Events
july, 2018
01jul9:00 amTROJAN WOMEN by Euripides
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Sunday, July 1 │ Paphos Ancient Odeon With the emblematic, diachronic and one of the most important plays of Euripides, Trojan Women, produced by Theatro Ena, opens this year's edition of the
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Sunday, July 1 │ Paphos Ancient Odeon
With the emblematic, diachronic and one of the most important plays of Euripides, Trojan Women, produced by Theatro Ena, opens this year’s edition of the “International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama”. At the Achaeans’ camp outside the sacked city of Troy, the captured Trojan women and their queen, Hecuba, lament over their tribulations. Any members of the royal family left alive will become the property of the Achaeans, while Hecuba’s grandson, the young Astyanax, has been thrown from the walls, a victim of the conquerors΄ cruelty. As Troy is destroyed in flames, the desperate women are taken to the ships that will carry them across the Aegean to become slaves in the homes of the Achaeans victors. Human pain gets universal dimensions. The lamentation of women, mothers, spouses, sisters, human and revealing once again points to the “works” of human nature. A story that is (constantly) repeated …
Performances start at 21:00
T.: 7000 2414 (9:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 20:00)
T.: +357 2267 4920 (offices)
Email: info@ccoiti.org.cy
Website: https://www.greekdramafest.com/
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am
Location
Pafos Ancient Odeon
06jul8:00 pmOPERA, "The Birth of goddess Aphrodite"
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Friday, 06th July 2018 │ APHRODITE'S TEMPLE, KOUKLIA PAFOS Act A The play is based on Hesiod's Cosmogonia (Genesis) presenting the Creation of the World. Uranus, son and husband of Gaia, is
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Friday, 06th July 2018 │ APHRODITE’S TEMPLE, KOUKLIA PAFOS
Act A
The play is based on Hesiod’s Cosmogonia (Genesis) presenting the Creation of the World. Uranus, son and husband of Gaia, is afraid of losing his power, so he sends all his children in Tartara. The Mother Gaia is crying and pleads with Uranus to let her see and be with her children, but this is not possible. Gaia then, decides to visit Tartara so she can ask her children to help her to achieve her plan to castrate her husband so she can prevent him of having other children that will be thrown in Tartara.
ACT B
In the second act Aphrodite appears on the stage and the three sisters “ORES” daughters of Zeus and Thetis are helping her to be adorned. Followed by an Aria, Zeus as Lord God welcomes Aphrodite in Olympus treating her as an equal goddess. The play, takes approximate 2 hours and 30’ minutes with a break. Finale is following ACT B. In the Finale the main soloists praise the generators and creators of the Cosmos.
Performance starts at 20:00
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm
Location
Aphrodite's temple Koukla
18jul9:00 amMEDEA by Euripides - SPECTRUM THEATER, ROMANIA
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Wednesday July 18 MEDEA by Euripides - SPECTRUM THEATER, ROMANIA Ancient Odeon Time: 9.00 p.m. (Please arrive at the theatre before 20:45) Euripides’ Medea, a tragedy that combines moral complexity with overwhelming emotional impact,
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Wednesday July 18
MEDEA by Euripides – SPECTRUM THEATER, ROMANIA
Ancient Odeon
Time: 9.00 p.m. (Please arrive at the theatre before 20:45)
Euripides’ Medea, a tragedy that combines moral complexity with overwhelming emotional impact, is presented by Spectrum Theatre, a Hungarian theatre company based in Transylvania, Romania. In this superb tragedy, which deals with the last act of the passionate affair between Jason and Medea, Jason decides to leave his wife in order to marry the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth. Medea takes the cruelest revenge: she kills their two children. With a minimal scenography, the director Viola Török focuses, through speech, on the inner world of the dramatic persons, highlighting their soul. The use of music, inspired by traditional Hungarian folk songs, aims to combine the old with the contemporary, the diachronic values of morality, justice and Medea’s fight for revenge in a deceiving, unfair and cruel world.
Tickets prices:
€10 │ €5 (Students, Senior Citizens, National Guard, Citizens with unemployment benefits)
Free admission to persons with disabilities. Please show proof at ticket gate.
Free admission to the members of CCOITI. Please show the updated International ITI Member Card for 2018 at ticket gate.
