Halepas

The lives and deaths of Yanoulis Halepas, in a dream-like experience. A contemporary music tragedy about the sculptor who was artistically reborn in the twilight of his years.

Yanoulis Halepas, that ascetic figure of Greek sculpture – whom some called “the Auguste Rodin of Greece”, others “a saint, a madman, a genius, an artist cursed” – encounters the gaze of Argyro Chioti.

From his birth in the village of Pyrgos on the island of Tinos – amid the marble slabs and plentiful dust of his family’s stone cutting workshop – through to his legendary sculpture of the “Sleeping Maiden” that stands inside the First Cemetery of Athens. And from his breakdown, his committal to a psychiatric hospital, and his many years spent in isolation up in the mountains of his island, through to his spiritual awakening and the sweeping renaissance that characterized his old age. As he himself said: “The new (old man) Halepas outdid the old (young man).”

Through dream-like illusions, Argyro Chioti walks to the difficult path that was the sculptor’s life, always between silence and absurdity, stillness and creativity, presenting the contemporary music tragedy “Halepas” with a libretto by The Boy, music by Jan Van Angelopoulos, set designs by Efi Birba and an exceptional ensemble cast.

WATCH THE TRAILER

Perhaps you were right after all – things would be better had I never dreamed of the sculpture that would save the world

INFORMATION

“HALEPAS” MADE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL

Three performances – on February 24, 25 & 26 – will offer simultaneous interpretation in Greek sign language, Greek captions for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, and audio description for persons who are blind or have low vision.

ENGLISH SURTITLES

On Thursday 10, Friday 11, Saturday 12, Sunday 13, Friday 18, Saturday 19, Sunday 20 & Sunday 27 February 2022 with English surtitles

DURATION

1 hour & 15 minutes

ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTIONS

To ensure public safety, audience arrivals have been staggered into four 15-minute time slots.

A' time slot: 19:30-19:45 – 2nd Balcony
B' time slot: 19:45-20:00 – 1st Balcony
C' time slot: 20:00-20:15 – Main Floor Rows Μ-Τ
D' time slot: 20:15-20:30 – Main Floor Rows Δ-Λ

ONASSIS STEGI WITH SAFETY

Find out about the prevention measures combatting the spread of Covid-19 for everyone entering the venue