The iconic story of Oedipus comes alive in Robert Wilson’s series of breathtaking tableaux vivants. The internationally acclaimed director follows Oedipus’ story in chronological order, without strictly adapting Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, from the moment of his birth and his abandonment as an infant to the moment of his self-inflicted blinding, following the horrific revelations: from the first light of birth to the last light he sees before it all goes black. Two ‘witnesses,’ a man and a woman, spin his tale, the life and times of Oedipus, speaking across the centuries.
Performance in Greek, Italian, English, German, French and Latin with original translation in Italian verses by Ettore Romagnoli (1926) and Orsatto Giustiniano (1585)
With Greek and English surtitles
Part of the programme "Tempo Forte Italia- Ελλάδα 2019", an initiative of the Embassy of Italy in Athens, along with cultural institutions, foundations, museums, artists and friends of culture from Greece and Italy, aimed at bringing "more Italy to Greece and more Greece to Italy."
Concept - Set and light design - Directing Robert Wilson
Co-director Ann Christin Rommen
Original music Kinan Azmeh, Dickie Landry
Costume designer Carlos Soto
Co-set designer Annick Lavallèe-Benny
Co-light designer Solomon Weisbard
Dramaturg Konrad Kuhn
Make up & hair designer Manu Halligan
Aboriginal dance choreography Wesley Enoch
Cast Lydia Koniordou, Angela Winkler, Dickie Landry, Michalis Theophanous and Alexios Fousekis, Meg Harper, Kayije Kagame, Casilda Madrazo with the participation of Laila Gozzi, Alessandro Anglani, Marcello di Giacomo, Francesca Gabucci, Annabella Marotta, Gaetano Migliaccio, Francesco Roccasecca
Voices of Robert Wilson, Christopher Knowles
Assistant director and stage manager Sara Thaiz Bozano
Costumes made by CIMEC Compagnia Italiana della Moda e del Costume Milano
Photos Lucie Jansch
Producer Franco Laera
Production manager Virginia Forlani
Production assistant Maddalena Papagni
RW personal assistant Fernando De Testa
Workshop and rehearsals took place at The Watermill Center, Long Island - Teatro Mercadante di Napoli - Centrale Fies, Dro - Teatro Grande di Pompei - Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza
A project by Change Performing Arts
Commissioned by Athens & Epidaurus Festival
Originally commissioned and co-produced by Teatro Stabile Di Napoli - Teatro Nazionale - Conversazioni - Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza
Performances in Epidaurus in collaboration with Attiki Cultural Society
With special thanks to Robert Wilson's office RW Work, New York
Thanks to Konstantinos Alexiou, Anna Vardanian, Rena Lykou, Dimitris Oikonomidis