The Municipal Theatrical Non-Profit Organisation of Kavala (DIPETHEK) presents the programme for the guest performances of the second artistic season 2023 – 2024, as detailed below.
For more information, you can call the Kavala Municipal Theatre at 2510 220876 – 7 during office hours. Municipal and Regional Theatre of Kavala
SECOND ARTISTIC SEASON January – May 2024
GUEST PERFORMANCES PROGRAMME
1. “EXAGGERATIONS!”
Texts-Direction: Marianna Kalbari, Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou, Giannis Kalavrianos
Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th January
2. “20 YEAR ENCARDIA”
an anniversary music performance of encardia on the occasion of their twenty years of uninterrupted presence
Friday 9th of February |21:00|
3. “THE OLD WOMEN WHO PICK NETTLES”
secret stories of the women of Thessaly
Research, dramaturgical editing, direction: Konstantinos Dellas
Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th February
4. “THE ONES YOU MISSED”
Writer/Director: Danai Liodaki
Thursday 22, Friday 23, and Saturday24, February
5. “THE HOUSE OF GIFTS”
by Antonis and Konstantinos Koufalis
Director: Lefteris Papakostas
Friday 8 – Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 March
6. “CHEETAH. THE GOALKEEPER’S SOLITUDE”
directed by Ermina Kyriazi & Giorgos Ninios
Friday 29 – Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 March
7. “SILENCE, THE KING IS LISTENING”
CHILDREN’S MUSIC STAGE
Music Composition: Nikos Kypourgos
GREEK NATIONAL OPERA
Monday 13th – Tuesday 14th May
January
“Exaggerations!”
by Giannis Kalavrianos, Marianna Kalbari, Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou
Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th January
|21:00|
“Exaggerations!” is what we tend to say about what we consider to be beyond the limits of the “normal”. An original composition and convention in which three creators with the double capacity of writer and director have been invited to explore, separately and together, the limits of the open and hidden underlying violence that governs human relationships today. The result is three modern Greek one-act plays, three different stories interpreted by three actors. What connects them is a strong sense of humour, inspiration from contemporary reality and the choice of their creators to move in psychological landscapes where violence touches borders that are ambiguous, dark and complex. Just like our times. But what is considered “normal” today, and who can claim to define it? How is it possible to speak of violence as “normal” or of emotions as “excessive”? Let’s talk about all this…
Credits:
Texts-Direction (in order of presentation): Marianna Kalbari, Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou, Giannis Kalavrianos
Set and Costume Design: Christina Kalbari
Music Director: Nestor Kopsidas
Lighting Design: Stella Kaltsou
Lighting Design Assistant: Stevi Koutsothanasi
Director’s Associate (Marianna Kalbari): Marilena Moschou
Assistant Director (Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou): Stathis Georgantzis
Production Organization: Alexandra Hambasi
Photography: Eleftheria Nikolaidou
Production: Karolos Koun Art Theatre
Cast (in order of appearance):
Katerina Lypiridou, Angelos Bouras, Despina Giannopoulou
Ticket prices: 14 € General Admission, 12 € Students – Unemployed – Disabled – Seniors 65+
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February
“20 YEARS ENCARDIA”
an anniversary music performance of encardia on the occasion of their twenty years of uninterrupted presence
Friday 9th of February |21:00|
They introduced themselves to us through the music and songs from the Greek-speaking regions of Southern Italy. They brought us traditional dances from the area, taught us the steps, and we danced endlessly, we cried to the folk songs of love, exile, work, and protest of the Greek-speaking communities, and we sang along with them in the local dialect (Grico).
As they enter their second decade, they offer us, through their now-familiar personal sound, not only the songs we have come to love but also other Greek traditional songs and their own compositions from a new perspective. This perspective comes from a collective that has creatively persisted and thrived for 20 years, continuously surpassing its limits.