Ticket Sale: TIME OUT Kiosk in Paphos
7000 2414 (General Info)
7000 7705 (Ticket Buying Info)
Organizers: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute, Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am
Location
Pafos Ancient Odeon
18jul9:00 pmMEDEA by Euripides
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Wednesday, July 18│ Paphos Ancient Odeon Euripides’ Medea, a tragedy that combines moral complexity with overwhelming emotional impact, is presented by Spectrum Theatre, a Hungarian theatre company based in Transylvania, Romania. In
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Wednesday, July 18│ Paphos Ancient Odeon
Euripides’ Medea, a tragedy that combines moral complexity with overwhelming emotional impact, is presented by Spectrum Theatre, a Hungarian theatre company based in Transylvania, Romania. In this superb tragedy, which deals with the last act of the passionate affair between Jason and Medea, Jason decides to leave his wife in order to marry the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth. Medea takes the cruelest revenge: she kills their two children. With a minimal scenography, the director Viola Török focuses, through speech, on the inner world of the dramatic persons, highlighting their soul. The use of music, inspired by traditional Hungarian folk songs, aims to combine the old with the contemporary, the diachronic values of morality, justice and Medea’s fight for revenge in a deceiving, unfair and cruel world.
Performances start at 21:00
T.: 7000 2414 (9:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 20:00)
T.: +357 2267 4920 (offices)
Email: info@ccoiti.org.cy
Website: https://www.greekdramafest.com/
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 pm
Location
Pafos Ancient Odeon
25jul9:00 amELECTRA by Sophocles - THE RUSTAVELI THEATRE, GEORGIA
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Wednesday, July 25 ELECTRA by Sophocles - THE RUSTAVELI THEATRE, GEORGIA Ancient Odeon Time: 9.00 p.m. (Please arrive at the theatre before 20:45) The Rustaveli Theatre, the largest and one of the oldest theatres
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Wednesday, July 25
ELECTRA by Sophocles – THE RUSTAVELI THEATRE, GEORGIA
Ancient Odeon
Time: 9.00 p.m. (Please arrive at the theatre before 20:45)
The Rustaveli Theatre, the largest and one of the oldest theatres of Georgia, presents a gripping and suspenseful adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Electra, directed by Robert Sturua, Artistic Director of Rustaveli Theatre and renowned stage director, Grigoris Karantinakis and Nikoloz Heine-Shvelidze.
Robert Sturua’s visionary production promises a story that is as old as time and as shocking as today’s headlines. Electra, which represents the last and the most mature creative period of Sophocles, recounts the murder in the palace of Atreides, which reaches its peak with the matricide of Orestes. Focusing on the power of women trapped in a patriarchal system, on the complex family and gender dynamics relevant to today’s world, on the political activism dictating us to raise our voices tirelessly in the name of justice alongside with the sorrow, humor and political intrigues, the Georgian production manages to create a landscape of suspense and tension that propels the play to its inevitable conclusion. The passion and precision of the ancient writing is still in action during the show – a wonderful integrity.
Tickets prices:
€10 │ €5 (Students, Senior Citizens, National Guard, Citizens with unemployment benefits)
Free admission to persons with disabilities. Please show proof at ticket gate.
Free admission to the members of CCOITI. Please show the updated International ITI Member Card for 2018 at ticket gate.
Ticket Sale: TIME OUT Kiosk in Paphos
7000 2414 (General Info)
7000 7705 (Ticket Buying Info)
Organizers: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute, Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am
Location
Pafos Ancient Odeon
25jul9:00 pmELECTRA by Sophocles
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Wednesday, July 25│ Paphos Ancient Odeon The Rustaveli Theatre, the largest and one of the oldest theatres of Georgia, presents a gripping and suspenseful adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Electra, directed by Robert
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Wednesday, July 25│ Paphos Ancient Odeon
The Rustaveli Theatre, the largest and one of the oldest theatres of Georgia, presents a gripping and suspenseful adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Electra, directed by Robert Sturua, Artistic Director of Rustaveli Theatre and renowned stage director, Grigoris Karantinakis and Nikoloz Heine-Shvelidze.
Robert Sturua’s visionary production promises a story that is as old as time and as shocking as today’s headlines. Electra, which represents the last and the most mature creative period of Sophocles, recounts the murder in the palace of Atreides, which reaches its peak with the matricide of Orestes. Focusing on the power of women trapped in a patriarchal system, on the complex family and gender dynamics relevant to today’s world, on the political activism dictating us to raise our voices tirelessly in the name of justice alongside with the sorrow, humor and political intrigues, the Georgian production manages to create a landscape of suspense and tension that propels the play to its inevitable conclusion. The passion and precision of the ancient writing is still in action during the show – a wonderful integrity.
