Amor

Based on poetry by Thanasis Alevras

Attis Theatre, Athens, Greece

Director: Theodoros Terzopoulos

in Greek with Hungarian and English surtitles

55 minutes, without breaks.

Amor is the second part of the trilogy directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos; it stands between Alarme and Encore. Amor is a scenic composition based on poetry written by Thanasis Alevras. It first premiered on December 2013 and since then has been presented in Attis Theatre in Athens for three seasons and in European tour, being highly appreciated by the audience and praised by the critics.

Terzopoulos turns the stage into an auction house, where everything, roles, theatre props, emotions, memories and even the parts of the human body become commodities which are being examined, appraised, sold and purchased. The prices are affected by the fluctuations of the stock market. The actors observe and make ironical comments for the contemporary situation; they perform extreme behaviors of people manipulating and being manipulated by authority, in an era of global crisis. However, everything is subverted by the promise of Amor, love, which can only function as a drive force of humanizing.

Actors:

Antonis Myriagkos
Aglaia Pappa

Stage designer: Theodoros Terzopoulos
Costume designer: LOUKIA
Composer: Panagiotis Velianitis
Lights: Theodoros Terzopoulos, Konstantinos Bethanis
Technical leader: Konstantinos Bethanis
Production manager: Charalampos Terzopoulos
Producer: Maria Vogiatzi

Director

Theodoros Terzopoulos

Gobbi Hilda Stage

Theodoros Terzopoulos

Theodoros Terzopoulos was born in Makrygialos village. He founded Attis Theatre Company in Delphi in 1985.

He has directed ancient tragedies, opera and the most leading modern plays in Greece and in famous theatres worldwide. Over 37 years he has presented more than 2200 performances worldwide. His approach to the classic Greek tragedy is part of the curriculum in Theatre Academies and Departments of Classical Studies. He leads many workshops, lectures about his method, and is an Emeritus professor in Academies and Universities. Since 2013 he has held the annual international summer workshop “The Return of Dionysus - The Method of Theodoros Terzopoulos” for young artists. He has received many international Theatre Awards. Books on his acting method and Attis Theatre, including The Return of Dionysus in which he explains his method, have been published in many languages.

He has been artistic director of theatre institutions, such as:
Director of the Drama School of the State Theatre of Northern Greece (1981-1983), Artistic Director of the International Meetings on Ancient Drama in Delphi (1985 – 1988, 1995 – 2004), Founding member of the International Institute of Mediterranean Theatre (since 1990), Founder and Chairman of the International Committee of Theatre Olympics (since 1995), Founder and Artistic Director of the International Meetings of Ancient Drama in Sikyon Municipality (since 2005).

Photo: Johanna Weber

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