INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA 2025

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Мероприятие	День	Дата	Залы	Билеты:
2025 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA FESTIVAL PASS €50	Wednesday - Σάββατο	09/07/2025 - 02/08/2025		FESTIVAL PASS: CHOOSE AND ADD TO YOUR CART YOUR SEATS FOR 4 PERFOMANCES BELOW
THE BACCHAE by Euripides │ DIDE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION - AMENANOS FESTIVAL, Italy	Wednesday	09/07/2025	21:00	MAKARIOS III AMPHITHEATRE		КУПИТЬ
THE BACCHAE by Euripides │ DIDE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION - AMENANOS FESTIVAL, Italy	Saturday	12/07/2025	21:00	CURIUM ANCIENT THEATRE		КУПИТЬ
PHILOCTETES by Sophocles │ METHEXIS THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, Greece	Friday	18/07/2025	21:00	CURIUM ANCIENT THEATRE		КУПИТЬ
PHILOCTETES by Sophocles │ METHEXIS THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, Greece	Saturday	19/07/2025	21:00	CURIUM ANCIENT THEATRE		КУПИТЬ
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS by Euripides │ THEATRIKI STEGI KYPROU & ANYHOW THEATRE ENSEMBLE, Cyprus	Thursday	24/07/2025	21:00	PAPHOS ANCIENT ODEON		КУПИТЬ
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS by Euripides │ THEATRIKI STEGI KYPROU & ANYHOW THEATRE ENSEMBLE, Cyprus	Friday	25/07/2025	21:00	PAPHOS ANCIENT ODEON		КУПИТЬ
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS by Euripides │ THEATRIKI STEGI KYPROU & ANYHOW THEATRE ENSEMBLE, Cyprus	Tuesday	29/07/2025	21:00	MAKARIOS III AMPHITHEATRE		КУПИТЬ
ELECTRA by Sophocles│ POREIA THEATRE, Greece	Friday	01/08/2025	21:00	CURIUM ANCIENT THEATRE		КУПИТЬ
ELECTRA by Sophocles│ POREIA THEATRE, Greece	Saturday	02/08/2025	21:00	CURIUM ANCIENT THEATRE		КУПИТЬ

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2025 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA

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(I) THE BACCHAE by Euripides│ DIDE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION - AMENANOS FESTIVAL, Italy
      Directed by Daniele Salvo
 

▪ Wednesday, July 9 │ Makarios III Amphitheatre
▪ Saturday, July 12 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
 

Daniele Salvo, one of the most authoritative Italian directors in the reinterpretation of Greek tragedies, returns to the Festival and directs Euripides' The Bacchae with a select cast of Italian actors, produced by Dide Cultural Association - Amenanos Festival.
 

In The Bacchae, Euripides recounts the descent of Dionysus to the city of Thebes to impose the rites of his worship. King Pentheus refuses to recognise this new god and suffers Dionysus’ wrath. Driven mad by the god’s power, Pentheus dies a horrible death on the peaks of Mount Cithaeron, with his mother, Agave, having committed, while in a delirium, the terrible crime. Dionysus establishes his religion by announcing the terrible fate of the royal family.
 

The Bacchae can be summed up as a ritual of feelings, emotions, rage and unreason. It is the only extant tragedy featuring the god Dionysus as a character, mercilessly punishing all those resisting the force of nature and the transformative experience of divine intoxication.
 

A directorial perspective that delves into the savage world of Euripides, favouring a linear aesthetic that focuses on the text and the actor's interpretation through a powerful exploration of ritual, instinct, and the fragile boundary between reason and chaos. The Italian production, in an immersive atmosphere, invites the audience to contemplate the emptiness in the modern world, listen to the echoes of lost gods, and seek catharsis.
 

