Athens Epidaurus Festival 2021 Programme

THEATRE
PREMIERE
11 & 12 JUL 21:00
PEIRAIOS 260
HALL D
What if humanity’s ‘peaceful’ co-existence with nature turned out to be
one of the utopias of the 21st century? With the harrowing images of the
Amazon rainforest wildfires and Australia bushfires still fresh in mind,
Sofia Marathaki delivers a performance that raises awareness of environmental
issues, based on Annie Proulx’s novel Barkskins (the author is perhaps
most famous for her short story Brokeback Mountain). Fiction meets
documentary theatre, with the dramaturgy encompassing audio-visual
footage of interviews with scientists, foresters, and biologists, offering a
comprehensive narrative about the history of forests.
ATONAL THEATRE COMPANY
SOFIA MARATHAKI
The Forest
TICKETS – VIP 25€/ ZONE A 20€/ STUDENTS/65+/ ARTIST UNIONS 16€/
ZONE B 15€/ STUDENTS/65+/ ARTIST UNIONS 12€/
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES/ UNEMPLOYED/ ART SCHOOL STUDENTS 5€
Conceived and directed by
Sofia Marathaki
Adapted for the stage by
Elena Triantafyllopoulou
Documentary theatre
Ioanna Valsamidou
Text assembled by
Sofia Marathaki
Elena Triantafyllopoulou
Ioanna Valsamidou
Set and costume design
Constantinos Zamanis
Musical composition
Soundscapes
Vassilis Tzavaras
Movement
Vrisiida Solomou
Lighting design
Sakis Birbilis
Sound design
Sound engineer
Yiannis Paxevanis
Video
Erato Tzavara
Scientific advisor (biologist)
Andrea Bonetti
Assistant to the director
Giorgos Loxas
Cast
Georgina Daliani
Eleana Kafkala
Nestor Kopsidas
Sofia Marathaki
Konstantinos Papatheodorou
Dimitris Passas
Giorgos Syrmas
Musicians on stage
Vassilis Tzavaras
Michalis Katachanas
Executive producers
POLYPLANITY Productions /
Yolanda Markopoulou – Vicky Strataki
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