on which the show is
based on. The title indicates the apocalyptic
atmosphere that permeates the novel.
The five parts of the story feature, among others, a
group of literary critics in search of a secretive writer,
a professor on the brink of madness, and a per-
plexed American journalist. [July 30 & 31, ATHENS
CONCERT HALL, The Alexandra Trianti Hall]
DANCE
JAN MARTENS
The Dog Days Are Over
– a
jumped, minimal and political work for eight
performers
With
The dog days are over
, Jan Martens pres-
ents a study on human endurance.
With the main aim of revealing the person hidden
behind the dancer, the well-known artist leads his
group of dancers to a choreography that consists
“of nothing but jumping, strength and geometry.”
[June 22 & 23, Piraeus 260, Building H]
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Romeo Castellucci,
Julius Caesar.
