DIMITRIA
ELLI PAPAKONSTANTINOU: THE CAVE
TCH IN COOPERATION WITH THE 54th DIMITRIA FESTIVAL, DIRECTORATE OF CULTURE & TOURISM OF THE CITY OF THESSALONIKI
Strobe lights will be used during the performance
The Cave takes place in a dreamlike yet at the same time nightmarish environment advanced technology. Based on a popular Matrix-type theme, this is a contemporary reinterpretation of Plato’s famous allegory of the “Cave” from his Republic, in which questions such as the relationship between reality and image. This “cyber punk opera”, in which shadow puppetry, new media, visuals and music are all performed in real time by a cast of five, this radical performance calls for critical reflection on fake news and post truth and people’s inability to see reality.
Prize winner at the Music Theatre Now 2018 competition of the International Theatre Institute
ARTISTS
Concept, Libretto, Direction
Elli Papakonstantinou
Music composition, Orchestration
Tilemachos Moussas
Video Design, Real-time Video, Set and Costume Design
Pantelis Makkas
Shadow Puppet Designer
Tassos Konstas
Dramaturgical Collaboration
Stella Rapti, Tanja Diers
Assistant Director
Katerina Drakopoulou
Lighting Design
Olympia Mytilinaiou
Music Coaching
Anastasia Katsinavaki
Produced by
ODC Ensemble
Cast:
Blaine L. Reininger, Anastasia Katsinavaki, Vivi Petsi, Marilena Chrisohoidi, Pantelis Makkas
Anastasia Katsinavaki Piano
Marilena Chrisohoidi Santur
Blaine L. Reininger Pedals & effects
TICKET PRICES
14€, 10€ (reduced)
Pre-sale: Municipality of Thessaloniki Box Office, Aristotelous Street - Τel. +30 2310 272022