The 10th Attiko School of Ancient Greek Drama, with the support of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, will take place July 1-10 in the city of Elefsina.
Centring on the main characters of Aeschylus’s Oresteia trilogy, the Attiko School convenes the “Ecclesia”, the Citizen’s Assembly, starting a dialogue with the people on the issues that emerge from the trilogy and remain highly relevant to this day.
We start a conversation about the “musts” and “forevers” of the Oresteia trilogy and of society, about the institution of family and the unwritten laws of submission, about women in power, about victims of the patriarchy, about women who are perceived as masculine and men who are perceived as weak, about loyalty and infidelity, about pedophilia, about the duty of a son and that of a daughter, about “collateral” damages, about warmongering, about the commodification, exploitation and abuse of women, about guilt and forgiveness, about human and divine justice.
We discuss the modern Aeschylus and the past and future of theatre in Europe and the world with guest speakers from Greece and abroad. The Attiko School of Ancient Greek Drama and 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture invite you to weigh in on an urgent debate that has been going on for 25 centuries.
EVENTS (Free admission on a first come, first served basis)
Friday, July 1st – 21.00 | Old Railway Station of Elefsina
DRAMATIC READING OF “CLYTEMNESTRA” by Marguerite Yourcenar
Reading by MARTHA FRINTZILA, Cello by NIKOS PAPAIOANNOU
Saturday, July 2nd – 21.00 | Old Railway Station of Elefsina
A MEETING WITH GEORGINA KAKOUDAKI – “MUSTS and FOREVERS in Oresteia”
Sunday, July 3rd – 21.00 | Old Railway Station of Elefsina
A MEETING WITH THALIA PORTOKALOGLOU “Cassandra, the voice of collective female trauma”
Monday, July 4th – 21.00 | Old Railway Station of Elefsina
A MEETING WITH LYDIA KONIORDOU “CLYTEMNESTRA — A woman in power”
Tuesday, July 5th – 21.00 | Old Railway Station of Elefsina
SCREENING OF THE FILM “ANAPARASTASIS” by Theo Angelopoulos
Wednesday, July 6th – 21.00 | Old Railway Station of Elefsina
A MEETING WITH DIMITRIS ANGELIS “To whom does Language belong?”
Thursday, July 7th – 21.00 | Old Railway Station of Elefsina
A MEETING WITH TED PAPAKOSTAS “What’s the deal with Aeschylus and his Drama?”
Friday, July 8th – 21.00 | X – Bowling Art Center
SCREENING OF THE FILM “NOTES TOWARDS AN AFRICAN ORESTES” by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Saturday, July 9th – 22.30 | X – Bowling Art Center
STUDENTS’ ASSEMBLY
Sunday, July 10th – 19.00 | X – Bowling Art Center
19.00-20.00 A MEETING WITH ATHOS DANELLIS
20.00-21.00 PERFORMANCE OF KARAGIOZIS BY ATHOS DANELLIS AND THE ATHENS SHADOW THEATER COMPANY
The Attiko School of Ancient Greek Drama is implemented with the support of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports’ International Network of Ancient Drama.
INFORMATION
1-10 July 2022 | APPLICATION FORM
