"Ajax" by Sophocles at School of Athens - Irene Papas

At the centre of Ajax, Sophocles places a hero who cannot keep pace with his surroundings and his time. While the world is rapidly changing, while oaths are broken and relationships are shaped by individual interest, while a new more democratic civil society is emerging, Ajax is immovable. When he is tricked out of Achilles’ armour, the greatest recognition of his prowess as a warrior, he is overcome by the desire to take revenge on those who have wronged him. The goddess Athena deludes him into directing his fury against the cattle and their herdsmen. When he comes to his senses and realises his error, it is impossible for him to carry on living with the shame of what he has done; he has lost his identity. His time is up and his suicide marks the end of an era. The new age is more like a deep timeless winter of mourning and a new immobile network of people is trapped and revealed.

Αrtists:
Translated by Nikos A. Panagiotopoulos
Directed by Argyris Xafis
Dramaturgy: Aspasia-Maria Alexiou, Argyris Xafis
Set design: Maria Panourgia
Costume design: Ioanna Tsami
Music: Kornilios Selamsis
Choreography: Chara Kotsali
Lighting design: Alekos Anastasiou
Assistant director: Maria Savvidou
Musical coaching: Melina Paionidou
Vocal coaching: Apostolos Kitsos
Dramaturgy: Aspasia-Maria Alexiou
First assistant to the director: Maya Kyriazi
Second assistant to the director: Vasiliki Athanasopoulou
Assistant to the set designer: Sofia Theodoraki

Cast (in alphabetical order):
Νikos Chatzopoulos (Agamemnon), Yannis Dalianis (Menelaus), Dimitris Imellos (Odysseus), Despina Kourti (Athena), Tasos Mikelis (Eurysaces), Evi Saoulidou (Tecmessa), Stathis Stamoulakatos (Ajax), Christos Stylianou (Teceur)

Chorus:
Αsimina Anastasopoulou, Dimitris Georgiadis, Afroditi Katsarou, Erato Karathanasi, Fanis Kosmas, Lambros Konstanteas, Efstathia Lagiokapa, Alkiviadis Maggonas, Irene Boudali, Fotis Stratigos

Musicians on stage:
Manos Ventouras horn, Spyros Vergis trombone, Menelaos Moraitis tuba.

With English surtitles. Director: A.Xafis. Cast: Y. Dalianis, N. Hatzopoulos, D. Imellos, D.Kourti, E. Saoulidou, S.s Stamoulakatos, C. Stylianou.

Ticket Details

18€ general admission
14€ concessions(*)
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