Original production
2003-2004 season, National Theatre of Greece — Garage (Foyer)
February 15 – May 16, 2004
Reprise
2004-2005 season, National Theatre of Greece — Garage (Foyer)
November 30, 2004 — May 17, 2005
17 actors interpret and recreate 29 poems by Greek poets.
Dramaturgs: Stathis Livathinos | Stratis Paschalis
Director: Stathis Livathinos
Set Design: Sotiris Stelios
Costume Design: Sotiris Stelios
Composer: Nikos Platanos
Lyricist: Stratis Paschalis
Movement Supervisor: Mariella Nestora
Lighting Design: Melina Mascha
Assistant Directors: Stratis Panourios, Rania Danaka
Texts Used in the Dramatic Composition:
Andreas Embirikos – Not Brazil, but Octana: Dimitris Imellos
Giorgos Koropoulis – Birthday: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Dimitris Chouliarakis – Fear Your Thirties: Aris Troupakis
Giorgos Chronas – Faces on the Ceiling: Giorgos Frintzilas
Jenny Mastoraki – Illustrated Classic: Maria Savvidou
Jenny Mastoraki – Note: Maria Savvidou
Jenny Mastoraki – Family Meeting: Maria Savvidou
Athina Papadaki – The Ceremony: Sofia Tsinari
Tasos Leivaditis – Reminiscences: Yannis Mavritsakis
Matsi Hatzilazarou – Reverse Dedication (excerpt): Eleni Roussinou
Nikos Alexis Hatzilazarou – Litochoro Station: Aris Troupakis
Giorgos Chronas – No, We Must Not: Giorgos Frintzilas
Maria Laina – Jamaica Inn: Natalia Stylianou
Dimitra Christodoulou – On the Beach: Vassilis Andreou
Dinos Christianopoulos – Antigone’s Defense of Oedipus: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Katerina Gogou – Untitled (Comrades, We Are Sinking – excerpt from “Self-Titled”): Fenia Papadodima
Dionysis Kapsalis – Untitled (On Nights When the Heavens Shine Bright…): Stratis Panourios
Kostas Ouranis – Taormina: Stratis Panourios
Kostas Karyotakis – At the Statue of Liberty That Illuminates the World: Stathis Grapsas
Vassilis Steriadis – The Ruler Hangs His Whistle: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Vassilis Steriadis – The Song Sticks to the Cup: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Vassilis Steriadis – The Jockey Gives His Best: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Vassilis Steriadis – The Tilting Game: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Vassilis Steriadis – The Company of Death: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Vassilis Steriadis – The Defense Attorney Is Screwed: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Vassilis Steriadis – The Massacre of Chios (excerpt): Panagiotis Bougiouris
Kostas Karyotakis – Leave, My Heart Is Homesick: Giorgos Frintzilas
Maria Polydouri – Because You Loved Me: Fenia Papadodima
Takis Sinopoulos – The Burning One: Vassilis Andreou
Nikos Engonopoulos – Glossary of Flowers: Stathis Grapsas
Katerina Gogou – Untitled (Winter Is Coming Soon): Giorgos Dambasis
Katerina Gogou – Untitled (The 4 Points of the Horizon – excerpt from “Three Clicks to the Left”): Giorgos Dambasis
Miltiadis Malakasis – Spring Rain: Sofia Tsinari
Napoleon Lapathiotis – At the Night Club: Dimitris Imellos
Eleftheria Sapountzi – Untitled (I No Longer Have a Destination): Fenia Papadodima
Giorgos Sarantaris – I Need to Take a Walk: Nikos Kardonis
Lorentzos Mavilis – Oblivion: Stratis Panourios
Giorgos Sarantaris – I Still Couldn’t Shed a Tear: Nikos Kardonis
Dimitris Chouliarakis – Before the Crotchet: Panagiotis Bougiouris
Odysseas Elytis – Psalm and Mosaic for Spring in Athens: Mary Odysseia Bouga
Kostas Karyotakis – Marionettes: Dimitris Imellos
Kostas Karyotakis – Disavowal: Tasos Giannopoulos
Miltos Sachtouris – The Mine: Maria Savvidou
Constantine P. Cavafy – To Have Taken the Trouble: Nikos Kardonis
Kiki Dimoula – Furnace Easter: Natalia Stylianou
Yiannis Ritsos – The Erotic: Carnal Word (I Want to Describe your Body): Yannis Mavritsakis