From the tarantella of Salento and Naples, the songs of exile and their imaginative world, to Erotokritos by Vincenzo Kornaros and the Raikos of Macedonia, and even the Vertigo by Yiannis Ritsos from the Moonlight Sonata…
Artists on stage: (members of encardia)
Kostas Konstantatos (percussion, mandolin, vocals)
Vangelis Papageorgiou (accordion, harmonica, vocals)
Michalis Kontaxakis (guitar, vocals)
Natalia Kotsani (vocals, percussion)
Giorgos Danis (double bass, vocals)
Ioanna Mitsika (dance)
Paschalis Kolentsis (sound design)
Cosmosarte Art Actions / GIORGOS POULIDIS (Production Management)
Performance start: 21:00
Ticket prices: 14 € General admission, 12 € Students, Unemployed, Disabled
“THE OLD WOMEN WHO PICK NETTLES“
secret stories of the women of Thessaly
By Konstantinos Dellas
Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th February |21:00|
Three female figures are portrayed on stage by three young male bodies, speaking about their lives, what they learned from their ancestors, what they experienced as women, and what they pass on to the next generations. Using expressive tools drawn from the raw materials of ritual processes, such as masks and the coordination of speech and body, they navigate between the familiar and the archetypal, the harmless “grandma” and the dangerous healer.
Starting in the region of Thessaly, where women developed a secret code, a latent power based on the use of magic and herbal knowledge, the ability to ward off the evil eye, and other skills using simple everyday materials. These “Women of the Earth” remained invisible for years—even to researchers, who did not consider women’s accounts worthy of recording in the history of a place. The audience is invited to participate in the research and, if they wish, to contribute to the ongoing recording of oral history that began with the start of these performances.
Credits:
Research, dramaturgical editing, direction: Konstantinos Dellas
Soundscape, original music: Alexandros Ktistakis
Movement direction: Mariza Tsiga
Mask construction: Martha Foka
Costume design: Konstantina Mardiki
Assistant director: Mando Katsougkri
Promo photography: Panagiotis Lambis
Production Management: Thekla Gaiti
Trailer: Dimitris Vallas, Life of Film Production
Production: Thessalian Theatre, Experimenta Art Company
Cast: Michalis Anagnostou, Manousos Georgopoulos, Platonas Giorgos Perleros
Performance start: 21:00
Ticket prices: 14 € General admission, 12 € Students, Unemployed, Disabled
“THE ONES YOU MISSED”
by Danai Liodaki
Thursday, February 22, Friday, February 23, and Saturday, February 24 |21:00|
“Why don’t we all sleep over tonight?”
Realism and fantasy, humour and sensitivity, action and narration alternate, creating a unique performance. Four childhood friends unexpectedly reunite and take action against patriarchy by forming a secret feminist group. When their country’s health minister announces a ban on abortions, the four women decide to escalate their efforts with a major operation. What follows will unite the friends forever.
Through a fantastical story of four women, enriched with real incidents from the recent political past, the performance speaks of the power of collectivity and the female bond. In an era of social cannibalism, “The Ones You Missed” reminds us of the beauty of connecting and fighting against oppression, without losing our sensitivity and, of course, our humour.
Credits:
Writer/Director: Danai Liodaki
Original Music: Foivos Delivorias, Christos Lainas
Set/Costume Design: Nikolas Kanavaris
Lighting Design: Giorgos Kassakos
Sound Design: Pavlos Katsivelis
Movement Direction: Stali Simeon
Movement Adaptation: Angelos Papadopoulos
Assistant Director: Dafni Lazaropoulou
Visual Promotion Design: Dimitris Vasdekis
Rehearsal Photos/Poster Design: Antonis Christou
Production: b.p.m theater group
Cast: Mariela Doumpou, Alkistis Ziro, Efstathia Lagiokapa, Panagiota Papadimitriou
Voice Cast: Myrto Alikaki, Dina Michailidou, Lena Ouzounidou, Mania Papadimitriou, Gerasimos Gennatas
Performance start: 21:00
Ticket prices: 14 € General Admission, 12 € Discounted (Students, Unemployed, Disabled, Seniors 65+)Online pre-sale: ticketservices.gr
March
THE HOUSE OF GIFTS
by Antonis and Konstantinos Koufalis
Friday 8 – Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 March
Friday & Saturday |21:00| Sunday |19:00|
“…be afraid when you do not feel pain. Pain is not a symptom; it is the beginning of healing…” (excerpt from “The House of Gifts”)
“Female Baggage:
The three heroines of the play carry their baggage and open it in front of the audience. Inside are unhealed wounds, untold stories, memories they wish to forget, denials and disappointments, bitterness, and pieces of other lives they dreamed of but never got to enjoy.” (Authors’ Note)
Three women—Eleni, Vasiliki, and Ioanna—share their traumas. Eleni carries her personal tragedy in the form of a tin fingernail that grew in place of the old one that blackened and fell off. This nail is her armor, her defense. It is what will define her and what will provide a solution… Vasiliki lives in a house where the air is absent. As the child of two problematic parents, she takes control of her life when she realizes her underage daughter is experiencing her own tragedy, lured by a doll… Ioanna is a teenager born a man in a woman’s body. She soon sheds her female identity when, dressed as a boy, she becomes the object of desire for a girl her own age. The outcome is tragic.