▪ With Greek and English surtitles
▪ Suitable for ages 16+
▪ Duration: 110 minutes
 

CREDITS

Direction: Daniele Salvo
Set design: Fabiana Di Marco
Costume design: Daniele Gelsi
Music composition: Marco Podda
Lighting design: Vincenzo Miserandino
Sound design: Francesco Arizzi
Assistant to the director: Matteo Fiori
Second assistant to the director: Claudia Muzi
Dramaturgy advisor: Davide Crimi
Production assistant: Carmela Belfiore
Backstage assistants: Giorgia Portelli, Giulia Vela
Make-up design: Nicotra Academy
Producer: Michele Di Dio
 

Cast

Daniele Salvo (Dionysus), Melania Giglio (Agave), Michele Lisi (Pentheus), Alfonso Veneroso (Cadmus), Simone Ciampi (Tiresias/First Messenger), Silvia Pietta (Second Messenger)

Chorus: Marcella Favilla, Elena Aimone, Maria Chiara Centorami, Odette Piscitelli, Cinzia Cordella, Elisa Zucchetti, Carlotta Mangione, Silvia Pietta
 

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(II) PHILOCTETES by Sophocles│ METHEXIS THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, Greece
       Directed by George Kimoulis
 

▪ Friday, July 18 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
▪ Saturday, July 19 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
 

Sophocles' Philoctetes, the tragedy that masterfully deals with the victory of the collective over the individual, is presented by Christos Tripodis' "Methexis" company, translated and directed by George Kimoulis, who also performs the title role, with Dimitris Gotsopoulos and Thodoris Katsafados co-starring.

In Philoctetes, Sophocles brings to the stage an operation of deceit, orchestrated by Odysseus and undertaken by Neoptolemus, the young son of Achilles. The two men arrive in Lemnos, an unpopulated island at what appears to be the end of the World. It is there that ten years ago, the Greeks abandoned Philoctetes, who suffers from a wound that won’t heal. Their mission is to steal the famous bow that Heracles once gave Philoctetes, as, according to the oracle, it is impossible to conquer Troy without it. How can a man who was once abandoned, desolate and sick, be convinced that he must now help his former enemies?
 

The myth of Philoctetes is reflected in the present day. Two representatives of the old generation - one expelled from the world, committed to the concepts of Utopia and Desirability, the other fully attached to the world, committed to the concepts of Realism and Political Feasibility -attempt, each in his own way, to win over a representative of the younger generation. Who will win him over? The first or the second? Or maybe … neither?
 

▪ With Greek and English surtitles
▪ Suitable for ages 12+
▪ Duration: 100 minutes
 

CREDITS

Translation / Direction: George Kimoulis
Set design: Maria Filippou
Costume design: Sofia Nikolaidi, Ilia Striggari
Music composition: Andreas Katsigiannis
Lighting design: Stella Kaltsou
Choreography: Kyriakos Kosmidis
Creative agency: GridFox
 

Cast

George Kimoulis (Philoctetes), Dimitris Gotsopoulos (Neoptolemus), Thodoris Katsafados (Odysseus/Merchant/Heracles’ voice), Theofilis Paschalis (Heracles)

Chorus: Manolis Klonaris, Panagiotis Katsikis, Vasilis Poulakos, Kostas Korakis, George Tsourounakis, Marios Tzogkanos

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(III) IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS by Euripides │ THEATRIKI STEGI KYPROU & ANYHOW THEATRE ENSEMBLE, Cyprus
         Directed by Onisiforos Onisiforou
 

▪ Thursday, July 24 │ Paphos Ancient Odeon
▪ Friday, July 25 │ Paphos Ancient Odeon
▪ Tuesday, July 29 │ Makarios III Amphitheatre
 

The Euripidean tragedy, Iphigenia in
Tauris, a story of redemption and survival, illuminated by the strength of the sibling bond, is the Cypriot production of this year’s Festival, directed by Onisiforos Onisiforou and brought to the stage by a remarkable team of artists from Cyprus’s contemporary theatre scene.
 

Euripides continues to delve into the suffering of the House of Atreus. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, who was once destined to be sacrificed so the Greek fleet could sail to Troy, is miraculously saved by the goddess Artemis and transported to Tauris. There, she becomes the priestess of Artemis’s temple, where she is tasked with purifying foreigners who arrive in the barbaric and inhospitable land, to be ritually sacrificed. The once intended victim becomes the perpetrator.
 

