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Medea, Euripides by Antonis Antypas - photo from the rehearsal
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Antonis Antypas

Medea by Euripides

2 & 3 September,
21:00
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Translated by
Giorgos Cheimonas
 
Directed by
Antonis Antypas
 
Sets - Costumes
Giorgos Patsas
 
Music
Eleni Karaindrou
 
With
Medea
Amalia Moutousi
Iasonas
Christos Loulis
Creon
Aris Lembesopoulos
Messenger
Dimitris Imellos
Aegeus
Giannis Dalianis
Tutor
Themis Panou
Nurse
Maria Kallimani
Children
Giorgos & Konstantinos Kosmidis
See all Team
Movement
Angeliki Stellatou
Lighting
Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Music coaching
Antonis Kontogeorgiou
Voice coaching
Mirka Gementzaki
Assistant director
Sylvia Liouliou
Literary associate
Giannis Lignadis
Sound
Giorgos Karyotis
2nd Assistant director
Nikos Paschidis
Assistant set designer
Loukia Minetou
Assistant movement coach
Cecil Mikroutsikou
Assistant music composer
Patrick Evans
 
Featuring
15-member female chorus
Maria Kallimani, leader woman of chorus

in alphabetical order
Lambrini Aggelidou
Tina Alexopoulou
Chrisanthi Avloniti
Eugenia Zekeri
Syrmo Keke
Anastasia Molyvda
Maria Komi Papagiannaki
Sotiria Rouvoli
Penelope Sergounioti
Marina Symeou
Yulie Tasiou
Vassiliki Troufakou
Eirini Fanarioti
Vicky Hatzopoulou

Soloists in the chorus songs performed live
Sotiria Rouvoli
Penelope Sergounioti

Musicians collaborating in the recording
Sokratis Sinopoulos Constantinople laouto, Constantinople lyra   
Haris Lambrakis ney
Giorgos Kaloudis cello
Alexandros Arkadopoulos clarinet
Andreas Katsigiannis santouri
Andreas Pappas percussion

Nikos Ginos clarinet
Marie-Cecile Boulard clarinet

Music recorded in June 2011 in studio SIERRA. Sound engineer Giorgos Karyotis

Photographs
Nikos Tasoulas
Alexandros Filippidis

Production manager – Aplo Theatro
Paraskevi Gerolymatou
 
Head of press office – Aplo Theatro
Irini  Lagourou
“I am undone, I have resigned all joy in life, and I want to die”, Medea exclaims. A dark and alluring creature, the barbarian witch of Colchis, grand-daughter to the Sun himself, is driven by her love for Jason to follow him to Corinth. When Jason betrays her, she devises the cruellest possible punishment.
 
A tragedy of love and revenge, Medea (431 BC) uses the fathomless clash between cultures and the sexes to force us to engage with a number of complex issues.
 
Supported by an exceptional cast, Amalia Moutousi plays the title role accompanied by an outstanding group of Greek actors.
 
 
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With thanks to "Spyros Nakas" for providing the piano for the rehearsals