Credits:
Director: Lefteris Papakostas
Original Music: Anthi Gourounti
On-stage Musician (cello): Kleopatra Dardali
Costume/Prop Design: Spyros Gekas
Stage Installation/Construction: Lefteris Papakostas, Marina Miliari
Assistant Director: Alexandra Georgiou
Lighting Design/Photography: Pavlos Mavridis
Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist (photoshoot): Viki Chatzi
Production Manager: Paschalia Siggikou
Social Media Management: Evi Angelinou
Promotion Manager: Antonis Kokolakis
Production: Piraeus Arts Company “Entropia”
Cast:
Mikaela Dana, Maria Karakitsou, Katerina Parissinou
Performances start: Friday & Saturday at 21:00, Sunday at 19:00
Ticket Prices: 14 € General Admission 10 € Discounted (Students, Unemployed, Disabled, Seniors 65+)
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“CHEETAH. THE GOALKEEPER’S SOLITUDE”
directed by Ermina Kyriazi & Giorgos Ninios
Friday, 29th March, and Saturday, 30th March
Friday & Saturday |21:00| Sunday |20:00|
Because some people are a message in themselves,
in the way they move through the world,
the way they look, or the way they smile…
A story filled with humour and emotion, focusing on male loneliness and disappointment, yet imbued with a deep sense of dignity as a compass and a final victory in defiance of defeat and decay. Cheetah, a highly experienced veteran goalkeeper of the Greek National Team, gives an honest account of his long career, invited by a school to talk to children about the value of fair play and athletic ideals. On the occasion of World Sports Day, he recounts events and experiences from his life and career, gradually unraveling the thread of his existence, from glory, wealth, and the spotlight to nothingness and the margins.
Credits
Direction: Ermina Kyriazi – Giorgos Ninios
Music and Lyrics: Giorgos Ninios
Scenographic Idea: Ermina Kyriazi
Puppet Construction: Vasilis Vasilakis
Lighting Design: Vasilis Peteinaris
Assistant Director andPuppet Handler: Georgia Manelidou
Photography: Dimitris Vattis
Match Commentary: Christos Kyriazis
Production: Politismos Stathmos Theatre
Performance: Giorgos Ninios
Performance starts: Friday & Saturday at 21:00, Sunday at 20:00
Ticket Prices: €14 General Admission €12 Student, Unemployed, Disabled, Seniors 65+
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May
“CHILDREN’S MUSIC STAGE“
“SILENCE, THE KING IS LISTENING” by Nikos Kypourgos
GREEK NATIONAL OPERA
Monday 13th – Tuesday 14th May
The King of Music is never satisfied, no matter what musical piece his Court Musician presents to him. The Musician, in his despair, is rescued by the Muse, who sees this as an opportunity to “get back to work” after being disconnected since the glorious days of Schubert, Mozart, and Bach. The Muse enlists the seven notes as allies and inspires the Musician to create a wonderful piece. However, even this does not satisfy the King! It is time, then, for imagination to provide the solution (as it always does!).
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and unexpectedly dedicated to the memory of the American pioneer John Cage, “Silence, the King is Listening” was first presented in 1994 at the Athens Concert Hall. Skillfully balancing between lyrical tradition and playful postmodernism, the work serves as an ideal introduction for both young and adult audiences to the concepts, techniques, and tools of musical composition. It also delivers a hilarious and relentless attack on all forms of snobbery and hypocrisy that plague and stifle both the realm of musical creation and its appreciation.
Credits:
Music Composition: Nikos Kypourgos
Libretto: Thomas Moschopoulos (in collaboration with the composer)
Director: Thodoris Ambazis
Transcription for small ensemble: Charalambos Gogios
Set and Costume Design: Kenny MacLellan
Lighting Design: Nikos Sotiropoulos
Associate Director: Antonis Kyriakakis
Production: Greek National Opera
Cast:
Charis Andrianos, Vasia Zacharopoulou, Dimitris Nalmpantis
A three-member musical ensemble also performs on stage.
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