The turning point comes with the arrival of Orestes and his faithful companion Pylades in Tauris. Orestes has been sent by Apollo, who, commanded him in an oracle to steal the sacred statue of Artemis and bring it to Athens, in order to free himself from the relentless torment of the Furies for the murder of his mother When Iphigenia is informed that the new captives are Argives, she decides to rescue one of them so he can deliver a letter to her homeland. Soon after, the siblings, Orestes and Iphigenia, recognise each other, and they devise a plan for their escape and salvation.
 

Euripides reflects in his characters the many facets of human fate, outlining a struggle for survival in a wild and unwelcoming land, a struggle that transcends the symbolic and archetypal realm, to embody the deeply human, tragic quest for a place in life and the world.
 

▪ With Greek and English surtitles
▪ Suitable for ages 12+
▪ Duration: 90 minutes
 

CREDITS

Translation: Nikos Manousakis
Direction: Onisiforos Onisiforou
Set/Costume design: Giorgos Giannou
Movement: Eva Kalomoiri
Music composition: Dimitris Spyrou
Lighting design: Christos Gogakis
Associate Director: Annie Khoury
Assistant to the director & Stage Management: Maria Pishili
Photographs: Alexandra Masmanidi
Production Management: Maria Philippou
General Coordination: Nayia Anastasiadou
 

Cast

Myrsinie Christodoulou (Iphigenia), Onisiforos Onisiforou (Orestes), Konstantinos Tsitsios (Pylades), Vasilis Vasilakis (Thoas), Panos Makris (Messenger), Kristie Charalambous (Athena)

Chorus: Eleni Anastasiou, Maria Kasinou, Ioanna Kordatou, Semeli Kyriazi, Maria Constantinou, Andrea Mavrou, Kristie Charalambous
 

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(IV) ELECTRA by Sophocles│ POREIA THEATRE, Greece
        Directed by Dimitris Tarlow
 

▪ Friday, August 1 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
▪ Saturday, August 2 │ Curium Ancient Theatre
 

Poreia Theatre returns to the Festival three years later with Sophocles’ Electra under the direction of Dimitris Tarlow, the Artistic Director, and an exceptional cast and artistic team, for a performance of artistic density.
 

In Electra Sophocles dramatizes one of the grimmest episodes of the myth of the House of Atreus: the revenge of Electra and Orestes for the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. The central figure of the drama, Electra, keeps the memory of her father's assassination alive by pleading with the gods to help punish his murderers. The return of her brother, the exiled Orestes, sets in motion the events that will culminate in the act of double murder.
 

In a world plagued by totalitarianism and social injustice, in an age where violence and revenge are often presented as a "necessary evil", Sophocles' Electra takes on a chilling relevance. This tragedy is not just a revenge narrative; it is a mirror of human dilemmas, of the timeless conflict between justice and morality. This production aims to highlight this complexity, inviting the audience to grapple with crucial questions: What does it mean “to restore justice”? What is the imperative of duty? Can one live with the consequences of violence? Is violence an inevitable solution? Will revenge close the cycle of bloodshed? Is redemption ever possible? And, finally, what is the role of resistance when all seems lost?
 

▪ With Greek and English surtitles
▪ Suitable for ages 12+
▪ Duration: 90 minutes
 

CREDITS

Translation: Giorgos Chimonas
Direction: Dimitris Tarlow
Set/Costume design: Paris Mexis
Music composition: Fotis Siotas
Lighting design: Alekos Anastasiou
Choreography: Markella Manoliadi
Dramaturgy collaborator: Eri Kyrgia
Sound design: Christos Charbilas
Assistants to the director: Dimitra Koutsokosta, Aristi Tselou
Assistant to the set/costume designer: Despina Maria Zachariou
Assistant to the choreographer: Maro Stavrinou
Assistants to the lighting designer: Charis Dallas, Nafsika Christodoulakou
Production Manager: Stella Giovani
Line Production: Anna Pasparaki, Vasilia Taskou
 

