Parodos
17 – 23 June (Athens)
24 – 29 June (Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus)

Parodos, the interdisciplinary research programme (studio residency) launched in 2021, aims to aims to allow artists from a diverse artistic spectrum to advance, under ideal conditions, their research on the dramaturgy of Ancient Drama in situ. The research process has a practical character and is developed in two stages: the first stage (research) takes place in Athens and the second stage (application) at the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus.

The overall coordination and guidance this year is entrusted to one of the most talented contemporary theatre-makers, the director Simos Kakalas, who will work with young artists on Euripides' Orestes translated by Yannis Tsarouchis, using his unique methodological approach emphasizing on chorality. He will be accompanied by his co-director in movement curation, Sophia Paschou.

As part of the International Network of Ancient Drama