Prometheus Bound

Tue Sep 23, 2014

20:30

Location

Curium Ancient Theater
Episkopi, Limassol

Description

“Hybris” annules the establishment. “Diki”, (Justice), restores it again” *

Aeschylus ancient Greek tragedy «Prometheus Bound” is a stunning piece with a direct relationship with Today and human life as IT is experienced by modern man in contemporary societies. It IS not juat about the Titan Promitheus’ punishment, who decided to help human beings by stealing for them Fire, and who taught them the alphabet and the use of numbers. Resemblances are not only limited to the State (“Kratos”) and Violence, (“Via”) being actual mythic persons of the , as it was in ancient time, ehile today they Act as agents of human suppression. We have here all the elements of a modern tragedy. On the one hand the ruling class, the establishment, which does not want any change, and on the other side the Other who is introducing both a new cultural element and is also acting also as a vector of substantial changes. Violence, (the character “Via”) representing the interests of Zeus, is a cruel reaLity, that we see and sense, since the one being tortured is the Other, yet this Other is so similar to us. He is us! There also exist those who sympathise with the tortured Prometheus, but they do not dare show their sympathy because they are afraid of Zeus. They are present. They are there! But they are afraid of the Power... The Logos…

*Melanie Klein “Reflections sur l’Orestie”

Cast
Filippos Sofianos, Christopher Greco, Eleana Papadopoulou, Yiannis Kokkinos

Chorus leaders
Tzortzina Tatsi , Skevi Papamiltiadous, Irini Andreou

Translated by
Savvas Pavlou – Andreas Pantzis
(Based on Ioannis Gryparis’ translaion)

Set & costume design
Theodoulos Gregoriou

Music
Vasos Agyridis

Choreography
Alexia Nicolaou

Lighting
Vasilis Peteinaris

Tickets €10 / €5 reduced
Reduced tickets are available to students, soldiers, retired persons after proof of ID. Persons with disabilities are allowed free entrance.

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Within the framework of Kypria International Festival

(in Greek)