Performances start at 21:00
T.: 7000 2414 (9:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 20:00)
T.: +357 2267 4920 (offices)
Email: info@ccoiti.org.cy
Website: https://www.greekdramafest.com/
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 pm
Location
Pafos Ancient Odeon
28jul9:00 pmALCESTIS by Euripides - FRESH TARGET THEATRE ENSEMBLE, CYPRUS
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Saturday July 28 ALCESTIS by Euripides - FRESH TARGET THEATRE ENSEMBLE, CYPRUS Ancient Odeon Time: 9.00 p.m. (Please arrive at the theatre before 20:45) Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble participates at the Festival for the
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Saturday July 28
ALCESTIS by Euripides – FRESH TARGET THEATRE ENSEMBLE, CYPRUS
Ancient Odeon
Time: 9.00 p.m. (Please arrive at the theatre before 20:45)
Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble participates at the Festival for the first time and presents one of Euripides’ most intriguing and enigmatic tragedies, Alcestis.
With Apollo’s assistance, Admetus, King of Pherae, has secured an unusual privilege: when his time comes to die, he will be spared, provided he can find someone to take his place in the Underworld. But who loves Admetus enough to give up their life for him? In the end, no one volunteers to die on his behalf except for his young wife, Alcestis, who bids farewell to life and embarks on a journey to the Underworld. Everyone in the palace mourns the loss of their devoted queen, who only one hero can bring back to life, by taking on Death and besting him.
Euripides’ oldest surviving play is characterized as a tragicomedy that rejects physical determinism and challenges deaths dominion, leaving many unanswered questions.
Tickets prices:
€10 │ €5 (Students, Senior Citizens, National Guard, Citizens with unemployment benefits)
Free admission to persons with disabilities. Please show proof at ticket gate.
Free admission to the members of CCOITI. Please show the updated International ITI Member Card for 2018 at ticket gate.
Ticket Sale: TIME OUT Kiosk in Paphos
7000 2414 (General Info)
7000 7705 (Ticket Buying Info)
Organizers: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute, Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 pm
28jul9:00 pmALCESTIS by Euripides
Event Details
Saturday, July 28 │Paphos Ancient Odeon Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble participates at the Festival for the first time and presents one of Euripides’ most intriguing and enigmatic tragedies, Alcestis. With Apollo’s assistance, Admetus,
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Saturday, July 28 │Paphos Ancient Odeon
Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble participates at the Festival for the first time and presents one of Euripides’ most intriguing and enigmatic tragedies, Alcestis.
With Apollo’s assistance, Admetus, King of Pherae, has secured an unusual privilege: when his time comes to die, he will be spared, provided he can find someone to take his place in the Underworld. But who loves Admetus enough to give up their life for him? In the end, no one volunteers to die on his behalf except for his young wife, Alcestis, who bids farewell to life and embarks on a journey to the Underworld. Everyone in the palace mourns the loss of their devoted queen, who only one hero can bring back to life, by taking on Death and besting him.
Euripides’ oldest surviving play is characterized as a tragicomedy that rejects physical determinism and challenges deaths dominion, leaving many unanswered questions.
Performances start at 21:00
T.: 7000 2414 (9:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 20:00)
T.: +357 2267 4920 (offices)
Email: info@ccoiti.org.cy
Website: https://www.greekdramafest.com/
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 pm
Location
Pafos Ancient Odeon
News
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MEDEA by Euripides
Wednesday, July 18│ Paphos Ancient Odeon Euripides’ Medea, a tragedy that combines moral complexity with overwhelming emotional impact, is presented by Spectrum Theatre, a
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TROJAN WOMEN by Euripides
Sunday, July 1 │ Paphos Ancient Odeon [ pening] With the emblematic, diachronic and one of the most important plays of Euripides, Trojan Women, produced by
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Pafos Aphrodite Festival
31 August, 1 and 2 September The 20th Pafos Aphrodite Festival opens its curtain with Gioachino Rossini’s masterpiece Il barbiere di Siviglia (The
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OPERA, “The Birth of goddess Aphrodite”
Friday, 06th July 2018 │ APHRODITE'S TEMPLE, KOUKLIA PAFOS Act A The play is based on Hesiod's Cosmogonia (Genesis) presenting the Creation of the