Αnestis Azas
The dogs
When a dog is found brutally murdered in a tourist town, the other dogs band together in order to solve the crime and find the real culprit. Which version is true? Was the killer a human, as was originally rumoured, or was this domestic dog a victim of a pack of stray dogs, as the authorities finally concluded?
Having won over the Greek and European audiences with his delightfully poignant The Republic of Baklava, Anestis Azas returns to the Festival with an original text co-written again with Gerasimos Bekas and Michalis Pitidis. In this new play the dogs, which for many symbolise selfless love, loyalty, and friendship, are united against humans. Based on a true story –the abuse and killing of an innocent animal– and using the documentary theatre method, a political allegory is developed on stage on the issue of social violence that is increasingly being perpetrated against the weakest.
grape – Greek Agora of Performance is an initiative by the Athens Epidaurus Festival aiming to establish a platform for Greek artists to communicate with the international Theatre and Dance scene, giving them the opportunity to present their works to representatives and artistic directors of international festivals and cultural institutions abroad. For 2024 the platform presents 8 productions during 21 – 25 July.
grape is open to the general public and is part of the main artistic programme of the Athens Epidaurus Festival. The performances included are also scheduled on dates outside the duration of the platform.
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The performance is implemented within the framework of the operation “Organisation of artistic events under the Athens Epidaurus Festival for the years 2024 and 2025”, which is included in the Regional Programme “Attiki 2021–2027”, under the Partnership Agreement 2021–2027, and is co-financed by the European Union.
Co-funded by Greece and the European Union
Duration 1 ώρα 30 λεπτά
Peiraios 260 (Η)
- 19/07 until 20/07/2024 at 21:00
Peiraios 260 (H)
- 21/07/2024 at 21:30
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Opera | Music | Theatre | grape | Dance | Education | Classical music | Premiere | Greek Debut
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus | Peiraios 260 | Odeon of Herodes Atticus
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