National Theater of Greece – Stamatis Fasoulis

Stage-Walkers

The history of the theatre enacted on stage in an eclectic production which takes us back to the first stirrings of ancient Greek literature, and from there into the Roman period. Extracts from tragedies and comedies by Greek and Roman poets, choral dances and odes in praise of gods and heroes, mimes and elements from the Roman arena—impressive games, gladiatorial matches, acrobatics and spectacular performances with fire — together form a colourful collage!
 
A production that engages with the present day through the parallels it draws with the ancient past, and which alternates tragic with comic and lets contemporary audiences in on the joke.
 
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