Cast

Loukia Michalopoulou (Electra), Anastasis Roilos (Orestes), Ioanna Pappa (Clytemnestra), Nikolas Papagiannis (Aegisthus), Giannis Anastasakis (Pedagogue), Grigoria Metheniti (Chrysothemis), Periklis Siountas (Pylades)
 

Chorus: Margarita Alexiadi, Asimina Anastasopoulou, Eleni Vlachou, Ioanna Demertzidou, Eleni Kilinkaridou-Sisti, Ioanna Lekka, Lydia Stefou, Anna Symeonidou, Chara Tzoka

Musicians on stage: Fotis Siotas, Tasos Misirlis
 

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2025 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA

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▪ Info: 7000 2414 │www.greekdramafest.com
 

▪ Performances start at 21:00 │ Please arrive at the theatre at 20:00
It’s strongly recommended to arrive at least 45 – 60 minutes prior to the beginning of the performance to avoid delay and crowding. Entry after the start of the performance will not be allowed.
 

▪Ticket prices:

▫ €15 regular
▫ €10 concessions (for students, senior citizens, National Guard, large families, unemployed)
▫ €50 festival pass (per person for attending all four performances)
▫ €12 for group sales (over 10 persons per performance) at customerservice@soldoutticketbox.com
 

▫ Free admission for:
▪ People with disabilities after booking their free pass by calling 7000 2414 (at least seven days prior to each performance). Please present the relevant ID at the ticket gate.
▪ Members of CCOITI, upon early settlement of their 2025 membership fee and booking their free pass with the use of their personal password.

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To facilitate the public from Nicosia, bus transportation will be offered to the Curium Ancient Theatre for the following performances:
 

▪ Philoctetes by Sophocles (produced by Methexis Theatre Productions) on July 18 and 19
▪ Electra by Sophocles (produced by Poreia Theatre) on August 1 and 2
 

Theatre experts will accompany audiences on the buses to explain and analyse the plays.
 

▪ Bus ticket: €3.00 (round-trip)
It is necessary to purchase the bus ticket with the performance ticket, 10 days in advance, due to the limited number of buses.
 

▪ Departure: 18:30
(From the parking lot opposite the Handicraft Centre on Athalassa Avenue)
 

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► IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THE AUDIENCE

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE PERFORMANCE VENUES:

▪  Audience members must present their tickets (in print or digital form)
▪  Audience members who have purchased concessions are required to present their ID/ supporting documents.
▪  Audience members must comply with the instructions of the Festival’s security staff and ushers.
 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS SHALL APPLY AT ALL VENUES:

▪ Audience members will not be admitted to the venues after the start of the performance.
▪ Smoking, eating and drinking (with the exception of water) in all performance venues are not allowed.
▪ The use of mobile phones during the performance is not allowed.
▪ Taking photographs, with or without the use of flash, recording and/or filming part and/or all of the performance are not allowed.
▪ Audience members are expressly prohibited from moving to seats other than those specifically indicated on their tickets.
 

RECOMMENDED:

▪ Audience members are strongly advised to buy their tickets in advance to avoid overcrowding at the theatre box office before the performance begins.
▪ Audience members are advised to bring their own seat cushions (only small cushions are allowed).
▪ Avoid crowding in the common areas of the theatres.
▪ Audience members are kindly reminded not to litter and to use the bins provided at all venues.
 

□ Notes for attending performances at the Curium Ancient Theatre:

Audience members are advised to arrive at least 60 minutes before the performance. Once the available parking spaces at the archaeological site are filled, the entrance of other private cars is prohibited. The rest of the private cars shall be parked in Agios Ermogenis and audience members will be transported to the theatre by buses.
The last bus route from Agios Ermogenis’ parking lot to the theatre, departs at 20:40. After the last bus route, audience members will have to walk from Agios Ermogenis to the theatre in order to attend the performance.
 

□ Notes for attending performances at the Paphos Ancient Odeon:

The entrance to the Ancient Odeon is located on Galatiani Street, from the roundabout of Kings Avenue Mall towards the port of Kato Paphos (Ap. Pavlou Avenue). Parking spaces will be indicated by the Festival’s security staff upon entering the Archaeological Site.