Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2019
For those lucky enough to be in Athens over the summer,
make sure that you check out the Festival,
which really is a magical experience.
The full programme for the highly anticipated
Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2019
has been announced and the Greek capital’s
annual arts festival will again feature
great music, theatre, dance, and visual arts.
The event will kick off
on June 5 and run right through to August 10.
Greek and international productions,
partnerships and shows by foreign artists
will be included
in the 2019 Athens and Epidaurus Festival program.
Schedule
21 – 22 June
Oedipus
Directed by Robert Wilson
Co-production:
ConversAzioni – Teatro Olimpico Vicenza
Pompeii Theatrum Mundi – Teatro Stabile di Napoli
28 – 29 June
– NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREECE ORESTEIA by Aeschylus
Agamemnon
Directed by Io Voulgaraki
The Libation Bearers
Directed by Lilly Meleme
The Eumenides
Directed by Georgia Mavragani
5 – 6 July
- NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREECE
- CYPRUS THEATRE ORGANISATION
The Suppliants by Euripides Directed by Stathis Livathinos
12 – 13 July
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Directed by Konstantinos MarkoulakisCo-production:
Athinaika Theatra – Municipal and Regional Theatre of Crete
19 – 20 July
- NATIONAL THEATRE OF NORTHERN GREECE
Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides Directed by Yannis Kalavrianos
26 – 27 July
- COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE
Electra/Orestes by Euripides Directed by Ivo Van Hove
2 – 3 Aug.
The Clouds by Aristophanes Directed by Dimitris Karantzas
9 – 10 August
- MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL THEATRE OF PATRAS
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus Directed by Stavros Tsakiris
- LITTLE THEATRE OF ANCIENT EPIDAURUS 22 June
9TH ATHENS OPEN AIR FILM FESTIVAL Surprise screening
28 – 29 June
- GREEK NATIONAL OPERA – ALTERNATIVE STAGE
Kassandra by Iannis Xenakis Anaparastasis I:
The Baritone by Jani Christou Directed by Alexandros Efklidis
The Day Will Come… by Giorgos Koumentakis Directed by Ektoras Lygizos
5 – 6 July
Theogony by Hesiod Directed by Sofia Paschou
12 – 13 July
GRIFFÓN DANCE COMPANY
KAOS
Choreographed by Ioanna Portolou
19 – 20 July
Daphnis + Chloe by Longus Un amore bucolico
Directed by Dimitris Bogdanos
26 – 27 July
Phèdre by Racine Directed by Efi Theodorou
2 – 3 August
Danaids by Andreas Kalvos Directed by Natasa Triantafylli
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